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Celebrating Black History Month Part 2
I want to continue sharing brief information on the black women I’ve learned about during Black History Month. The more women I’ve researched this month, the more I have discovered. There is an embarrassment of riches in this area that … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, African-Americans, Female "Firsts"
Tagged 19th century, 20th century, activist, African American female physicians, African American History Month, Audre Lorde, Black History Month, Edmonia Lewis, Fannie Williams, Gwendolyn Brooks, Mary Frances Berry, Pearl Bailey, Sarah Jane Woodson Early, Violette Neatley Anderson, women's rights, women's suffrage
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Celebrating Black History Month Part 1
During Black History Month, I’ve been highlighting at least one black woman each day on the Saints, Sisters, and Sluts Facebook page. I share other people’s posts, but I’ve made an effort to post at least one woman each day … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, African-Americans, Female "Firsts"
Tagged abolitionist, activist, African American History Month, Audrey Forbes Manley, Black History Month, civil rights, Delta Sigma Theta, Edith S. Sampson, Elizabeth Jennings, Leontyne Price, Maggie Walker, Rosa Parks, women's rights
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Susan B Anthony – “Failure is Impossible”
“I never felt I could give up my life of freedom to become a man’s housekeeper. When I was young, if a girl married poor she became a housekeeper and a drudge. If she married wealthy, she became a pet … Continue reading
Mary McLeod Bethune – “Genius Knows No Racial Barriers”
In 1904, a young woman with faith in God and a passion for education opened a school in Daytona Florida with $1.50 and five young African-American girls. Over the next fourteen years, the school would add a four-story building containing … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, African-Americans, Educators
Tagged 20th century, activist, African-Americans, Juneteenth, Mary McLeod Bethune, women, women's history
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Malalai Joya – Courage in Afghanistan
A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice by Malalai Joya My rating: 5 of 5 stars Occasionally I’ll post book reviews from Goodreads when they are about women who I think … Continue reading
