Staff Picks
8 Picks for Women’s History Month
03.21.23
Here are our picks to learn more about eight outstanding and inspirational women.
Top Row: Linda Sarsour, Gloria Steinem, Ava DuVernay, Wilma Mankiller
Bottom Row: Manasi Pradhan, Grace Lee Boggs, Sylvia Rivera, Dolores Huerta
Linda Sarsour
1st generation Palestinian Muslim-American and the co-founder and executive director of MPOWER Change. Sarsour has dedicated her time to defending the rights of Muslims post 9/11. Her activism doesn't stop there though as she also served as co-chair of the National Women's March protest.
Read:
We are not here to be bystanders: a memoir of love and resistance
Manasi Pradhan
Pradhan is a women's rights activist and is the founder of Honour for Women National Campaign, a nationwide movement dedicated to putting an end to violence against woman in India. The movement has been essential to helping put a stop to the national atrocities facing woman.
Read:
Interviewing Manasi Pradham
Gloria Steinem
Steinem is an acclaimed journalist and active feminist. Steinem has dedicated her life to fight for women's rights and equal opportunity education.
She participated and spoke at many nonviolent protests that were against unjust government policies after she graduated from Smith College.
Read:
My Life on the Road - eBook
My Life on the Road - Book
Grace Lee Boggs
Boggs is the daughter of Chinese immigrants and has been a prominent activist for the majority of her life. Her activism began in Chicago and led her to Detroit where she was heavily involved in the activism during the Civil Rights and Black Power movement.
Read:
The next American revolution: sustainable activism for the twenty-first century
Ava DuVernay
DuVernay was the first African American woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. She was also nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe and was the first to direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Her project, When They See Us, was also nominated for 16 Emmy awards.
Read:
Brave. black. first.: 50+ African American women who changed the world
Sylvia Rivera
In 1951, Rivera was born in New York city. Her father was from Puerto Rico and her mom was from Venezuela. Rivera was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist. She fought against the exclusion of transgender people during the gay rights movement, especially those of color.
Read:
Nuestra América: 30 inspiring Latinas/Latinos who have shaped the United States
Wilma Mankiller
Mankiller dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of American Indians. She is honored and recognized as being the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation and was the first woman to be elected as chief of a great Native tribe. She led the Cherokee nation for 10 years.
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Wilma Mankiller
Dolores Huerta
Huerta is an influential labor activist. She is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association. Huerta was also a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement that fought against institutional racism and fought for equal labor and political rights.