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Women you should know: Ellen Eglin
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
Women you should know: Patricia Bath
Patricia E. Bath, an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, is an innovative research scientist and advocate for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure. Born on November 4, 1942, in Harlem, Manhattan, Bath is the daughter of Rupert and Gladys Bath. Her father, an immigrant from Trinidad, was a newspaper columnist, a merchant seaman and the first black … Continue reading
Women you should know: Winnie Mandela
In honor of her passing we are sharing this previously posted article. Rest in eternal Power Mama. Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela was born, the fifth of nine children, in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Transkei on 26 September 1936. During her infant years her father, Columbus, was a local history teacher. In later years he was … Continue reading
Women you should know: The women soldiers of Dahomey
In honor of Black Panther we needed to repost this article from our archives! From the 18th to the early 20th century in Benin the armed forces were led by the Mino, a fierce all-female army tasked with guarding the palace, royalty and fighting for the territory of Benin, then known as Dahomey. When European … Continue reading
Women you should know: Dolores Huerta
Born in 1930, Dolores Huerta is a labor and civil rights activist, mother of 11 children, and Latina icon. She co-founded the United Farm Workers Union along with César Chávez, brought women into the labor movement, and challenged sexism and racism. She also negotiated the first successful collective bargaining agreement by agricultural laborers in 1966. Despite … Continue reading
Women you should know: Margaret Ekpo
Margaret Ekpo was a Nigerian women rights activist, social mobilizer, a pioneering politician during the country’s First Republic and a leading member of a group of female Nigerian activists who rallied women beyond the borders of ethnic solidarity. Margaret Ekpo was born on July 27, 1914 into the family of Inyang Eyo Aniemewue from the … Continue reading
Women you should know: Winnie Mandela
Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela was born, the fifth of nine children, in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Transkei on 26 September 1936. During her infant years her father, Columbus, was a local history teacher. In later years he was the minister of the Transkei Governments’ Forestry and Agriculture Department during Kaizer Matanzima’s rule. Her mother, Nomathamsanqa Mzaidume … Continue reading
North Carolina Has Six Black Women Police Chiefs!
Six black women currently hold the title of police chief in North Carolina, marking the first time this has happened in state history! In an interview with some of them they recounted how from the first day of police academy they quickly got a reality check that they would have to work twice as hard to … Continue reading
Women you should know : Sloane Stephens
Perhaps you went to the moon this weekend and missed one of the most important trending tennis stories. If this was you then we are here to give you the highlights. Sloan Stephans, at just 24 and ranked 957th as of last month made a huge leap to first place by winning the US Open … Continue reading
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