Tag: activist

Angelica Shirley Carpenter, Part 2—-Standing on the Shoulders of Matilda

Angelica Shirley Carpenter, Part 2—-Standing on the Shoulders of Matilda

Posted on by Laura
How many of these women’s names do you recognize? Harriet TubmanEleanor RooseveltMother JonesSusan B AnthonyMatilda Joslyn GageIda B. WellsJane AddamsIndira GandhiElizabeth BlackwellAlice PaulMarie CurieAmelia EarhartGrace HopperRosa ParksDr. Sally RideSojourner TruthMadeline AlbrightClara BartonMargaret MeadCarrie Chapman Catt If you know them all, you’re ahead of me. These ladies are pictured in the...Read More
Meet My Neighbor Judith—Imagining a Better World—Part 3

Meet My Neighbor Judith—Imagining a Better World—Part 3

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In early April, 1997, my neighbor Judith Williams received a phone call that the Waukesha YWCA was going to present her with their annual Peacemaker Award on April 23 for her work as a peace activist. According the Waukesha YWCA executive director, Merry Jorgensen, Judith was being recognized “for developing,...Read More