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Hace 2 días · Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, speaker, and politician. She began her professional career as spiritual leader of the Church of Today, a Unity Church in Warren, Michigan.
Hace 2 días · Fannie Lou Hamer (/ ˈ h eɪ m ər /; née Townsend; October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Hace 2 días · Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett GBE (née Garrett; 11 June 1847 – 5 August 1929) was an English political activist and writer. She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights association, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), [1] explaining, "I cannot say I became ...
Hace 4 días · From the mid-1920s until 1954, professionally at least, Mary Lou Williams’ life appeared a success. She composed, arranged, recorded and played with, and was admired by many of the jazz greats of the day — Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum.
Hace 16 horas · Hannah Cottrell, PA. Wed, 22 May 2024, 5:02 am GMT-7 · 3-min read. Sports athletes and icons such as Venus Williams and Mary Fowler have been presented with one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls to show the younger generation that anything is possible. Ahead of the 2024 Olympic games in Paris, Mattel has created dolls in the likeness of nine female ...
Hace 5 días · By Mary Elizabeth Williams. Senior Writer. Published May 17, 2024 1:30PM (EDT) An official portrait of King Charles III, painted by artist Jonathan Yeo, is pictured during its unveiling, in the...
Hace 3 días · An Activist Advocates for Women's Leadership in Improving Black Life · SHEC: Resources for Teachers. Mary Church Terrell was one of the first African-American women to complete a college degree. Terrell, an educator and activist, also founded the National Association of Colored Women. The National Association was organized into many local chapters.
