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This day in history!

This day in history!

It has been a while. I am getting things together to launch again. I decided to go back to school which threw a wrench in my blogging. Now that things have evened out, I am back at it!

  On this day in 1858, Sacagawea gave birth to her first child.

Today in 1916, Women’s rights activist Emma Goldman is arrested in New York City.

Also on this day in 2012, singer and actress Whitney Houston passed…

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Long over due for an update

Long over due for an update

Due to a long extended illness the blog went untouched for a while. I am going to use June to dive into research and get myself ahead. This way if something like this happens again I am not behind. July will being new women’s biographies I can’t wait to share with you. Thank you to those who have checked in.

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Today in Women's History

Today in Women’s History

Today would have been Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday! She was a poet, activist, and author. One of her most famous poems is Sill I Rise. She passed away in 2014. She is still widely celebrated and known.

https://www.mayaangelou.com/

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5 biographies you should read of women

5 biographies you should read of women

Susan B. Anthony

Susan was a suffragette wo co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. Her efforts along with many others helped pave the way for women to vote in America.

https://www.amazon.com/Susan-B-Anthony-Biography-Singular/dp/1587210096/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=biography+of+susan+b+anthony&qid=1553023533&s=gateway&sr=8-2

  Ellen Swallow Richards

Ellen was a pioneer chemist in the 19th…

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Series for March update

Series for March update

Due to some severe illnesses in my home I will not be able to finish the Irish series for this month. I will just shelve the women and save them for March next year. I will begin a new series next month. I do have one more post scheduled already for Women’s History Month.

  Thanks for the support!

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National Women's History Project Honorees

National Women’s History Project Honorees

2019 National Women’s History Project Honorees

The theme this year for the honorees is “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence”

Here are the women living that are going to be honored this year. Each of these women tries to make the world a better and safer place for women through their work.

Kathy Kelly- co-coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence. http://vcnv.org/

Graciela…

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5 Ways to Celebrate Women's History Month

5 Ways to Celebrate Women’s History Month

There are many ways that you can celebrate Women’s History Month on your own or with your friends. Here are five easy things you can do to celebrate.

Read biographies of women.

There are so many biographies in the world. You can choose women from America or abroad.

  Pick a particular woman and research her history and activism.

There are thousands of women who have worked and sacrificed to make…

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Irish American Heritage Month: Mother Jones

Irish American Heritage Month: Mother Jones

Irish American Heritage Month-Mary Harris Jones

Mary Harris was born in Cork, Ireland in 1830. Her father, Richard Harris, moved to America in 1835. He became a citizen, then his family followed him to America. She was very proud of her and her family’s citizenship.[1] Mary was educated at what she called “common schools.”[2]She attended the Normal school because she wanted to teach. Mary also…

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Series for March

March is Irish American heritage month. To celebrate women in the US of Irish descent, I am going to showcase four women who are Irish American. The first I will post on is an Irish woman who came to American and fought for change to make a better work environment for everyone. Some I had never heard of and one of them I had no idea was Irish!

Enjoy and happy reading!

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Origins of Women's History Month

Origins of Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month origins

In 1981, Congress passed a law allowing the president to make a Women’s History Week. The first week was March 7, 1982. From 1982 to 1987 there was a history week. In 1987, the National Women’s History Project (https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/) petitioned for a whole month of women’s history. Congress passed a law allowing the president to claim March…

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Black History Month: Madam C.J. Walker

Black History Month: Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove. She was born December 23, 1867 to parents Owen and Minerva Breedlove. They were former slaves who had turned to share cropping after the Civil War. Both of her parents passed away by the time she was eight. * She then went to live with her sister Louvenia. They moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi.[1]Her sisters’ husband was cruel. To spare…

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Black History Month: Patricia Roberts Harris

Black History Month: Patricia Roberts Harris

Patricia Roberts was born May 31, 1924, in Mattoon, Illinois to parents Bert and Chiquita Roberts. Bert was a dining car waiter. He left the family, leaving Chiquita to raise Patricia and her brother, Malcolm, solo. Patricia’s family was one of the few African American families in Mattoon. During her school age years, she became very aware of racism. Her classmates would use derogatory terms…

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Book Recommendations

  Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color by Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring

This book is awesome! It has different categories and shows how one woman went on to influence others. An example of this is LEAD: Harriet Tubman to Washington State Suffragists to Shirley Chisholm.

https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Feminists-Historic-Heroines-Living/dp/1632170574/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=155016627…

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Book Recommendation

  Say It Plain: A Century of Great African America Speeches edited by Catherine Ellis and Stephen Drury Smith

This book has a great array of speeches from prominent African American figures. It includes Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lani Guinier and others.

  https://www.amazon.com/Say-Plain-Century-American-Speeches-ebook/dp/B0054JU3QS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550165747&sr=8-1&ke…

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Black History Month: Shirley Chisholm

Black History Month: Shirley Chisholm

Black History Month- Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm

  “Black women by virtue of the role they have played in our society have much to offer toward the liberation of their people. We know that our men are coming forward, but the black race needs the collective talents and the collective abilities of black men and black women who have vital skills to supplement each other.”[1]– Shirley Chisholm

Th…

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Black History Month: Mary McLeod Bethune

Black History Month: Mary McLeod Bethune

Black History Month- Mary McLeod Bethune

  Mary McLeod was born to former slaves, Patsy and Samuel McLeod, near Mayesville, South Carolina. She was born July 10, 1875 and was the fifteenth of seventeen children. During her childhood she picked cotton with the rest of her family. Her family was given the opportunity to send one of their children to school. Since Mary had shown an interest in…

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Series for February

For February I will do a month long series on African American women for Black History Month. Tomorrow I will begin with Mary McLeod Bethune.

  I hope you enjoy!