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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Margaret Fuller’s Cenotaph: “A well-worn path” American (1810-1850)
I’m rerunning this post because it’s a spectacular time of year to explore Mount...
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Maryse Condé: “Astute Scholar with a Mighty Pen,” French Guadaloupean Woman Writer(b.1937)
Maryse Condé’s novel Segu is set in the kingdom of Segu (1797) on the Niger river in what is...
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Woman Writer, Educator and Activist Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 – 1955): Standing Tall in the Hall!
The statue of Mary McLeod Bethune was officially unveiled in the US Capitol almost a year ago, on...
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Earth Day 2023: Be Inspired by Carol Ruckdeschel, the “Tireless defender of sea turtles” and more.
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2023, we’re rerunning this post about the amazing...
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‘Journey to Freedom’: Harriet Tubman Still on the Move
This article was first posted a year ago. Therefore I’ve added a couple of interesting...
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Zora Neale Hurston to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: “You are my sister”
Unlikely friendships. They’re often the best because they’re out of the ordinary and anything out...
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All That She Carried by Tiya Miles: A Woman Writer Recovering the Untold Stories of Black Women in America
Congratulations to Tiya Miles for winning a 2021 National Book Award in the category of Nonfiction...
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route by Woman Writer Saidiya Hartman
Black woman writer, author and scholar Tiya Miles is inspired by and gives credit and mention to...
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