Life Story: Mamie Till-Mobley
The story of a grieving mother who insisted on informing the world about the horrifying lynching of her son.
The story of a grieving mother who insisted on informing the world about the horrifying lynching of her son.
A suspension notice for Minnijean Brown, one of the Little Rock Nine.
The story of a feminist activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique and questioned the American housewife ideal.
The story of the Underground Railroad’s most famous conductor and Civil War soldier.
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.
An excerpt from Lydia Maria Child’s dramatic retelling of the attack on Lawrence, Kansas.
A reverend highlights the ongoing threat of sexual violence faced by Black women in the Reconstruction era.
Four sources that demonstrate the scope and scale of the Sanitary Fairs organized by Union women.
A newspaper article that recounts Black women’s participation in political meetings.
A video reenactment of a speech given by Black activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper at the 11th National Woman’s Rights Convention in 1866.