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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Tag: black folk stories
The Awakened Woman: Remembering and Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Woman Writer Dr. Tererai Trent
In celebration of Black History Month, here’s an update on the woman Oprah Winfrey says was...
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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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Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo: Healing Hearts and Nations
“My innate impulse is healing, which is also standing up for justice, which can heal hearts and...
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Woman Writer, Educator and Activist Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955): Standing Tall in the Hall!
The crack in the bronze ceiling continued to widen when the 11-foot marble sculpture of Mary...
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60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act: Writer and Activist Sarah Patton Boyle’s Brand of Courage
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The U.S. Senate passed the Civil...
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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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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: Recovering the Untold Stories of Black Women in America
First she was told about a grain sack dating from around 1851 that had these words embroidered on...
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