Making History Hers

Making History Hers is a new platform dedicated to the discovery, experience & creation of history from the perspective of women of color.

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Katrina Parrott, a #Black mother in #Texas, created an iPhone app so her daughter could express herself through diverse skin tones #emoji. But after helping Apple the company left her high and dry. #MakingHistoryHers https://t.co/34lYWSbXDa

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Karen Kossie-Chernyshev tells us about Lillian Jones Horace, the first female Black novelist in Texas!! #KnowHerName #MakeHistoryHers

[Texas Highways Magazine @TexasHighways]

Happy International Women's Day!

The history that is passed down is often limited by who gets to write it. Here, we celebrate a few of the trailblazing women whose lesser-known stories shaped our state. (From our archives) https://t.co/d8ZLMqhTLA

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

Wed., 2/24 at 6 PM: Join us for the virtual screening of UNLADYLIKE2020. The two short films highlight Charlotta Spears Bass, the first African American woman to run for vice president, and educator Mary Church Terrell. https://t.co/J6nJPM7G5b
#SchomburgCenter @ThirteenWNET

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Beautiful #storytelling by Dr. @LaurenNHenley1 !
Sarah, The Richest #BlackGirl in America:

[Truly*Adventurous @TrlyAdventurous]

Sarah, an 11-year-old living in Jim Crow America, thought she'd inherited worthless land. Then oil gushed through the earth.
She became a millionaire overnight — and a shocking battle began.
Story by @LaurenNHenley1 #longform #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/r1wGuUbBBZ

[The New York Historical @NYHistory]

In 1828, Sojourner Truth moved to NYC. She championed causes like temperance, women’s rights, Black uplift, & pacifism. She took up teaching & preaching in NY’s poorest neighborhoods.

More: https://t.co/ZLmgwYSaB7 #ArchivesBlackEducation #ArchivesHashtagParty #BHM

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

"Cicely Tyson was both queen and quotidian. Regal and regular. Yes, she could sport a devastating bob, flawless skin, and fierce couture for the Gawds, but she was always accessible, always ours" -- @DrLisaBThompson

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[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Rest in Power Cicely Tyson! ❤️

[ESSENCE @Essence]

Queen Cicely Tyson was a trendsetter who helped made black culture fashionable and mainstream. #ESSENCE https://t.co/WqERZUn7DC

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

60 Years Later, Ruby Bridges Tells Her Story In 'This Is Your Time':
#MakeHistoryHers https://t.co/cn1BlORT9N

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Congratulations @KamalaHarris !!
#MakingHistoryHers

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Vanderbilt-Fisk collaboration profiles careers of highly successful #BlackWomen who gave back to their communities & lay foundations for the success of others!! Read about them here:

#MakeHistoryHers https://t.co/amOJbqWfwM

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Did you miss yesterday’s #GoogleDoodle on Mary Ann Shadd Cary? Here’s the story:
https://t.co/d8Cngd0wNC

#MaryAnnShaddCary #BlackWomen #MakeHistoryHers #KnowHerName

[Black Perspectives @BlkPerspectives]

Today on @BlkPerspectives, as part of our #BlackEcologies series, Christy Hyman (@Christy_SpaceHW) offers, “The Disappearance of Eve and Sall: Escaping Slavery in North Carolina”—https://t.co/2d78ANuuRb

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Let’s keep fighting for #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor!!
& #read this #phenomenal #guestedited issue by @Prof_Suddler contextualizing the protests for justice that occurred in the wake of her murder, the murder of George Floyd & others.https://t.co/eM8OCouRtv
#MakingHistoryHers

[Carl Suddler @Prof_Suddler]

As the special guest editor of the September issue of @TheAmHistorian (@The_OAH magazine), I am honored to present “History for Black Lives.” Six months have passed since police killed #BreonnaTaylor in her own home. And, justice has not been done in her case.

[Beacon Press @BeaconPressBks]

.@Isabelwilkerson says we are in the middle of a golden age of Black intellectual abundance at the precise moment we most need these voices. @DainaRameyBerry is one of those voices. #BlackExcellence https://t.co/2zyJh3pvqq

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Rest in Power Judge Ginsberg.

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

“What is the difference between a bookkeeper in New York City’s garment district and a Supreme Court Justice? One generation. My own life bears witness.”

Judge Ginsberg spoke to 31 new citizens in the Rotunda during a 2018 naturalization ceremony.

https://t.co/Ma12gIl4x6 #RBG

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police since 2015:
“Of the 89 women killed at residences... 12 encounters began as did Taylor’s — with a warrant to conduct a search or make an arrest in an investigation.”
#SayHerName #MakeHistoryHers https://t.co/hQCxbcKwdP

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

Before the terms “farm-to table” and “eating seasonally” became a part of today’s culinary conversation, Chef Edna Lewis practiced the art of gathering fresh ingredients to create simple and elegant fare. Learn more about her. https://t.co/bXVC2pXWOz
#SchomburgCenter

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Do you know of Bessie Stringfield? She made history riding her #Harley in the 1930s!
Read about her here:
#BlackMotorcycleQueen #MakingHistoryHers
via ⁦@atlasobscura⁩ https://t.co/P2bO6f7CSW

[Making History Hers @makehistoryhers]

Decades before Kamala Harris made history, Charlotta Bass became the first Black woman to run for VP:
https://t.co/m74fyozVme
#MakingHistoryHers