Ida B. Wells-Barnett – Dahlia DeWinters

Ida B. Wells – A Dangerous Woman

Before you read this blog post, know that I used to be a teacher. Well, I suppose I still am, given that I have children, I guess I’d better be a teacher. Now that the warning is out of the way, let me let you in on another secret: I don’t believe in history months. History is the past from which we all have emerged, and it is of dire importance all history is taught in its appropriate context. Teaching science? Don’t forget the contributions of all scientists, not just the “popular ones”. Dig deeper and learn something new. 2013 marked the 100th anniversary of the March, 1913 suffrage parade in Washington staged to coincide with Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration. To To mark the occasion, many woman’s groups gathered in Washington to recreate this parade and celebrate how far women have come since the original march. Nice, right? Did you know the original… Continued

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Women's History Month

Hello and happy Friday to everyone out there. March is National Woman’s History Month and since I am a woman, I wanted to take some time to take a look at some women who affected history. Ida B. Wells-Barnett – I’m sure many of you have read my little ditties about Ms. Ida. In fact, my contribution to the HerStory anthology was a fictionalized version of what might have happened on the day that Mrs. Wells-Barnett was barred from marching with her Illinois delegation because the National American Woman Suffrage Association didn’t want to offend the “delicate” sensibilities of the Southern ladies. Despite the name “woman” in the association title, these Southern flowers threatened to pull out of the march if blacks marched alongside whites. She hid out until the Illinois delegation passed, then joined in. Nannie Helen Burroughs – Black educator and suffrage supporter. She established industrial schools throughout