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Say Their Name: "My Name is Pauli Murray" Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen, Talk About the Amazing Life of the Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, and Gender-Bending Episcopal Priest, and Their Impact on ...
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(Feminism)
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... Pauli's integrity, at which Pauli became friends with Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1930s after writing a tough letter to FDR criticizing him for sort of pretending to be progressive when in fact, he wasn't speaking ...
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Created on 13 September 2021
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10 Famous Bisexual Women from The Past to Know Now For BiVisibility
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(Feminism)
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We missed Bi-Visibility Day, so here are some biconic individuals that have been hetero-washed by history. Do you remember ever learning First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was bisexual? I certainly don’t. ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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In Honor Of Hulu's “The Great,” Here Are Some Other Women In History We'd Love To See Onscre
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(TV)
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... the shows free. Eventually, she was arrested and acted as her own defense while on trial. How cool is that?
5. Eleanor Roosevelt
I bet you learned about Eleanor Roosevelt in history class, but did ...
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Created on 25 March 2020
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How Lucille Ball Smashed Her Way Through The Patriarchy
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(Entertainment)
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... Eleanor Roosevelt during a tour of Washington, D.C.
She was a damn smart businesswoman.
When CBS offered to turn her radio show, My Favorite Husband, into a television show, she agreed under the condition ...
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Created on 19 March 2019
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In "Without A Net," Writers Share Stories Of Growing Up In Povert
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(Books)
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... readers hope and truth in a time when both are increasingly hard to find.
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4 New Books By Black Feminists You Need To Read
"White Houses" Tells The Star-Crossed Love Story Of Eleanor ...
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Created on 27 February 2018
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Week Of Women: February 16-22, 2018
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(Books)
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... you,” writes BUST. Out Tuesday, February 20. Read our review here.
White Houses by Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom imagines the romantic relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and journalist Lorena Hickok ...
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Created on 15 February 2018
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This Book Explores How Carl Jung Ripped Off Toni Wolff's Idea
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Dr. Nan Savage Healy's book Toni Wolff & C. G. Jung: A Collaboration explores how analyst Toni Wolff's ideas and work were basically stolen by Carl Jung, who appropriated Toni’s insights and theories ...
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Created on 15 February 2018
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"White Houses" Tells The Star-Crossed Love Story Of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hicko
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(Books)
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In White Houses (Random House), celebrated writer Amy Bloom imagines the relationship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok, the journalist who covered Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential ...
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Created on 13 February 2018
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The Queer History Book I Wish I'd Had In High Schoo
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(Books)
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... direction, it looks like it is up to books like Queer, There, and Everywhere to lead the way.
It surprised me to read that some of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s best friends were feminist lesbians, ...
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Created on 26 June 2017
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Marian Anderson's Legacy, 120 Years After Her Birt
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(Music)
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... me, has been brought about by many people whom we will never know.”
top photo: vintage, via Contralto Corner
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Eleanor Roosevelt To The DAR: 'Your Organization Has Failed'
11 Crucial Organizations ...
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Created on 27 February 2017
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Eleanor Roosevelt To The DAR: 'Your Organization Has Failed
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(Feminism)
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... Constitution Hall. After sending this letter and resigning from the DAR — a move that inspired thousands of others to do the same — Eleanor Roosevelt invited Anderson to sing on the steps of the Lincoln ...
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Created on 14 November 2016
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This Is The Feminist Coloring Book You've Been Waiting Fo
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(Feminism)
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Coloring books have gone from childhood hobby to adult guilty pleasure. Whether you like to bring your pencils along with you on a morning commute or simply use this as a way to unwind, Boss Babes, ...
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Created on 21 October 2016
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These 12 Photographs Capture The History Of Knitting
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(Living)
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... ‘the boys.’ She picks up where the previous person left off, and if it is a hard one to do she finds directions attached.”
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt knits while attending “We’re in the Army Now,” ...
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Created on 20 October 2016
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A History Of Women On American Money
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(Feminism)
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... for suggestions, women listed Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Betsy Ross among their potential honorees; men’s lists of 10s included Carmen Elektra, Gisele, and “that girl from the Game of War commercial.” ...
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Created on 05 July 2016
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Why The Founder Of Mother's Day Would Hate Your Car
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(Feminism)
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... her vision pitted her against suffragists, New York Governor Al Smith, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, and even mothers themselves.
Efforts to celebrate mothers in the U.S. actually began decades before ...
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Created on 03 May 2016
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The 10 Greatest Songs About Literary Heroines
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(Music)
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... Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. This may explain why some of the lyrics, such as, “Going to the candidates debate,” don’t quite fit with the idea of the Mrs. Robinson in the film and book.
Wide Sargasso ...
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Created on 28 April 2016
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Celebrate Harriet Tubman On The $20 With These 20 Quotes And Photos
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(Feminism)
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... BUST
20 Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes That Will Inspire You To Change The World
10 Stunning Images Of Women Reading That Will Inspire You To Live Dangerously
40 Sylvia Plath Quotes And Photos To Inspire ...
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Created on 20 April 2016
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20 Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes That Will Inspire You To Change The World
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(Feminism)
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Fundamentally changing the role of the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy is impressive. Prior to her husband’s election into office in 1929, she had already began her career in social justice. ...
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Created on 13 April 2016
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5 First Ladies Who Are Cooler Than Their Husbands
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(Feminism)
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... feminist statements from a First Lady. She was also the first woman to both be a president’s wife and the mother of a president. Clearly she knew how to encourage an ascent to power.
2. Eleanor Roosevelt, ...
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Created on 15 February 2016
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Why We Love Teen Vogue's Feminist Issu
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(Entertainment)
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... timeline of inspirational activist women from Eleanor Roosevelt and Frida Kahlo to Misty Copeland and Jennifer Lawrence.
There are many women of color included included: Moroccan model Imaan Hammam shares ...
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Created on 26 January 2016
