Black History

Aug 46 min read

'Ar'n't I a Woman?': The Life and Activism of Sojourner Truth

Within abolitionist and early feminist history, especially Black feminist history, many recognise a single name: Sojourner Truth.

Apr 146 min read

Hazel Scott: Pianist, Protestor, Pioneer

“I’ve always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know..."

Sep 25, 20236 min read

Suzanne Césaire: The missing mother of the Negritude movement

Is it the eternal plight of women then, to be erased from the textbooks, the movements, from history itself?

Jul 29, 20236 min read

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock-n-Roll

Easily one of the most overlooked artists of the 20th century, Sister Rosetta Tharpe paved the way for rock-n-roll artists...

Mar 22, 20236 min read

"Unbossed and Unbought": Shirley Chisholm

‘Unbought and Unbossed’ are the two words Chisholm described herself within the publication of her autobiography, the title her life’s motto

Mar 3, 20235 min read

Mavis Best, an unappreciated reformer

Someone you may not have any awareness of in this list of women and equality throughout history is British councillor Mavis Best.