Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book Trailblazers and Torchbearers dives into the stories of female leaders ...

Known as the “godmother of civil rights,” Dorothy Height fought not just for racial justice but for women’s equality. Morris Dosewell, Dorothy Height, Alexander Allen, Basil Paterson, and Bayard ...

This Women’s History Month, we’re diving into the hidden histories of the women and movements that have radically shaped our rights and fight back! Often erased by the media and our textbooks, women ...

On Martin Luther King Jr., Day, the nation reflects on the Civil Rights Movement by invoking a familiar cast of heroes. We repeat the same names, the same photographs, the same speeches—often without ...

Discover the powerful stories of Fannie Lou Hamer, Elaine Brown, Ella Baker, Dolores Huerta and Yuri Kochiyama — ...

Rethinking social movement theory : race, class, gender, and culture -- Exclusion, empowerment, and partnership : race gender relations -- Women and the escalation of the civil rights movement -- ...

"Something's got to take place in your life that will shake you up and turn you around." ...

The Civil Rights Movement was powered by the labor, care, and courage of ordinary people, particularly women, who worked behind the scenes to make the movement a success.

Discover the powerful stories of Fannie Lou Hamer, Elaine Brown, Ella Baker, Dolores Huerta and Yuri ...