Harriet Tubman is one of those historical heavies that are rendered very lightweight. In elementary school, we’re given the basics: Harriet Tubman was black. Harriet Tubman was a slave. Harriett Tubman freed a bunch of slaves. Harriet Tubman freed a bunch of slaves via Underground Railroad, which was (psst!) not a real railroad. Harriet Tubman [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Wise Woman of the Week: Harriet Tubman
Posted in Wise Woman of the Week, tagged abolitionist, african-american, humanitarian, political activist, Wise Woman of the Week, women's suffrage on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Peace and Coexistence: The Goals of the International Women Commission
Posted in Women Kicking Ass, tagged female empowerment, international, israel-palestine conflict, jewish women, muslim women, politics, women's rights on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those who have utter faith in American mass media, it is more than likely that they believe the Palestinian populace lives only for three things.
1) Killing Israeli civilians.
2) Blowing themselves up to kill Israeli civilians.
3) Falafel.
Courage Under Fire: One Iraqi Mother’s Bravery
Posted in Women Kicking Ass, tagged children, conflict, international, iraq, mothers, tales from war, war on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It had been a slow morning at the hospital, until they arrived. One by one, bloodied and crying, carried in the arms of men and women with wounds themselves — a child, her mother, two more of her children, a man, another child, an uncle and others.
The Unreported, Uninvestigated and Unprosecuted Abuse of Native American Women
Posted in Sexual Assault/Abuse Against Women, tagged culture, injustice, legal system, native american women on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ironroad told the officer how she was raped and said that the men locked her in a bathroom, where she swallowed diabetes pills she found in the cabinet, hoping that if she was unconscious the men would leave her alone. The next morning, someone found her on the bathroom floor and called an ambulance.
A week later, Ironroad was dead — and so was the investigation. None of the authorities who could have investigated what happened to Leslie Ironroad did — not the Bureau of Indian Affairs, nor the FBI, nor anybody else.
