Happy Birthday to Representative Maxine Waters! The LWC alumna served 7 terms in the California Assembly, eventually rising to Democratic Caucus Chair. She is currently the most senior black woman in US Congress. #knowyourHERstory
On this day in HERstory, a special plebiscite was held in the Philippines, drawing over half a million women to vote for women's suffrage. Filipinas campaigned tirelessly leading up to the fateful day - ultimately, 91% of votes were in favor.
#filipinoamericans #knowyourHERstory
Proud to witness the dedication of Chief Justice Rose Bird Plaza in the State Capitol World Peace Rose Garden. Justice Bird was the first woman to serve in the CA State Cabinet and the first female Chief Justice of California. #knowyourHERstory #breakingtheglassceiling
Happy 80th Birthday to poet, novelist, short story writer, and activist, Alice Walker! Walker was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, winning with her novel, The Color Purple.
#knowyourHERstory #Blackhistorymonth2024 #blackwomenactivists
On #thisdayinHERstory , Pakistani voters elected Benazir Bhutto as Prime Minister, making her the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country. #knowyourHERstory #womeninleadership
ONE LAST #KnowYourHerstory thing I gotta say about this, people really have forgotten the origins of the term 'shipping.' It comes from 'relationshipping.' This came from the X-Files fandom, it was used to describe wanting Scully and Mulder to get together, when it was non-canon!
Let's reflect on how one woman's persistence made Thanksgiving #HERstory while waiting for the turkey in the oven.... 🦃
#knowyourHERstory #shepersisted
Happy Birthday to Beate Sirota Gordon, one of the last surviving members of the team that worked to write the Constitution of Japan after World War II. The Mills College alumna helped draft Articles 14 and 24 on Equal Rights and Women's Civil Rights. #knowyourHERstory
🎂Happy Birthday🎂 to 10-time Grammy-winning recording legend and humanitarian, Dolly Parton! Your tenacity, confidence, and generosity have united so many in admiration of your lifetime of work.
@imaginationlibrary #knowyourherstory
Happy Birthday to social worker, public administrator, and activist Grace Abbott! Her advocacy for immigrants, children, and women led to laws prohibiting use of child labor. She was the first woman nominated for a US presidential cabinet position. #knowyourHERstory
#KnowYourHerstory : E. Kitch Childs, Ph.D was a pioneer for Black women in psychology. She centered her research around the experiences of marginalized communities and feminist theory.
#BlackHistoryMonth #blackpioneers #mentalillness
'she was fearless' Maria Moreno, farm worker organizer, mother, luchadora #1u #txunionstrong #knowyourherstory #txlabor 👇
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Thank you, LACountyBOS for honoring CA's first Black Woman Senator!
@clbcpolicyinstitute
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(I mean it's really not odd, it makes perfect sense w how this stuff works.. #knowyourherstory I guess)