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12/7/1815 — b. Elizabeth Hussey Whittier, American poet, abolitionist, pacifist, literary figure. Quaker; the founder of Female Anti-Slavery Society, Boston, Massachusetts (1833), mobbed (1835). Sister + collaborator of poet John Greenleaf Whittier #womenshistory #womenwriters #poetry #BookSky #BOTD
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
12/7/1815 — b. Elizabeth Hussey Whittier, American poet, abolitionist, pacifist, literary figure. Quaker; the founder of Female Anti-Slavery Society, Boston, Massachusetts (1833), mobbed (1835). Sister + collaborator of poet John Greenleaf Whittier #womenshistory #womenwriters #poetry #BookSky #BOTD
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12/7/1941 — First Lt. Annie G. Fox, head nurse at Hickam Field Air Force Base in Honolulu, leads hospital response during #PearlHarbor bombing.First wmn honored w/PurpleHeart for her #military fortitude during the attack #PearlHarbor84 #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #WWII #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
12/7/1941 — First Lt. Annie G. Fox, head nurse at Hickam Field Air Force Base in Honolulu, leads hospital response during #PearlHarbor bombing.First wmn honored w/PurpleHeart for her #military fortitude during the attack #PearlHarbor84 #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #WWII #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing
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Maggie L. Walker installed the St. Francis #235 Circle of the Independent Order of St. Luke in Blacksburg in Aug 1902—just a month after Virginia’s voter-suppression laws. @MaggieWalkerNPS reminds us how important this local history is. Our nonprofit is working to bring it forward.
7/15/1867 — b. Maggie L. Walker, American business executive, banker, civic leader, educator, author and philanthropist. Founder, St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, Richmond, VA (1903); the first female bank president and the first woman to charter a bank in the U.S. #womenshistory #woc #WomenInSTEM #OTD
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Maggie L. Walker installed the St. Francis #235 Circle of the Independent Order of St. Luke in Blacksburg in Aug 1902—just a month after Virginia’s voter-suppression laws. @MaggieWalkerNPS reminds us how important this local history is. Our nonprofit is working to bring it forward.
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12/7/1941 — Women Firefighters at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii #PearlHarbor #PearlHarbor84 #womenshistory #firefghters #WWII #PearlHarborRemembranceDay #USSArizona #NeverForget #HonorAndRemember
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
12/7/1941 — Women Firefighters at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii #PearlHarbor #PearlHarbor84 #womenshistory #firefghters #WWII #PearlHarborRemembranceDay #USSArizona #NeverForget #HonorAndRemember
12/1/1900 — b. Martha Hill, American dance educator. Pioneer instructor + influential promoter of modern dance. Founder, American Dance Fest + dance depts at Bennington + Juilliard. Est graduate program at NYU, instructor(1930-51); first director of #dance at Juilliard (1951-85) #womenshistory #BOTD
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
12/1/1900 — b. Martha Hill, American dance educator. Pioneer instructor + influential promoter of modern dance. Founder, American Dance Fest + dance depts at Bennington + Juilliard. Est graduate program at NYU, instructor(1930-51); first director of #dance at Juilliard (1951-85) #womenshistory #BOTD
11/30/1924 — b. Shirley Chisholm, American #gov official, social activist, professor. U.S. Rep NY-D (1968-82). The first African American congresswoman, and the first black female candidate for the Democratic Presidential Nomination (1972) #womenshistory #woc #law #BlackHistory #ReSisters #BOTD
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
11/30/1924 — b. Shirley Chisholm, American #gov official, social activist, professor. U.S. Rep NY-D (1968-82). The first African American congresswoman, and the first black female candidate for the Democratic Presidential Nomination (1972) #womenshistory #woc #law #BlackHistory #ReSisters #BOTD
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EFF’s Adam Schwartz joined @KPFA.org's UpFront to discuss our lawsuit against San Jose for violating people’s constitutional rights by searching a year’s worth of automated license plate reader data without warrants.
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UpFront - November 19, 2025 | KPFA
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
EFF’s Adam Schwartz joined @KPFA.org's UpFront to discuss our lawsuit against San Jose for violating people’s constitutional rights by searching a year’s worth of automated license plate reader data without warrants.
kpfa.org/episode/upf...
kpfa.org/episode/upf...
11/29/1876 — b. Nellie Tayloe Ross, American #gov official, popular effective speaker. The first woman elected governor of a U.S. state, 14th Governor of Wyoming (1925-27). Active in the DNC; the first female director of the U.S. Mint(1933-53) #womenshistory #law #economy #finance #WomenInSTEM #BOTD
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
11/29/1876 — b. Nellie Tayloe Ross, American #gov official, popular effective speaker. The first woman elected governor of a U.S. state, 14th Governor of Wyoming (1925-27). Active in the DNC; the first female director of the U.S. Mint(1933-53) #womenshistory #law #economy #finance #WomenInSTEM #BOTD
11/29/1832 — b. Louisa May Alcott, American author, reformer, abolitionist. She published 30+ books and collections of stories; wrote the children’s classic ‘Little Women’ (1869) which was her first bestseller. A strong supporter of women’s issues #womenshistory #womenwriters #BookSky #kidlit #BOTD
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
11/29/1832 — b. Louisa May Alcott, American author, reformer, abolitionist. She published 30+ books and collections of stories; wrote the children’s classic ‘Little Women’ (1869) which was her first bestseller. A strong supporter of women’s issues #womenshistory #womenwriters #BookSky #kidlit #BOTD
11/28/1865 — b. Alice Ames Winter, American clubwoman, educator, author, orator. Leader, General Federation of Women’s Clubs (1914), president (1920). Co-founder, Women’s Joint Congressional Committee (1920), streamlined women’s groups common legislative goals #womenshistory #gov #law #policy #BOTD
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
11/28/1865 — b. Alice Ames Winter, American clubwoman, educator, author, orator. Leader, General Federation of Women’s Clubs (1914), president (1920). Co-founder, Women’s Joint Congressional Committee (1920), streamlined women’s groups common legislative goals #womenshistory #gov #law #policy #BOTD
11/27/1957 — Dorothy Height, American administrator, educator, YMCA official, and civil rights and women’s rights activist, is elected the president of the National Council of Negro Women #womenshistory #womensrights #civilrights #BlackHistory #AfAmHistory #woc #ReSisters #TDIH
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
11/27/1957 — Dorothy Height, American administrator, educator, YMCA official, and civil rights and women’s rights activist, is elected the president of the National Council of Negro Women #womenshistory #womensrights #civilrights #BlackHistory #AfAmHistory #woc #ReSisters #TDIH
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Happy Thanksgiving from your local civil rights protectors 🫶🦃🫶🦃
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from your local civil rights protectors 🫶🦃🫶🦃
11/27/1850 — b. Helene von Mülinen, Swiss women’s rights leader, feminist. Prominent #womensmovement leader at the turn of the 20th century + organizer, Swiss woman suffrage movement. Founder, Swiss Confederation, Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine(1900) #womenshistory #womensrights #ReSister #BOTD
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
11/27/1850 — b. Helene von Mülinen, Swiss women’s rights leader, feminist. Prominent #womensmovement leader at the turn of the 20th century + organizer, Swiss woman suffrage movement. Founder, Swiss Confederation, Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine(1900) #womenshistory #womensrights #ReSister #BOTD
11/26/1924 — Eglantyne Jebb’s Geneva 'Declaration of the Rights of the Child' is adopted by League of Nations.The document declares the rights of children + asserts that it is the duty of the international community to place these #humanrights at the forefront of planning #womenshistory #IDEVAW #OTD
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
11/26/1924 — Eglantyne Jebb’s Geneva 'Declaration of the Rights of the Child' is adopted by League of Nations.The document declares the rights of children + asserts that it is the duty of the international community to place these #humanrights at the forefront of planning #womenshistory #IDEVAW #OTD
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Read FiLiA's Male Violence against Women & Girls Global Lead, Sally Jackson's blog on why feminists mark the UN day for the elimination of #VAWG & why our activism can never be limited to #16days ✊
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
#16DaysOfActivism #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2025 #NoExcuse
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
#16DaysOfActivism #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2025 #NoExcuse
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Read FiLiA's Male Violence against Women & Girls Global Lead, Sally Jackson's blog on why feminists mark the UN day for the elimination of #VAWG & why our activism can never be limited to #16days ✊
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
#16DaysOfActivism #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2025 #NoExcuse
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
#16DaysOfActivism #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2025 #NoExcuse
11/26/1792 — b. Sarah Grimké, American abolitionist, women’s rights advocate, author. Early feminist; wrote, lectured on emancipation and women’s rights. “Equality of the Sexes and The Condition of Women” (1838) was an early writing advocating #womensrights in the U.S. #womenshistory #ReSister #BOTD
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
11/26/1792 — b. Sarah Grimké, American abolitionist, women’s rights advocate, author. Early feminist; wrote, lectured on emancipation and women’s rights. “Equality of the Sexes and The Condition of Women” (1838) was an early writing advocating #womensrights in the U.S. #womenshistory #ReSister #BOTD
11/25/1999 — UN General Assembly passes resolution designating Nov 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW honoring the Mirabal sisters who were murdered for their political activism(11/25/1960,Dominican Republic) #womenshistory #womensrights #VAWG #16days
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
11/25/1999 — UN General Assembly passes resolution designating Nov 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW honoring the Mirabal sisters who were murdered for their political activism(11/25/1960,Dominican Republic) #womenshistory #womensrights #VAWG #16days
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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11/25/1936 — b. Trisha Brown, American avant-garde + postmodernist choreographer + dancer. Explored pure movement; co-founder of the experimental Judson Dance Theater (1962). Co-founder, Grand Union (1970-76); founder of the all-wmn Trisha Brown Dance Co (1970) #womenshistory #dance #DanceSky #BOTD
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
11/25/1936 — b. Trisha Brown, American avant-garde + postmodernist choreographer + dancer. Explored pure movement; co-founder of the experimental Judson Dance Theater (1962). Co-founder, Grand Union (1970-76); founder of the all-wmn Trisha Brown Dance Co (1970) #womenshistory #dance #DanceSky #BOTD
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
11/24/1875 — b. Lola Maverick Lloyd, American author, pacifist, suffragist, feminist, social + political activist. Founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (1915) and the Women’s Peace Party (1915) #womenshistory #WILPF #Peace #Organize #BOTD #MassBlackOut #boycott #strike
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
11/24/1875 — b. Lola Maverick Lloyd, American author, pacifist, suffragist, feminist, social + political activist. Founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (1915) and the Women’s Peace Party (1915) #womenshistory #WILPF #Peace #Organize #BOTD #MassBlackOut #boycott #strike
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11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing
11/23/1882 — b. Helen Rogers Reid, American newspaper publisher, advertising executive. A key figure of one of the world’s top newspapers, the ‘New York Herald Tribune.’ Ad director (1918), vp (1922-47), president (1947-52), board chair (1953-68) #womenshistory #newspaper #leadership #AdSky #BOTD
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
11/23/1882 — b. Helen Rogers Reid, American newspaper publisher, advertising executive. A key figure of one of the world’s top newspapers, the ‘New York Herald Tribune.’ Ad director (1918), vp (1922-47), president (1947-52), board chair (1953-68) #womenshistory #newspaper #leadership #AdSky #BOTD
11/22/1909 — The "Uprising of the Twenty Thousand” is a turning point for #womensrights + #labor #union; NYC shirtwaist workers #strike starts over wages+working conditions;within a day approx 20,000 wmn garment workers walk off their factory jobs #womenshistory #generalstrike #MassBlackout #boycott
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
11/22/1909 — The "Uprising of the Twenty Thousand” is a turning point for #womensrights + #labor #union; NYC shirtwaist workers #strike starts over wages+working conditions;within a day approx 20,000 wmn garment workers walk off their factory jobs #womenshistory #generalstrike #MassBlackout #boycott
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Mario Savio www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsO_...
#Unite and #GeneralStrike - the last peaceful #Resistance before violent #Revolution becomes inevitable
#Unite and #GeneralStrike - the last peaceful #Resistance before violent #Revolution becomes inevitable
MARIO SAVIO - "Operation of the Machine"
YouTube video by HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION
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November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Mario Savio www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsO_...
#Unite and #GeneralStrike - the last peaceful #Resistance before violent #Revolution becomes inevitable
#Unite and #GeneralStrike - the last peaceful #Resistance before violent #Revolution becomes inevitable