Modern History 2/2

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.

Mar 2, 20234 min read

The "Cripple Suffragette": Rosa May Billinghurst

Militant suffragette might not be a term you’d immediately associate with a disabled teacher

Mar 1, 20238 min read

Susan and Mrs Stanton

Always “Susan” and “Mrs Stanton” in their letters, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are fundamental in conversations of equality