Tag: underground railroad

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

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

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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 4

Meet My Neighbor Judith—Imagining a Better World—Part 4

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Last time I shared about my neighbor Judith’s numerous efforts to shut down the School of the Americas (SOA) and protest violence through peaceful demonstrations. In April, 1997, After years of hard work, she received word about being presented the YWCA’s annual Peacemaker Award as a peace activist. But hours...Read More