Celebrating Black History Month With A New Perspective February 2020
Every February Americans mark Black history in the US. We acknowledge the painful and celebrate the triumphant.
Special Notes in American History
Black History Month 2019 - George Washington Carver
The most famous and first African American to become a world renowned American botanist and lover of nature was George Washington Carver.
Special Notes in American History -
A black Puerto Rican or “Afroborinqueno” is credited with amassing the collections which formed the core of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division of the NY Public Library.
Special Notes in American History - The Origins of “Black History”
In 1926 historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the beginning of what would eventually become BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
Special Notes in American History: How Many Firsts Can You Name?
Women lag behind men in getting to the finish line.... professionally speaking. That makes it noteworthy when they become 'the first' in fields that men get recognition for routinely. How many 'first woman to....' can you name in these arenas? Who was the first woman to ...win a Pulitzer? A Nobel Prize? Or to become a doctor? A minister? A lawyer? A member of Congress? An astronaut? A Governor? Named to the Cabinet? A brigadier general?
Special Notes in American History: Legacy of the Triangle Shirt Fire
Nearly everyone knows the story of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 where hundreds of young girls, most Jewish or Italian immigrants, perished because the doors were locked and there was no escape.
Special Notes in American History: Forgotten Unionist: Kate Mullany
Kate Mullany was an early female labor leader and one of its most important activists. She started one of the earliest ALL WOMEN unions which was one of the first to endure beyond the resolution of a particular grievance.
Special Notes in American History: All Time Greatest Female Athlete?
Most Americans can name a dozen male athletes without much effort. Change the subject to FEMALE athletes and only a few names are commonly known by comparison.
Special Notes in American History- Jackie-Joyner Kersee: Super Athlete
An American track and field star, Jackie was a 4 time Olympian and 6 time Olympic medalist who twice won gold in the Heptathlon as well as once in the long jump. A world champion as well as gold medalist in the Pan American Games, her name is always on the list of Greatest Athletes of All Time.
Special Notes in American History: Mia Hamm - More Than a Soccer Star
Millions of girls took up soccer because of Mia Hamm. Playing with the US women's national soccer team as forward for 17 years (1987-2004), she built one of the biggest fan bases of any American athlete.