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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
The Sacramento Observer1d
From Wash Tubs to Union Halls: Black Women’s Legacy in the Labor Movement
In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States grappled with Reconstruction, Black women — both formerly ...
LancasterOnline2dOpinion
This Black History Month, we hail some of the brave women who fought for civil rights [column]
On the last day of January, the day before Black History Month was set to begin, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete ...
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When lesbians led the women’s suffrage movement
After the Civil War, when the 15th Amendment enfranchised Black men but ignored all women, white suffrage leaders excluded African American women from the movement. By the 1890s, some had begun to ...
Milwaukee Independent8d
Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power
After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said ...
owensborotimes12d
Owensboro AAUW to spotlight African American women’s role in suffrage movement
The Owensboro branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in collaboration with the Owensboro NAACP and ...
'Thank goodness for them': Black History Month honors labor leaders amid Trump rollbacks
Black labor leaders fought for workers of color, trailblazing work that continues as the Trump administration strips away key protections.
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She Resisted: Strategies of Suffrage
She Resisted explores the final decade of the women’s suffrage movement through its most powerful images, brought to life with color for the first time. Live through the epic 1913 Washington ...
Forbes3y
A Social Justice Movement Focused On Black Survivors Of Sexual Violence
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Holly Corbett covers bias, workplace culture, and social movements. As Black History Month comes to a close, ‘me too.’ International ...