Amy Hood7 days ago6 minPortrait Highlight - Millicent Fawcett - British feminist & suffragist, political and union leaderMillicent Fawcett (1847-1929) British feminist and suffragist, intellectual, political and union leader, and writer. Millicent was born...
Amy HoodJun 68 minPortrait Highlight - Sarah Parker Remond - African American abolitionist, lecturer & physicianSarah Parker Remond (1826 - 1894) African American slavery abolitionist, lecturer and physician. Born free in Salem, Massachusetts to...
Amy HoodMay 318 minSpring Book Round-upThe eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that there haven't been any book reviews since the end of February, the main reason being I...
Amy HoodMay 319 minPortrait Highlight - Wu Chien-Shiung - Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist Wu Chien-Shiung (吳健雄; May 31st, 1912 – February 16th, 1997) was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made...
Amy HoodMay 264 minLindy Hop Portrait Highlight - Frankie Manning - American dancer, instructor, and choreographerFrank Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. He was one of the prime creators of...
Amy HoodMay 224 minPortrait Highlight - Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia - campaigner for women's suffrage in New ZealandMeri Te Tai Mangakāhia (22 May 1868 – 10 October 1920) was a campaigner for women's suffrage in New Zealand, a suffragist who inspired...
Amy HoodMay 1510 minPortrait Highlight - Ichikawa Fusae - Japanese feminist, politician and women's suffrage leaderIchikawa 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 HoodMay 56 minPortrait Highlight - Sylvia Pankhurst - English artist, suffragette, and anti-fascist activistEstelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882 - 1960) English artist, campaigner for the suffragette movement, prominent left communist and anti-fascist...
Amy HoodApr 2710 minPortrait Highlight - Mary Wollstonecraft - English writer, philosopher, advocate of women’s rightsMary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. Mary was born to Elizabeth Dixon and...
Amy HoodApr 75 minPortrait Highlight - Billie Holiday - American jazz and swing singerBillie Holiday (1915 – 1959) [Eleanora Fagan] was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music...
Amy HoodMar 255 minPortrait Highlight - Aretha Franklin - American singer, actress, and civil rights activistAretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights...
Amy HoodMar 205 minPortrait Highlight - Vera Lynn - English singer, songwriter and entertainerDame Vera Margaret Lynn (1917 – 2020) was an English singer, songwriter and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were...
Amy HoodMar 155 minPortrait Highlight - Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) American lawyer and jurist, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the...
