Thomasine Hall was born around the year 1600 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, and raised female – but challenged gender stereotypes and norms throughout their life in early colonial...
Activism is an important part of any democracy. It’s the way ordinary people shape nations. For centuries, women have used activism in the United States to voice their concerns about society and secure their rights as...
San Antonio, Texas, in the 1930s was a bustling city with a vibrant Spanish-speaking community. But as the Great Depression swept the nation, the city’s underlying economic and racial inequalities became more pronounced. Then one determined young woman stepped in and...
At the turn of the 20th century, the US government forced Native Americans to assimilate into Anglo-American culture. But Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, aka Zitkala-Sa, an activist, author and educator, fought against the Americanization of Native...
