Lucy Colman: Abolitionist, Feminist, Freethinker
Known for: a freethinker who worked for racial justice and for the education of African Americans;...
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“Now We Can Begin”: What’s Next?: Beyond Woman Suffrage
Crystal Eastman's 1920 essay called for women to see winning the vote as the beginning of their efforts for women's rights, not the end of the work. The essay is included along with some discussion questions and additional resources.
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Phyllis Schlafly
Ultraconservative Republican Activist and Anti-Feminist Quick Facts: Phyllis Schlafly Lived August...
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Nelly Sachs, Nobel Literature Laureate
Nelly Sachs won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. A German Jew born in Berlin, December 10, 1891, Nelly Sachs began writing poetry and plays early. Her early work was not notable, but Swedish writer Selma...
Transcendental Wild Oats by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott wrote this biting satire on life in a 19th century Utopian community, based on her own family's experience at Fruitlands. She portrays the father figure as a dreamer and idealist, and the mother as the practical one who has to do all the work to meet worldly needs like food and shelter.
Faye Wattleton Quotes
Faye Wattleton, who as a nurse saw women suffering from botched illegal abortions, became the...
Phyllis Schlafly
Ultraconservative Republican Activist and Anti-Feminist Quick Facts: Phyllis Schlafly Lived August...