women
Today in women’s history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 2017On this day 100 years ago, October 6, 1917, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Miss.
Read moreThis week in history: Emma M. Nutt Day honors telephone operators
August 31, 2017Emma Mills Nutt, born in 1851, became the first woman telephone operator in America on September 1, 1878.
Read moreToday in history: Women’s Equality Day—we need it more than ever!
August 21, 2017After a 72-year struggle, women in the United States won the right to vote.
Read moreDomestic workers share stories today on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
July 31, 2017Despite being integral to the nation, Black women continue to make only 63 cents to every dollar that white men make.
Read more“Girls Trip”: A showcase of unapologetic Black womanhood in film
July 17, 2017Movies such as Girls Trip challenge the confines of the ways women are allowed to be funny—especially Black women.
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