Because of her skin color, bullies hung by her leg on a fence. She stopped running and later threw a punch and launched the Gay liberation movement. Or did she?
Category: Strong Women
On Memorial Day Remember Women Who Made the Final Sacrifice
Memorial Day in the U.S. is set aside to remember those who died in service to our country. Let us not forget the women who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
The Woman Who Turned Grief and War into Powerful Art
Käthe Kollwitz turned grief into art that shook the world. Discover how one woman’s sorrow became the most powerful political statement of the 20th century.
She Refused to be Silenced
Full of contradictions, the fight for freedom of speech and workers rights killed her husband so she took up the fight. And wouldn’t be silenced.
The Not Yet Forgotten Madame Carteaux
You didn’t learn about Madame Carteaux in your history classes, did you? More than a hair stylist, she wasn’t a superwoman, she was an everyday hero.