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Last Mile Education Fund just surprised 22 tech graduates by paying their student debt. Here’s why.
Last Mile Education Fund just surprised 22 tech graduates by paying their student debt. Here’s why.
In May 2020, Aliya Kingwood graduated from Morgan State University, a historically Black institution in Baltimore in the midst of the…
SmartGirls Staff
Mar 17, 2022
Marjorie Ann “Marge” Anderson, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe leader
Marjorie Ann “Marge” Anderson, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe leader
“Women are moving into leadership at all levels, but to me not fast enough. When I first started here I was the only woman. You have to…
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Jan 17, 2020
Elizabeth Peratrovich Catalyzed First Anti-Discrimination Law in U.S., Alaska
Elizabeth Peratrovich Catalyzed First Anti-Discrimination Law in U.S., Alaska
In Alaska, February 16 is designated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, “for her courageous, unceasing efforts to eliminate discrimination and…
shift7
Jan 4, 2020
Eliza Conley led legal and resistance efforts to protect Huron Indian Cemetery
Eliza Conley led legal and resistance efforts to protect Huron Indian Cemetery
She was the first Native American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Jan 16, 2020
Taking Care through the Coronavirus: Body, Mind, and SOUL
Taking Care through the Coronavirus: Body, Mind, and SOUL
This, the third of a three-part series on resources and thoughts on care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually during the…
Elizabeth Beauvais
Apr 8, 2020
Taking Care through the Corona Virus: Body, MIND, and Soul
Taking Care through the Corona Virus: Body, MIND, and Soul
This, the second of a three-part series on resources and thoughts on care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually during the…
Elizabeth Beauvais
Apr 1, 2020
Taking Care through the Coronavirus: Body, Mind, and Soul
Taking Care through the Coronavirus: Body, Mind, and Soul
In this first of a three-part series on caring for yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually during the COVID19 pandemic, we offer…
Elizabeth Beauvais
Mar 30, 2020
These Women are Working to Save Thousands of Lives through Organ Donation Reform
These Women are Working to Save Thousands of Lives through Organ Donation Reform
Ninety percent of Americans support organ donation. It’s something we agree on across the country. But… thousands of organs go unrecovered…
SmartGirls Staff
Oct 19, 2021
Gloria E. Anzaldúa, explored intersectionality & challenged conceptions of borders with her writing
Gloria E. Anzaldúa, explored intersectionality & challenged conceptions of borders with her writing
“I will have my voice. Indian, Spanish, white. I will have my serpent’s tongue — my woman’s voice, my sexual voice, my poet’s voice. I…
shift7
Jan 18, 2020
Elizabeth Peratrovich Catalyzed First Anti-Discrimination Law in U.S., Alaska
Elizabeth Peratrovich Catalyzed First Anti-Discrimination Law in U.S., Alaska
In Alaska, February 16 is designated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, “for her courageous, unceasing efforts to eliminate discrimination and…
shift7
Jan 4, 2020
Mary McLeod Bethune, “The First Lady of the Struggle.”
Mary McLeod Bethune, “The First Lady of the Struggle.”
She was the preeminent female African American civil rights leader in the 1930s-50s.
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Jan 22, 2020
Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink co-authored Title IX legislation, & led on education and justice
Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink co-authored Title IX legislation, & led on education and justice
“Discrimination against women in education is one of the most insidious forms of prejudice extant in our nation.” — Representative Patsy T…
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Jan 14, 2020
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