Mary Terrell was one of the first African American Women to graduate from college, and rose to prominence during the battles for universal suffrage and civil rights.
With fiery speeches and a push in the back, she demanded that we all to go forth and do some good. We have a responsibility to lift each other up as we climb, she said, in order to make the wor ... Show More
May 2021
SYMHC Classics: Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Revisiting our 2016 episode on black Canadian-American Mary Ann Shadd Cary, who became the first woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper. She advocated against slavery, for better lives for free black people, and for women's rights. Learn more about your ad-choices ... Show More
36m 25s
Mar 2022
Women in Activism (w/ Maria Teresa Kumar)
Throughout history and around the world, women have not only led the fight for women’s rights, they have played a vital role in nearly every movement for social change. This week, Chelsea is sitting down with Maria Teresa Kumar, founding president of Voto Latino, the leading Lati ... Show More
28m 40s
May 2021
Sojourner's Truth
May 29, 1851. Akron, Ohio’s Old Stone Church is packed to the brim. It's the second day of a big convention on women's rights. Hundreds of activists are there, but when one of them, Sojourner Truth, takes the floor, she stands out. Truth is a formerly enslaved woman, and her spee ... Show More
28m 17s
Dec 2020
December 11, 2020: Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist
Today’s quote is from a forceful orator whose speeches hugely impacted the conversations around emancipation, feminism, and human rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3m 4s