An African American equal rights trailblazer and the city’s first female and first black prosecuting attorney was brutally murdered. The case remains unsolved.
Category: Strong Women
The Rosa Parks of the Modern Trans Movement
Sylvia Rivera hated labels almost as much as she hated discrimination. Some call her the Rosa Parks of the Modern Trans movement.
Rebel Soldier, Spy, or Swindler
Loreta Velázquez, aka Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, tells a story of deception and danger. Was she a rebel soldier, spy, or swindler?
Celebrate Women of History
I love to write about fictional characters whose story challenges them to figure out what they are and who they can be. Real-life women of history inspire me.
Discover the Tenth Muse
Celebrating Women’s History month, we’re exploring the earliest known female poet and songwriter. It is said that Plato called Sappho the tenth muse.