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Mary Garrett Hay By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginally published May 8, 2020 Hoosier-born Mary Garrett Hay, often called Mollie, was born to politics in 1857. After the early death of her mother, Mary would travel with her father from their Charleston, … Continue reading →

“Stagecoach Mary” Fields By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginal published February 14, 2020 Mary Fields was born enslaved in Hickman County, Tenn., in 1832, though both the year and the location are best estimates; neither the birthdates nor names of enslaved children … Continue reading →

Matilda Joslyn Gage By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginally published November 8, 2019 In 1962, Rosalind Franklin’s uncredited research into the DNA double helix helped earn James Watson and Francis Crick the Nobel Prize. The lack of recognition Franklin received has been … Continue reading →

“If this is a Great Society, I’d hate to see a bad one.”—Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginally published September 13, 2019 In 1962 – August 31 to be precise – Fannie Lou Hamer, at the … Continue reading →

Daisy Bates By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginally published February 15, 2019 Millie Riley lived a short, brutal life. Only months after giving birth to her daughter in 1914, she was raped, murdered, and her body disposed of in a millpond by … Continue reading →

Rosa May Billinghurst By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginally published January 14, 2019 “I remember hearing startling stories of her running battles with the police,” said a veteran suffragette of Rosa May Billinghurst. “Her crutches were lodged on each side of her … Continue reading →

Celia, 18 By Kathryn S. GardinerOriginally published October 13, 2018 In August of 1855, Celia, an enslaved woman of 18, stood before a jury of 12 white men accused of the murder of Robert Newsom. Newsom was a successful Missouri … Continue reading →

“You white women speak here of rights. I speak of wrongs,” Harper said to a crowd that included Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. “I, as a colored woman, have had in this country an education which has made me feel as if I were in the situation of Ishmael, my hand against every man, and every man’s hand against me.” Continue reading →