Welcome back to our series of blogs celebrating Black History Month by highlighting women of color who we think you should know about. We've previously talked about Mary Bowser and Julie Dash, and today we're focusing on national treasure Marian Anderson. Anderson was born in 1897...
Queen Seondeok of Silla 595 CE - Feb 17, 647 Born: Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea Known for: being the first female sovereign of Silla Despite the high probability that Seondeok was born of a prominent family, there are not many reliable records surrounding her birth. That...
As many of you are aware February is Black History Month, a time where we celebrate, highlight, and bring awareness to the impact and achievements of black history and culture on a global scale. For our part, Abbey Research is dedicating a blog series to...
Happiest of birthdays to Mary Fields - known as Stagecoach Mary - the first African American female mail carrier in the U.S. (and the second woman overall). While she was never a formal employee of the USPS due to the nature of mail delivery via...
Following their analysis of The Handmaid's Tale, the Good Doctors are back with their next academic recap and analysis of a popular TV show! They are tackling Netflix's hit show The Crown, discussing gender roles, women in leadership, power, tradition, history, and a host of...
In 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected President of LIberia, making her the first female head of state on the continent of Africa. Her victory was hailed as a milestone for women, Liberia, and the entire continent. Her administration lasted 12 years, and the conversation in...
Hi everyone! It's Dr. Hinson here with you today to talk about our third non-Western women ruler! We've been celebrating awesome and inspiring women throughout Women's History Month with particular attention to stories of lesser known women. Our third installment is a divisive figure in...
Just like last week's lady who leads, I found out about this historical queen from a book, except this time it was a non-fiction treatment. Sarah's Vowell's Unfamiliar Fishes tells the story of how Hawaii came to be part of the United States and there were a...
Greetings, dear readers! If you watched my Facebook Live yesterday, you heard me talk about how as part of our celebration of Women's History Month we'll be bringing you four amazing stories of non-Western women rulers! These are stories that as white American women...
"I think that if we really want to break it down, that non-black filmmakers have had many, many years and many, many opportunities to tell many, many stories about themselves, and black filmmakers have not had as many years, as many opportunities, as many films...
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