One of the things we love about our HBD Ladies blog is sharing awesome stories of unknown women. Mary Seacole was born on this day in 1805 in Kingston, Jamaica. She went on to become a heroic nurse during the Crimean War. Sadly, as a...
Our birthday blog is branching out today! We usually celebrate badass women - but we're welcoming our non-binary folks into the fold with today's blog! Take a few minutes to listen to actor Asia Kat Dillon talk about their non-binary gender and join us in...
We only learned about Mary Ann and her remarkable legacy recently. During our suffrage celebrations, Mary Ann's name was mentioned and we knew we needed to investigate. Born on October 9, 1823, Mary Ann was an American-Canadian abolitionist and suffragist. She was also the first...
In our back-to-back Black suffragist birthday blogs, today we're celebrating Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Born in Baltimore, MD in 1825, Frances had a long list of descriptors after her name. Not only a suffragist, Harper was a staunch abolitionist, public speaker, poet, and teacher. She's...
Born in Memphis on this day in 1863, Mary Church Terrell went on to become a leading suffragist, abolitionist, and civil rights activist who co-founded the NAACP. If you don't know her (and I didn't until a few weeks ago) you should. PBS's American Masters...
Today The Good Doctors are honored to celebrate one of the more remarkable humans they've ever heard of. Born enslaved on this day in 1858, Anna J. Cooper became one of the most prolific Black writers in history. Writing her sociological perspective on growing up...
Born on July 28, 1609 in Haarlem, Netherlands, Judith Leyster is one of the best Dutch Golden Age painters you've probably never heard about. Lost to much of history because her husband took credit for her paintings - Leyster is considered one of the true...
Join The Good Doctors in celebrating the life of Marie-Thérèse Walter. Born on this day in 1909, Marie-Thérèse is known for being the muse and lover of famed Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. She is one of the many women in art history whom we know...
Join us for our birthday blog today - we're celebrating the historic legacy of Susan LaFlesche Picotte. Born on this day in 1865, Dr. Picotte became the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree. She used her degree to help her tribe, moving...
Born today in 1917 in Topeka, Kansas, The Good Doctors are delighted to celebrate the life and work of one of the great American poets. Gwendolyn Brooks was the Poet Laureate for the State of Illinois. She was also the first African American to with...
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