The last ship to bring slaves to the United States was found buried in mud in the Mobile River in 2018. The business of importing slaves was outlawed in 1808, but the Clotilda’s owner made a bet that he could still do it in 1860. He won. To hide his crime–after selling of the 110 […]
Here’s a president who stood for women’s rights
Tunisia’s first freely elected president, Beji Caed Essibsi, passed away in July, leaving a legacy of ground-breaking changes in how women are treated in this Arab country. While he was in office, the country’s parliament passed a bill introducing new criminal provisions and increasing penalties for multiple violations against women. Essibsi helped change a law banning Muslim […]
Who was the 19th c True Woman?
Many 21st century women think they have a long way to go to secure the same rights and privileges 21st century men enjoy. I’m one of them. Still, life has gotten better. Here’s a description of what was expected of 19th century women. It ‘s a good explanation of why Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her […]
The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
Since this is a big year to celebrate—and next year will be even bigger—it’s no surprise that books on the fight for the female vote are popping up like weeds in a garden, but that’s a good thing. Elaine Weiss’s The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote (Viking) looks like the one […]
20 stunning facts about human trafficking in U.S.
The United States, Mexico and the Philippines were ranked among the worst places for human trafficking in 2018. Human trafficking wasn’t illegal in the U.S. until 2000. The United States, Mexico and the Philippines were ranked among the worst places for human trafficking in 2018. More than 49,000 cases of human trafficking have been reported […]
New woman’s suffrage book published
Barbara Berenson, a recently retired Senior Attorney at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, has published Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers,” about the fundamental role Massachusetts activists played in the movement over the course of three generations. “It’s important to have a knowledge of history,” Berenson said. “What that has shown us is that a step […]
