women
Claudia Jones Communist, anti-racist and feminist
March 10, 2015Paying tribute to Claudia Jones, activist and tireless fighter for working-class women.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Social reformer Lillian Wald born in 1867
March 10, 2015Founder of the Henry Street Settlement House in Lower Manhattan, Lillian Wald was born March 10, 1867, in Cincinnati to a family of German Jewish professionals.
Read moreWomen fight an uphill battle in El Salvador
March 9, 2015A delegation of women recently paid a visit to El Salvador to see what women are doing there to better their lives.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Barbie is born
March 9, 2015Barbie became the figurehead of an extensive and highly lucrative brand of Mattel dolls and accessories.
Read moreRemembering women’s history: Lucy Parsons
March 6, 2015Lucy Ella Gonzales Parsons, a working-class leader and spouse of one of the Haymarket martyrs, died March 7, 1942 in Chicago.
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