Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933): Life, Major Works and Accomplishments
At a time when African-Americans did not have the luxury of enjoying certain rights and freedoms in the United States, one woman decided to change that. Her name was Lucy...
Tagged: Women’s History
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955): Founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Mary McLeod Bethune sacrificed a lot in her life to improve the lives of African Americans. Founder of the National Council of Negro Women, the educator spent the majority of...
Meet Claudette Colvin – the 15-year-old school girl who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman
On March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin’s life changed forever. During that period, Black Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, and in many other states, were heavily discriminated against due to harsh segregation...
Emmeline Pankhurst, the most prominent suffragette in British history
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is generally described as one of the most pivotal political and social activists in Britain’s history. Although her militant strategies have attracted their fair share of disapproving...
Lisa Gherardini: The woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is widely considered as the most famous artwork in history. While we continue to celebrate Leonardo da Vinci, the artist of this masterpiece, it would be appropriate...