Category: Revolutionary Heroes
REVOLUTIONARY HEROES: People who make a difference.
Alexander Hamilton
From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington in 1792. “The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of... Read More
A Day Without A Woman
The Women’s March is working. There is a movement building and it’s not only women. The march may have been the think that kicked things off, but more and more people are organizing in their local... Read More
Indivisible
Last summer, even before the presidential election, the group Indivisible was formed. In their own words: Indivisible is a nonpolitical initiative energizing and informing Americans about the value an... Read More
The Beatles
Almost 50 years ago, during times as confused and scary as our own, the Beatles released the song ‘Revolution.’ This song could not be more timely and wise (and wise-cracking). Check out some of t... Read More
Bessie Colman
The year is 1921. The place is France. Bessie Colman becomes the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Talk about a can-do spirit! She started school in a one room segregated schoo... Read More
Housing Works
I started writing about Housing Works as a Quirky NYC experience—and it is!—but it is also a quintessential never give up kind of revolutionary organization. People think of Housing Works as a gre... Read More
Hidden Figures
Wow! I’m not just saying that because I am a woman scientist who has not always been treated fairly or kindly over the course of my career by male colleagues. Absolutely, that does not predispose me... Read More
MLK Day In Eastville, VA
I went to the MLK breakfast with my mother this morning in Eastville, her adopted home. She has lived here for much of her life after leaving Brooklyn almost 30 years ago. This morning’s breakfast w... Read More- 3 of 3
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