Life Story: Bella Abzug
The story of an outspoken congresswoman and women’s rights leader.
Life Story: Marsha P. Johnson
The story of a transgender activist who participated in the Stonewall Uprising and fought for equal rights.
Life Story: Angela Davis
The story of a philosopher, activist, and political prisoner.
Life Story: Dorothy Bolden
The story of an organizer of domestic workers and a civil rights activist.
Freedom Summer
A letter from a mother to her daughter, who was participating in Freedom Summer in Mississippi.
Life Story: Mamie Till-Mobley
The story of a grieving mother who insisted on informing the world about the horrifying lynching of her son.
Integrating Little Rock
A suspension notice for Minnijean Brown, one of the Little Rock Nine.
Life Story: Betty Friedan
The story of a feminist activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique and questioned the American housewife ideal.
Life Story: Harriet Tubman
The story of the Underground Railroad’s most famous conductor and Civil War soldier.
Life Story: Susie Baker King Taylor
The life story of a woman who served with the 33rd U.S. Colored Infantry and struggled to find her place in the Reconstruction Era.
