In 1887, Kansas granted women the right to vote in municipal elections. Afraid of the temperance movement, some townsmen made a joke nomination for mayor.
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First Lines for Women’s History Month
Let’s celebrate Women’s History Month with first lines from books about women of history. Would you read one of these? Do you have one you’d recommend?
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.
How Do You Recognize a Strong Woman?
For the past four years, this blog has featured brief biographies of women. Each woman featured shows strength, but it’s not necessarily physical strength. If it’s not physical strength, how do you recognize a strong woman? Daring greatly is being brave and afraid every minute of the day at the exact same time. Brene Brown…… Continue reading How Do You Recognize a Strong Woman?
Unconventional Women of History No One Taught You About
It takes a strong woman to face a world that doesn’t value her gender. Some are strong enough to make the world see her, to value her. Historical labels for those who were born one gender but identified as another included monstrous, perverse, or insane. We may never know their truth. Only the tip of…… Continue reading Unconventional Women of History No One Taught You About