Happy 100th Birthday to Betty Friedan!
On February 4, 2021, Betty Friedan would have turned 100 years old. Although she passed away 15...
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Category: Nasty Women Writers: Activists
Kamala Harris: A Nasty Woman Writer and Activist in the White House
What I love the most about Kamala Harris is how much other women love her. When she was first...
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Shattering Ceilings: Glass and Bronze!
Little by little, we move closer to a new year. (I’ve always been noted for stating the obvious!)...
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Austin Channing Brown: Leading Conversations About Racial Justice
Scrambling to educate myself after being faced with the realization of what I don’t know and of...
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You say: “I’m #antiracist” but do you actually know what that means? Here are some highlights, in case you missed them….
So you say you are #antiracist. Are you ready to commit to what that means? This week’s post...
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Ona Judge – American (1773-1848): Enslaved by and On the Run From Martha and George Washington
Ona Judge’s freedom meant more to her than anything, in spite of what those who chose to enslave...
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Sonia Sotomayor: A Leader for our Time (American Woman Writer and Supreme Court Justice b.1954)
Sonia Sotomayor is a hard-working woman. Her autobiography, My Beloved World, recounts her story...
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Abolitionist Frances Wright (Scottish-American 1795-1892): Bold and Brazen
Frances Wright was one of the earliest feminist speakers to travel around the United States,...
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Angelina Grimké: Digging up the Weed of Racism by the Roots Out of Each of Our Hearts (American Woman Writer and Activist 1805-1879)
On February 21, 1838 when woman activist Angelina Grimké gave a speech before the state house in...
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