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Portrait Highlight - Ida B Wells American journalist, educator and civil rights leader
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862 – 1931) American investigative journalist, educator, & an early leader in the civil rights movement. She was...
Amy Hood
Jul 16, 202112 min read
Portrait Highlight - Emmeline Pankhurst Political activist, founder & leader of the WSPU
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) British political activist and founder and leader of the British suffragette movement (WSPU) Emmeline...
Amy Hood
Jul 15, 202112 min read
Portrait Highlight - Ichikawa Fusae - Japanese feminist, politician and women's suffrage leader
Ichikawa Fusae (市川 房枝, May 15, 1893 – February 11, 1981) was a Japanese feminist, politician and a leader of the women's suffrage...
Amy Hood
May 15, 202110 min read
Portrait Highlight - Mary Wollstonecraft - English writer, philosopher, advocate of women’s rights
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. Mary was born to Elizabeth Dixon and...
Amy Hood
Apr 27, 202110 min read
Portrait Highlight - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) American lawyer and jurist, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the...
Amy Hood
Mar 15, 20215 min read
Women's History Month 2021
As you may have gathered, I like drawing portraits of women. I rarely draw a male portrait, not because I have anything against men, but...
Amy Hood
Mar 9, 202113 min read
January Book Round-up
I realise that this seemingly has nought to do with my drawing, but I thought I might start doing a little round-up every now again of...
Amy Hood
Jan 29, 20215 min read
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