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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAbdi, Dekha Ibrahim: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article A global peacemaker from rural Kenya who has engaged in peace work and conflict resolution in many of the world's most divided countries. Her comprehensive methodology combines grassroots activism, so... American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs  Boggs, Grace Lee Film/Video 2014 A documentary about the ideas and activism of 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, covering her lifetime of vital thinking and action, traversing the major U.S. social movements of the last century; from labo... Anderson, Doris: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. (1921-2007). Anderson, Doris: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. (1921-2007). Anthony, Susan B.: Connexipedia Article Article American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. (1820-1906). The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman Kollontai, Alexandra Book 1926 This is the first time that the complete autobiography which Alexandra Kollontai has been published. Written in 1926 under the pressure of the gradually sharpening Stalinist control, readers must real... The Autobiography of Mother Jones Jones, Mary (Mother Jones) Book 1925 In spite of oppressors, in spite of false leaders, in spite of labor's own lack of understanding of its needs, the cause of the worker continues onward. Baker, Ella: Connexipedia Article Article African American civil rights and human rights activis. (1903-1986). Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F... Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F... Beauvoir, Simone de: Connexipedia Article Article French writer, philosopher, feminist, and social theorist. (1908-1986). Bertell, Rosalie: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian-American researcher who has worked in the field of environmental health. (Born 1929). Besant, Annie: Connexipedia Article Article Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator, and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. (1847-1933). Bhatt, Ela: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate for self-employed women. Winner of the Right Livelihood Award in 1984. (Born 1933). Boggs, Grace Lee: Connexipedia Article Article A Chinese-American author, anti-racist activist and feminist. (Born 1915). Grace Lee Boggs, Legendary Activist, Dead At 100 Bellware, Kim Article 2015 Boggs spent her life actively supporting causes ranging from civil rights and labour to the Black Power and feminist movements. Grace Lee Boggs R.I.P. Article 2015 Grace Lee Boggs, founding member of the Johnson-Forest Tendency (where her party name was Ria Stone), has died at the age of 100 in Detroit. She was born on June 27, 1915 and passed away October 5, 20... Brown, Rosemary: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician, prominent member of the New Democratic Party. (1930-2003). Bryant, Louise: Connexipedia Article Article American journalist and writer best known for her Marxist and anarchist beliefs and her essays on radical political and feminist themes. (1885-1936). Budiardjo, Carmel: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article British human rights activist, founder of the organisation Tapol and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award. Buller, Annie: Connexipedia Article Article Union organizer and manager of various Communist Party of Canada (CPC) publications. (1895-1973). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Carol L. McAllister (1947-2007): Against The Current vol. 131 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2007 I remember meeting Carol on a public transit bus, I believe in 1980 –- when, almost out of the blue, she approached me and started talking to me about Central America. She recognized me from some earl... Caroline Lund-Sheppard, Sept. 24, 1944-Oct. 14, 2006: A Life Fully Lived: Against The Current vol. 125 Biddle, Jennifer Article 2006 It's my favorite photograph of Caroline: She’s just a girl, standing straight up, hands neatly folded in front of her, wearing a long, white tunic, and an exuberantly silly grin. Carr, Shirley: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Carson, Rachel: Connexipedia Article Article American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings, especially 'Silent Spring', are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. (1907-1964). Casgrain, Marie Thérèse (Forget): Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada. (1896-1981). Chang, Helen Mack: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Guatemalan businesswoman and human rights activist. Active in the struggle against impunity of political murderers. (Born 1952). Coming Home to the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Thompson, Wendy Article 2008 I became a political activist at the age of 12, when I marched for open housing in Evanston, Illinois. We lived next to the Black community in Evanston; African-American students made up 40% of my gra... Culhane, Claire: Connexipedia: Article from PrisonJustice.ca Article Canadian social justice activist. (1918-1996). Deborah Cunningham, 1945-2015 Article 2015 Deborah Cunningham was an ADAPT activist and Executive Director of the Memphis Center for Independent Living (MCIL). When she died on May 7, the movement lost a tireless, creative, committed activist,... Cutural Warriors of the Freedom Struggle: Miriam Makeba and Odetta: Against The Current vol. 138 Hunter, Kim D. Article 2009 It felt like the end of an era to realize that South Africa’s Miriam Makeba and our own Odetta died within weeks of one another, having been born only months apart, these twin pillars of the struggle ... Dann, Mary and Carrie: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Leaders in the struggle of the Western Shoshone to retain their ancestral lands. Darcy, Judy: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian trade unionist and president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003. (Born 1950). Day, Dorothy: Connexipedia Article Article American journalist, social activist, distributist, anarchist, and devout Catholic. (1897-1980). Defender of the Forests: Bonnie Phillips vs. the Timber Beasts, Gang Green and the Big Foundations Schlossberg, Josh Article 2015 Veteran forest advocate Bonnie Phillips passed away on May 4, 2015 in Olympia, Washington. This article is based on her final interview. Detroit celebrates Grace Lee Boggs' 100th birthday Dettlinger, Madison Article 2015 About the weeklong celebration of the life of Grace Lee Boggs, radical activist, political theorist, and revolutionary. Diary of Bergen-Belsen Levy-Hass, Hanna; with a foreword and afterword by Amira Hass Book 2009 Hanna Lévy-Hass, a Yugoslavian Jew, emerged a defiant survivor of the Holocaust. Her observations, recorded in her own incomparable voice, shed new light on the lived experience of Nazi internment. Lé... Duckworth, Muriel: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Duckworth, Muriel: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Dunayevskaya, Raya: Connexipedia Article Article Founder of the philosophy of Marxist Humanism. (1910-1987). Edwards, Henrietta Muir: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian women's rights activist and reformer. (1849-1931). Elissa Karg Chacker, 1951-2008: Against The Current vol. 135 Slaughter, Jane; Finkel, David Article 2008 Elissa Karg Chacker, a longtime member of Solidarity and previously the International Socialists (IS) in Detroit, died Sunday, May 11 from injuries suffered in an accident a week earlier. Riding her b... Emma Goldman and the American Left: Nowhere at Home Morton, Marian Book 1992 A biography of Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman in Exile: From the Russian Revolution to the Spanish Civil War Wexler, Alice Book 1989 Volume 2 of a biography of Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman: Voice of a Rebel: Against The Current vol. 141 Hill, Rebecca Article 2009 Emma Goldman's name for many is synonymous with Anarchism. Indeed, as we can see in the first two volumes of the Documentary History of the American Years from the Emma Goldman Papers Project, now out... Hedy Epstein Epstein, Hedy Website The website of the late Hedy Epstein 1924-2016), Holocause survivor, human rights advocate, and speaker. Fernandez, Irene: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Malaysian advocate for the right of women, migrants, and poor workers. (Born 1946). Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley: Connexipedia Article Article Labour leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). (1890-1964). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia Article Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Miriam Garfinkle 1954 - 2018 Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 Obituary for Miriam Garfinkle, who died on September 15, 2018. Genefke, Inge: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Campaigner and worker on behalf of torture victims. Geonzon, Winefreda: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate for prisoners. Responsible for setting up the Free Legal Assistance Volunteers Association (FREELAVA) as a legal aid office for victims of human rights violations, prisoners who could not aff... Goldman, Emma: Connexipedia Article Article Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches. (1869-1940). Grace Paley (1922-2007): Against The Current vol. 131 Huber-Humes, Sonya Article 2007 Grace Paley described herself as a “somewhat combative pacifist and a cooperative anarchist,” and saw the role of the artist as that of “listener” who would relay stories of those made invisible by so... Hamer, Fannie Lou: Connexipedia Article Article American voting rights activist and civil rights leader. (1917-1977). Hartman, Grace: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian labour union activist. (1918-1993). Hauser, Monika: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article German human rights advocate. (Born 1959). Holocaust survivor and activist for justice Hedy Epstein dies at 91 Lee, Dianne Article 2016 Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 91, died at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on May 26, 2016. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Hedy was enc... Huerta, Dolores: Connexipedia Article Article The co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. (Born 1930). Jacobs, Jane: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Author, urban advocate, economist, ecologist, and philosopher. (1916-2006). Jacobs, Jane: Connexipedia Article Article Author, urban advocate, economist, ecologist, and philosopher. (1916-2006). Jagannathan, Krishnammal and Sankaralingam: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winners Article Gandhian activists who have protested against social injustice. Jagger, Bianca: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article A Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress and fashion icon. (Born 1950). Jones, Mary Harris (Mother Jones): Connexipedia Article Article American labour and community organizer, a Wobbly, and a Socialist. (1837-1930). Kamal, Meena Keshwar: Connexipedia Article Article An Afghan women's rights activist, founder of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), a group organized to promote equality and education for women. (1956-1987). Keller, Helen: Connexipedia Article Article American author, political activist and lecturer. (1880-1968). Kelly, Petra: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Left-wing German politician. (1947-1992). Klein, Bonnie Sherr: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Filmmaker, author, disability rights activist. (Born 1941). Kruhonja, Katarina: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Croatian peace activist. (Born 1962). Landsberg, Michele: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian writer, social activist and feminist. (Born 1935). Langer, Felicia: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Israeli human rights lawyer, winner of the Right Livelihood Award. Berta Langston, 1926-2010: Against The Current vol. 147 Wald, Alan Article 2010 Berta Langston (1926-2010), a founder and member of Solidarity, died of lung cancer at age 84 in Norwalk, Connecticut on June 23. Born Berta Green on the Lower East Side of New York City, she was one ... Lappé, Frances Moore: Connexipedia Article Article Activist and writer on food, hunger, economics, and democracy. (Born 1944). Lappé, Frances Moore: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Activist and writer on food, hunger, economics, and democracy. (Born 1944). Lavell, Jeannette Vivian Corbiere: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Native women's rights activist. (Born 1942). The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg Geras, Norman Book 2015 Norman Geras sets out to interrogate and refute the myths that have developed around Rosa Luxemburg's work. Lemke, Birsel: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Turkish environmentalist. (Born 1950). The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg Luxemburg, Rosa (edited by Georg Adler, Peter Hudis, and Annelies Laschitza) Book 1990 Blending a passionate sensibility and a steely intellect with an unshakeable commitment to revolutionary socialism, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century. In this comp... Livesay, Dorothy: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Poet, journalist, writer of short fiction, autobiography and literary criticism. (1909-1996). Livingstone, Kay: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Social activist, radio host. (1918-1975). Longuet, Jenny: Connexipedia Article Article Socialist activist. Daughter of Jenny von Westphalen and Karl Marx. (1844-1883). Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution Gabriel, Mary Book 2011 A biography of Karl and Jenny Marx. Luxemburg, Rosa: Connexipedia: Entry in Encyclopedia of Marxism Glossary of People Article Marxist revolutionary. (1871-1919). Maathai, Wangari: Connexipedia Article Article Winner of the1984 Right Livelihood Award and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1940). Maathai, Wangari: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Winner of the 1984 Right Livelihood Award and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1940). MacInnis, Grace Winona: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian politician and feminist. Macphail, Agnes Campbell: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian polician. (1890-1954). Manorama, Ruth: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Advocate for the right of Dalit women. (Born 1952). A Marxian Oddity: A review of Marxiam and Freedom. From 1776 Unitl Today, by Raya Dunayevskaya Mattick, Paul Article 1958 Paul Mattick says although Raya Dunayevskaya’s interpretation of Marxian doctrine is occasionally true and eloquent, this book as a whole is a scatterbrained hodge-podge of philosophical, economic and... McClung, Nellie Letitia (Mooney): Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. (1873-1951). McNaughton, Violet: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Feminist, journalist and activist. (1879-1968). Mer-Khamis, Arna: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Israeli educator and human rights activist. (1929-1995). Michel, Louise: Connexipedia: Entry in Encyclopedia of Marxism Glossary of People Article French anarchist, school teacher and medical worker. (1830-1905). One Woman Army: The Life of Claire Culhane Lowe, Mick Book 1992 A biography of Claire Culhane, member of the Canadian Communist Party, crusader for prison abolition, and peace activist opposed to the Vietnam war. Pankhurst, Emmeline: Connexipedia Article Article English women's suffrage movement leader. (1858-1928). A Parable of Women's Liberation: Against The Current vol. 134 Tax, Meredith Article 2008 Interview with Meredith Tax. Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Parlby, Irene Marryat: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Politician, farm women's leader. (1868-1965). Parsons, Lucy: Connexipedia Article Article Radical American labour organizer and anarchist communist. (1853-1942). The Passing of Ronnie Gilbert: A Great Woman Has Died Macaray, David Article 2015 Ronnie Gilbert, an original member of the legendary folk group, the Weavers, has died . Politkovskaya, Anna: Connexipedia Article Article Russian journalist, author and human rights activist. (1958-2006). The Power of Women United: Against The Current vol. 134 Dawson, Kipp Article 2008 Interview with Kipp Dawson. The Radical Life of Rosa Luxemburg: A graphic novelization of the revolutionary life and legacy of "Red Rosa" Evans, Kate Article 2015 An excerpt from Red Rosa, a graphic biography of Rosa Luxemburg. Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg Evans, Kate; Buhle, Paul Book 2015 A giant of the political left, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the foremost minds in the canon of revolutionary socialist thought. Red Rosa gives Luxemburg her due as a radical and human being. In this beaut... Remembering Dorothy Healey: An Activist with Vision: Against The Current vol. 125 Lieberman, Robbie Article 2006 Dorothy Healey had a grand vision of a world in which there was no poverty, racism, or war, a world of genuine democracy. To me she represented what was most appealing about the Old Left — commitment,... Roback, Léa: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Union organizer, social activist. (1903-2000). Rosa Luxemburg in Retrospect Mattick, Paul Article 1978 Mattick reconsiders the legacy of Rosa Luxemburg, particularly her critique of Bolshevism and her economic theory. Rowbotham, Sheila: Connexipedia Article Article British socialist feminist theorist and writer. (Born 1943). Russell, Dora: Connexipedia Article Article British author, feminist and socialist campaigner. (1894-1986). Scholl, Sophie: Connexipedia Article Article A member of the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. (1921-1943). Shadd, Mary Ann: Connexipedia Article Article A key figure in the Underground Railroad and a subscription agent for William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator. (1823-1893). She never was afraid: The biography of Annie Buller Watson, Louise Book 1976 The story of Annie Buller, a Canadian trade union activist and Communist. Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia Article Article Philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author. (Born 1952). Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Environmental and women's activist. (Born 1952). Social Activist Grace Lee Boggs on Shaking Up the Status Quo in America Film/Video 2007 Grace Lee Boggs has been a part of almost every major movement in the United States in the last 75 years, including: Labor, Civil Rights, Black Power, Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice. The Socialist Legacy of Helen Keller Article Helen Keller became a member of the Socialist Pary in 1909 and by 1912, she had become a national voice for socialism and working class solidarity. The Story of Tatania Baynac, Jacques Book The life of the young Russian revolutionary who in 1906 assassinated a man who she believed was a Tsarist minister. Terselic, Vesna: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Croatian peace activist. (Born 1962). Triple Jeopardy and the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Louie, Miriam Ching Yoon Article 2008 Being bi- and female in the Asian movement also means putting in double, triple, quadruple time. The Third World Women’s Alliance, an offshoot of the Black Women’s Liberation Committee of the Student ... Truth, Sojourner: Connexipedia Article Article African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. (1797-1883). Tubman, Harriet: Connexipedia Article Article An African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. (1822-1913). Ursula K. Le Guin - Rest in Power Kerley, Joyce Article 2018 Obituary celebrating Le Guin's contributions as a community activist, a fighter for feminism, peace, freedom of speech, access to knowledge for everyone, and radical democracy in addition to her liter... Violet McNaughton: the Mighty Mite Reformer From Saskatchewan Welton, Michael Article 2018 Violet McNaughton deserves recognition as one of Canada's greatest and most formidable adult educators and co-operator of the twentieth century bar none The Vogeler Senate Campaign: Against The Current vol. 124 Sanson, Marc; Wunsch, Mike; Vogeler, Rae Article 2006 With just four months until the general election, Green Party candidate Rae Vogeler has established herself as the main opposition to millionaire incumbent Senator Herb Kohl. Vogeler's campaign took o... Wangari Maathai was not a good woman. Kenya needs more of them. Nyabola, Nanjala Article 2015 25 September, 2015 marked four years since the passing of Kenyan environmentalist and feminist icon, Wangari Maathai. In Kenya, the celebrations were notably muted as her standing in the country has b... Watt-Cloutier, Sheila: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Inuit leader, activist. Wollstonecraft, Mary: Connexipedia Article Article British writer, philosopher, and feminist. (1759-1797). Wood, Ellen Meiksins Article Barbara Zeluck, 1923-2010: Against The Current vol. 147 Anonymous Article 2010 Our comrade Barbara Zeluck died at her home June 5, 2010 in New York City. Zetkin, Clara: Connexipedia: Entry in Encyclopedia of Marxism Glossary of People Article German socialist. (1857-1933). 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Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Sources LibraryAntoniou, Laura Laura Antoniou (born 1963) is an American novelist. She is the author of The Marketplace series of BDSM-themed novels, which were originally published under the pen name of Sara Adamson. Bachmann, Ingeborg Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 - 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. Brame, Gloria Gloria Glickstein Brame (born August 20, 1955) is a U.S. writer and sex therapist based in Athens, Georgia. Eileen Gersh, 1913-1998 Feeley, Dianne 1998 EILEEN SUTTON GERSH, a revolutionary socialist since the 1930s, died in London on March 18, 1998. Like many of her generation, she became radicalized by the political and economic crisis of the 1930s,... Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels Gallus, Maya (director) 1991 A documentary about author Elizabeth Smart, with Jackie Burroughts playing Elizabeth Smart. A Farewell and Tribute: Rose Lesnik, 1924-1998 Baur, Estar 1999 ROSE LESNIK, LIFELONG socialist, activist and humanist, died of pancreatic cancer on August 1, 1998. Rose, born in 1924, grew up in a socialist household.
Her father, Harry Gold, and her brother join... Ghada Karmi Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Ghada Karmi is a Palestinian doctor of medicine, author and academic. Arendt, Hannah Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Hannah Arendt was an influential German Jewish political theorist. Joan of Arc Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia 1412 A peasant girl born in what is now eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War. Hedy Lamarr Wikipedia article Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, 9 November 1914 – 19 January 2000) was an Austrian and American film actress and inventor. After an early and brief film career in Germany, which included a... Joyce Maupin, 1914-1998 Boone, Barri 1999 JOYCE MAUPIN, A long-time revolutionary activist and writer and a founder of Union WAGE (Women's Alliance to Gain Equality), died last September 14. Joyce loved to recount the story about “women in li... Memorial to Dagmar Baur This site is dedicated to the memory of Dagmar Baur - March 1941 - April 2010. Miriam Garfinkle Memories, Stories, Photos, Articles, Statements, Interviews, Letters, Actions, Activism, News 2018 This page is dedicated to the memory of Miriam Garfinkle (1954 - 2018). It provides links to Miriam’s articles and interviews, letters; accounts of her activism and organizing; stories from some of th... Parker, Dorothy Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 - June 7, 1967) was an American poet and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles. Riefenstahl, Leni Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl; 22 August 1902 - 8 September 2003) was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker. Her most famo... Rose Henderson A Woman for the People Campbell, Peter 2010 A study of the life of Canadian feminist, socialist, and peace activist Rose Henderson (1871-1937). Shakur, Assata Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Assata Olugbala Shakur (born July 16, 1947 as JoAnne Deborah Byron, married name Chesimard) is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Bl... Smart, Elizabeth Wikipedia article Elizabeth Smart (December 27, 1913 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian poet and novelist. |
