Marian Wright Edelman (born: June 6, 1939) is an American activist who, in 1973, founded the Children’s Defense Fund. She was the first African American
Category: Women’s History Month – 2019
Women’s History Month: Christa McAuliffe, educator and astronaut
Christa McAuliffe ((1948-1986) was an educator and an astronaut. On January 28, 1986 I was standing at the bar in the kitchen making myself something
Women’s History Month: Harriet Beecher Stowe, author
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-1869) was an author and abolitionist. She was born in Connecticut, the seventh of thirteen children. She enrolled in the Hartford
Women’s History Month: Margaret Bourke White, photojournalist
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was a documentary photographer. She is a well known photojournalist who was the first permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under
Women’s History Month: Martha Graham, dancer and style icon
Martha (1894-1991) was a modern dancer and choreographer whose technique changed dance worldwide. Some her accomplishments: Taught dance for over 70 years First dancer to
Women’s History Month: Emma Stebbins, artist
Emma Stebbins (1815-1882) was an American sculptor. She is best known for her work “The Angel of the Waters” (1873), also known as “ Bethesda
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