In Her Name: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Woman Writer and Activist (1826-1898)
A while back, I came upon a term I had not heard before, the Matilda Effect. It’s defined as a...
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Sarah Grimké: Women Must Acquire Feminist Consciousness by Conscious Effort (American Woman Writer and Activist 1792-1873)
“But I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren...
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The Life, Love and Art of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Part II
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s life can easily be divided in two: before she meets Robert Browning...
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Clarina Nichols (1810-1885): Tireless Fighter for Mothers and Women’s Rights
Numerous American women fought all of their lives for women’s rights, many of them around the time...
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Wild Woman Carol Ruckdeschel, the “Jane Goodall of sea turtles” and more.
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2025, we share a post about the amazing environmental activist,...
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Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza: Some Sing, Some Cry, Part I
Ntozake Shange. The name jumped to me from the screen. Searching around, I learned Shange, born...
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Books, Glorious Books
Books, in any and all formats, are human evolution’s most valuable resource. Books invite us into...
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Journey to Freedom: Harriet Tubman Still on the Move
It’s quite fitting that the 9-foot bronze statue of Harriet Tubman, named Journey to Freedom is...
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Breaking the Bronze Ceiling: One Inspiring Public Sculpture at a Time!
This original post ran over three years ago, celebrating the unveiling of a magnificent bronze...
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