Woman is a Rational Animal

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

~ By Maya Paloma ~ We owe it to Ida B. Wells to remember more than her name. We cannot forget her life, her story, which in so many ways profiles the ceaseless obstacles Black women faced in the last several decades and, all too often, still face today. More...
Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Elizabeth Ross Haynes

~ By Jessica Oros ~ When you think of neglected social scientists, the first names that come up might be Jane Addams or W.E.B Du Bois, both of whom contributed greatly to the budding field of social science by bringing to light the living conditions that minority...
Anna Julia Cooper

Anna Julia Cooper

~ By Jonathan Ogebe ~ Anna Julia Cooper was a Black educator and sociologist whose works contributed to Black feminism and the intersections of race, class, and gender. She was born on August 10, 1858 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Hannah Stanley (who was enslaved) and...
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