Emma Tenayuca fought passionately for the rights of Mexican Americans to earn a living wage, to get jobs, and to have a voice.
Category: History
Do You Know About Women’s Equality Day?
August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. Women’s right to vote has been and continues to be a world-wide struggle. Learn about Women’s Equality Day.
She had an Ahead of Her Time Passion for Education
Society thought women didn’t need a higher education. Emma Hart Willard made it her life’s work to improve female education.
A Woman Ahead of Her Time
She was a woman ahead of her time, an author, a songwriter, a social justice advocate, an advocate for her culture, and the last and only Queen of Hawaii.
Do You Know Diva and Swords Woman Extraordinaire, La Maupin?
Pride Month continues to be recognized with this woman of history. Opera singer, Fencing duelist, and bisexual, La Maupin lived a bold if short life.