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27. Hell, when I was attending public school...

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 03:53 PM

Feb 2014

...many, many, many moons ago, the word "slavery" was barely even mentioned in history class and you never heard a peep about women. My real education came from the public library and the "other histories" we weren't supposed to know about, much less talk about.

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how many of these early black feminists do you know? [View all] niyad Feb 2014 OP

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