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Martínez, Elizabeth Sutherland
(Encyclopedia) Martínez, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1925-2021, American journalist, author, and Chicana activist, b. Washington, D.C. , Swarthmore College…Karman, Tawakul
(Encyclopedia) Karman, TawakulKarman, Tawakultäwäk&oomacr;lˈ kärmänˈ [key], 1979–, Yemeni journalist and human-rights activist. An outspoken journalist, she encountered repeated government…Women's Role in the Civil War
Thousands of women contributed to the war effort for the Union and Confederacy, both behind the scenes and on the frontlines By Beth Rowen Clara Barton Related Links…Maddox, Lester G.
(Encyclopedia) Maddox, Lester G. (Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr), 1915–2003, U.S. public official, governor of Georgia (1967–71), b. Atlanta. He achieved national notoriety in 1964 when he drove African…Harris, Barbara Clementine
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Barbara Clementine, 1930–2020, American Episcopal bishop, b. Philadelphia. An African American, Harris was active in the civil-rights movement in the 1960s (and remained active…Patrick, Deval Laurdine
(Encyclopedia) Patrick, Deval Laurdine, 1956–, African-American politician and government official, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard 1978, Harvard Law School 1982. A lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund…Gordon, Bruce S.
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Bruce S., 1946–, African-American business executive and civil-rights leader, b. Camden, N.J.; grad. Gettysburg College (B.A., 1968), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S…Lorde, Audrey Geraldine
(Encyclopedia) Lorde, Audre, 1934–1992, African-American poet, essayist, and civil rights activist, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (M.L.S. 1961).…The Roots of Women's Rights
July 19 marks the anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention by Elissa Haney Susan B. Anthony (standing) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were leaders in the struggle for women's rights. The "…Human Rights Day
A celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Related Links Encyclopedia: Human Rights Human Rights Treatieis, Speeches, and Documents The World's Most Repressive…Trending
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