[This post is partially from a blog shared at girlscouts.org February 1, 2016] When you think about history, it’s likely that you think about things that happened a long time ago, perhaps even in a land far, far away. But the truth is, history is happening right now—it’s […]
Read More: National Women’s History Museum Brittanica
Read more: National Women’s History Museum Biography
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Learn all about Barbara: Britannica Biography US House of Representatives
Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi when the Civil War was in its infancy. In the early years of her life, she and her family were freed after the war and then became active in Reconstruction Era politics. Taught to value education, Ida went to […]