“Keep expanding your horizon, decolonize your mind, and cross over borders...” -Yuri Kochiyama, 1996

In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry became the first African–American dramatist to win the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. More than 60 years later, her work is still inspiring American playwright @Lynnbrooklyn. mnth.ly/Fka3sCE

Most Americans know of Harriet Tubman’s work on the Underground Railroad. Far less know that she was the first woman in U.S. history to lead men into battle. msmagazine.com/2022/02/15/har…

Over three decades, this long-distance swimmer tried five times to swim the 110-miles (177-kilometers) from Cuba to Florida. At 64, she triumphed on.natgeo.com/3oI7qgH

Giovanna Lomanto (giovanna) reminisces about the culinary legacy her grandma left behind at Borobudur in the 1980s and 1990s, and how the Indonesian flavors she helped introduce to the Bay Area live on in memories and recipes. kqed.org/arts/13929177/…

Viola Fletcher is author of “Don't Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words.” She is a reparations advocate and the world’s oldest author.

Remembering Jessie Maple, the Trailblazing Black Filmmaker of Cinema blackgirlnerds.com/remembering-je…

60 years ago today my courageous late sister in law Vivian Malone- with the help of troops & the DOJ- walked past Gov George Wallace and integrated the Univ of Alabama. President Kennedy gave his iconic civil rights speech that night. Vivian would become UA’s first black graduate

Remembering the great Hazel Scott who was born on this day in 1920. Here, she is performing “Taking a Chance on Love” in 1943.

Today is the 40th anniversary of Sally Ride’s first flight into space! She and the rest of the women selected in that first class of female astronauts changed my dream of becoming an astronaut into a goal. Thank you all for the inspiration.

The 17-year-old serves on a commission studying reparations for Black residents. edweek.org/leadership/mee…

at bar with husband and friend in Arlington — random dude approaches: “were you at the Archives today?” me: “yes…” ~conversation ensues~ dude: “what’re you researching?” me: “Frances Perkins” dude: “I’ll look him up”

Happy birthday, Frida Kahlo! 🎉👩🏽‍🎨 Check out this #BayCurious story to learn more about Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera's time spent in San Francisco and their lasting impact on the arts scene in the city. kqed.org/news/11848986/…

In 1773, poet Phillis Wheatley became the 2nd American woman to publish a book. Her work fueled abolitionist politics. This engraving was made by Scipio Morehead & included in Wheatley's book with an inscription from author to artist, both of whom were enslaved.

"Creating for more than the white gaze or the male gaze was the goal." Mikki Kendall on bell hooks. lithub.com/mikki-kendall-…

New on #Commonplace! J. L. Bell explores the identity of the woman who inspired Phillis Wheatley's poem, "Ode to Neptune." Read more here: commonplace.online/article/philli… #VastEarlyAmerica #twitterstorians

#19thAmendment #vote

Turning to other great public scholarly writing, here’s Rebecca Brenner Graham for Nursing Clio on a frustrating & crucial story of women & the archives: nursingclio.org/2023/08/30/why…

Happy Born Day, Gloria Anzaldua. "A Woman who writes has power. A woman with power is feared. In the eyes of the world this makes us dangerous beasts."