Sandra Cisneros: “Women Without Shame”
Almost 30 years in the making, this collection of Sandra Cisneros’ poems is a gift to be...
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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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Kamala Harris: Unapologetic Power
We ran this piece on Nasty Women Writers in 2021 after Harris assumed the role as Vice President...
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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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Christiana Morgan – the lost imponderable super anima
It is Spring 1916, and a teenage Christiana Morgan is in a close hold with her dance partner. She...
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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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A New Narrative: It’s Hester’s Turn
When a great novel is penned and the author passes on, that story doesn’t change much if at all,...
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Hannah Davis: Early Woman Entrepreneur Extraordinaire
On an excursion to visit novelist Willa Cather’s gravesite in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, my sister...
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Sonia Sotomayor: “A Trailblazing Bronx Native” Honored in Bronze
There is now a stunning bronze statue of US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor proudly on...
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