Ella Maria Dietz on Dreams
2021-09-03
Ella Maria Dietz was a successful Shakespearean actress and acclaimed poet who fought against the restrictions placed on women in the 1800s.Read More →
Aphra Behn on Love
2021-05-16
The first woman to make a living solely from her writing is Aphra Behn (1640-1689) who lived in the time of the English Restoration under Charles the 2nd.Read More →
Edmonia Lewis on Struggle
2021-04-11
Edmonia Lewis was a self-made, internationally renowned woman sculptor at a time when few women were able to get their artwork seen and recognized.Read More →
Mary Ashton Livermore on Autobiography
2021-02-23
Mary Ashton Livermore was an author and poet, a noted journalist, abolitionist, public lecturer, and women’s right’s advocate. Read More →
Mary Harris Jones on Labor and Sin
2020-12-31
In 1902, Mary Harris Jones was being called “the most dangerous woman in America” because of her effectiveness. at labor organizing. Read More →
Beatrice Potter Webb on Constraining an Intellect
2020-11-29
Beatrice Potter Webb is best known for the work she did as a social reformer and economist with her husband, Sidney Webb.Read More →
Cecily Hamilton on Being Brave
2020-10-25
Cicely Hamilton founded the British Women’s Writers’ Suffrage League and wrote plays and songs that furthered the cause.Read More →
Mary Church Terrell on Standing for Suffrage
2020-09-28
Mary Ellen Church Terrell (1864-1954) is known as the Mother of African American suffrage. Read More →
Annie Kenney on Movements and Silent Followers
2020-09-13
Annie Kenney was one of the most active organizers in the WSPU Movement and a loyal follower of Christabel Pankhurst. Read More →
I. A. R. Wylie on Happiness & Militancy
2020-09-06
Author and screenwriter I. A. R. Wylie is less well-known for her role as a WSPU suffragette.Read More →
Helena Swanwick on War & Peace
2020-08-23
Helena Swanwick was a feminist, peace activist, and journalist. Read More →
Mary Hunter Austin on Observing the Desert
2020-08-09
Mary Hunter Austin was a feminist, naturalist, and prolithic writer.Read More →