Ellen Eglin was born in Washington, D.C in 1849. Little is know about her but she is still a woman that you need to know. Especially if you are planning to do some laundry this weekend. In 1800s, she invented a special type of clothes-wringer which was a machine that had two rollers in a frame that … Continue reading
Lyda Newman was born in Ohio around 1885. A hairdresser by trade, Newman lived much of her adult life in New York City. While she was not the original inventor of the hair brush, Lyda Newman’s improvements to the brush made her a significant contributor to its evolution. Granted a patent for her invention in 1898, brush … Continue reading
If you were ever in doubt about how much America needs people of color then this video should put things into perspective for you. Sourced from Facebook Continue reading
We can all agree that black women are seldom given credit where credit is due. Watch this interview with the founder and activist Tarana Burke, who started the campaign about a decade ago. In this conversation we also hear from Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, and Soraya Chemaly, a journalist who covers the intersection … Continue reading
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. Watch a short biography video about Sojourner Truth, the abolitionist and former slave best known for her 1851 speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” … Continue reading
