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This is a great read. thucythucy Feb 2014 #1
you are most welcome. niyad Feb 2014 #6
thankyou for posting this but what about ms Ida wells or Mary McLeod Bethune leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #2
nobody said this was THE definitive list, merely some, including those who niyad Feb 2014 #4
yes,true,there were and are many brave women leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #7
Ida Wells was always one of my heros RainDog Feb 2014 #37
from wiki. "They had made me an exile and threatened my life for hinting at the truth." leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #38
via Project Gutenberg & a good history site RainDog Feb 2014 #46
thank you for those links. have them bookmarked. niyad Feb 2014 #54
Excellent, I knew a little bit but this is a great article gopiscrap Feb 2014 #3
you are most welcome. niyad Feb 2014 #5
K&R for inspiration. MadrasT Feb 2014 #8
you are most welcome. niyad Feb 2014 #12
Some other noted black women from Oberlin College's history... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #9
thank you for adding to this list. some truly remarkable women. niyad Feb 2014 #11
Some more on Edmonia Lewis theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #45
Thank you! RedRoses323 Feb 2014 #10
you are most welcome. niyad Feb 2014 #13
Good post Harmony Blue Feb 2014 #14
Personally? None of them Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #15
Well, there you go RBStevens Feb 2014 #28
Sojourner Truth, and my public school education NEVER mentioned that dreaded F-word! alp227 Feb 2014 #16
it is a sad commentary indeed on what passes for "education" in this country. niyad Feb 2014 #18
I taught "Ain't I a Woman?" to h.s. students. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #48
Some of the very best oratory EVER RBStevens Feb 2014 #49
:-) WinkyDink Feb 2014 #50
Thank you for the link. That looks like a wonderful site. myrna minx Feb 2014 #56
Hell, when I was attending public school... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #27
This jumped out at me RBStevens Feb 2014 #17
you are most welcome. niyad Feb 2014 #19
Hi, I do not understand what you mean. Would you please clarify for me? Thanks uppityperson Feb 2014 #23
I'll try - RBStevens Feb 2014 #25
thanks for clarifying, I thought that was what you meant but have found asking uppityperson Feb 2014 #26
You're welcome! And thank you for asking :) RBStevens Feb 2014 #29
African American Month kenichol Feb 2014 #20
you are most welcome. niyad Feb 2014 #21
Seconded! nt AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #39
K&R nt stevenleser Feb 2014 #22
I only recognized two of them. n/t Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #24
k&r Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #30
thank you for bringing us this amazing woman. pkease fel free to include others. niyad Feb 2014 #32
... TBF Feb 2014 #40
Shirley Chisholm gwheezie Feb 2014 #31
Not neaarly enough etherealtruth Feb 2014 #33
it was my pleasure. niyad Feb 2014 #34
Except for Sojourner, Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #35
One CFLDem Feb 2014 #36
May I add Lucy Stanton? TBF Feb 2014 #41
thank you for adding this amazing woman niyad Feb 2014 #43
Bookmarked- MerryBlooms Feb 2014 #42
you are most welcome niyad Feb 2014 #44
Bookmarking!! Number23 Feb 2014 #47
Wonderful article! Thanks so much for posting. K&R myrna minx Feb 2014 #51
you are most welcome niyad Feb 2014 #53
I know a few; not nearly enough TheSarcastinator Feb 2014 #52
kick for weekend crowd niyad Feb 2014 #55
To Barbara Jordan... an inspirational hero since the time of my political infancy theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #57
truly a most remarkable woman. niyad Feb 2014 #58
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