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Beating Wings in Rebellion: The Ladies Literary Society Finds Equality

Beating Wings in Rebellion: The Ladies Literary Society Finds Equality

Beating Wings in Rebellion: The Ladies Literary Society Finds Equality

By Jerry Mikorenda

Race & Ethnicity, Gender & SexualityGuest UserApril 7, 2016Comment

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

By Jennifer Scanlon

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, Politics, ExcerptsGuest UserMarch 3, 2016Comment

Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC

Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC

Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC

By Jennifer Scanlon

Race & Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality, PoliticsGuest UserMarch 1, 2016Comment

The Notorious "31 Women" Art Show of 1943

The Notorious "31 Women" Art Show of 1943

The Notorious "31 Women" Art Show of 1943

By Marjorie Heins

Arts & Culture, Gender & SexualityGuest UserFebruary 23, 2016Comment

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

By Tamar W. Carroll

Excerpts, Gender & Sexuality, Medicine & Public HealthGuest UserFebruary 16, 2016Comment

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

By Tamar W. Carroll

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, PoliticsGuest UserJanuary 26, 2016Comment

Rebel City: Tamar Carroll's Mobilizing New York

Rebel City: Tamar Carroll's Mobilizing New York

Rebel City: Tamar Carroll's Mobilizing New York

Reviewed by Nick Juravich

Reviews, Poverty & Inequality, Gender & SexualityGuest UserSeptember 24, 2015Comment

New York's First Freedom Rider

New York's First Freedom Rider

New York's First Freedom Rider

By Jerry Mikorenda

Antebellum & Civil War, Race & Ethnicity, Gender & SexualityGuest UserMarch 11, 2015Comment

The Food Riots of 1917

The Food Riots of 1917

The Food Riots of 1917

By Eric Ferrara

Gender & Sexuality, Poverty & InequalityGuest UserMay 4, 2013Comment