Today I'm affirming what I have long believed and what three-fourths of the states have ratified:
The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.
11/1/1841 — b. Minna Cauer, German #womensrights leader, educator, journalist, suffragist, pacifist. Key figure in the political emancipation of German women. Radical advocate of the middle-class/German bourgeois wmn’s mvmnt; proponent of edu rights for wmn & girls #womenshistory
7/4/1844 — b. Mary (Edmonia Lewis), American artist. Neoclassicist sculptor; the first professional African-American and Native-American sculptor. World renowned realist works; she is noted for her classical and religious themed sculptures #womenshistory#womenartists#woc
7/4/1776 — The Signing of the Declaration of Independence | Mary Katherine Goddard of Baltimore, Maryland, a Colonial-American newspaper woman, printed the first official copies of the radical document in 1776 #womenshistory#4thofJuly
6/19/1902 — b. Harriette Moore, American educator, civil rights activist. Black voting rights and edu advocate in FLA.She and her husband Harry T. Moore, founder Brevard NAACP branch, were murdered by the KKK; the first civil rights mvmnt assassinations #womenshistory#Juneteenth
The History of Juneteenth | Lecture presented by Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott tracing the history of #JuneteenthDay events from the late nineteenth century freedmen colonies + settlement celebrations to present day community events https://t.co/HIFdsKudjY #Juneteenth#history
This remarkable photograph shows the then-oldest living ex-enslaved individual, Mrs. Sally Fickland, viewing the #EmancipationProclamation in the Freedom Train at Philadelphia, on September 17, 1947.
#NationalArchives#Juneteenth
6/15/1876 — b. Margaret Ives Abbott, American golfer. The first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, women’s golf tournament, Paris Olympic Games (1900). The second woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal #womenshistory#golf#Olympics
6/14/1811 — b. Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author, abolitionist, orator. Wrote the groundbreaking novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (1852); influencer of public opinion in the North against slavery. An original contributor @TheAtlantic ; much sought after lecturer #womenshistory#OTD
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6/13/1859 — b. Christine Terhune Herrick, American author, journalist. Wrote 30+ books on household subjects, cooking, and childcare; many magazine articles for ‘Harper’s Bazaar’. Her first article was published in the first issue of ‘Good Housekeeping’ (1885) #womenshistory#OTD
Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act! 🇺🇸✨ Celebrating the trailblazing women who earned a permanent place in our military in 1948. #TeamMarch honors their legacy and contributions. #MilitaryWomen#76YearsStrong#WomensHistory#AFRC
6/11/1875 — b. Addie Waites Hunton, American educator, suffragist, political organizer, author. Civil and women’s rights leader; natl organizer, Natl Assn of Colored Wmn (1906-10). A leading suffragist for black wmn voters @ Natl Woman’s Party convention(1921) #womenshistory#woc
6/8/1853 — b. Marian Graves Anthon Fish(Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish), American social leader, legendary hostess of the Guided Age. The most notable society woman of New York City + Newport after the passing of Mrs. Astor(1908). Renowned for hosting unique engagements #womenshistory#OTD
6/7/1917 — b. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, American poet, author. The first Af-Am woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, “Annie Allen” (1950). A Poet Laureate consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress (1985); National Book Award for her lifetime contributions (1994) #womenshistory#woc