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Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 70 years before Rosa Parks
Her legacy as an advocate for and scholar of social justice endures today
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From combat to the stage
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Midnight toasts and resolutions
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America’s first female mayor served for one year and was paid $1
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The Birth of an Activist
Helen Hunt Jackson’s encounter with Chief Standing Bear changed her life
Jan 29
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To Ask for Freedom for Women
She was arrested for holding a meeting on public grounds
Jan 15
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Midnight toasts and resolutions
Work hard, be inspired, and take charge
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A turkey shoot could lift spirits at the holidays
Early residents of the old West had to be resourceful
Dec 18, 2025
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The day my great-great-grandmother got a gang of bushwhackers to stand down
They had been ordered to kill her son
Dec 4, 2025
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A Passion for Names and Preserving the Arapaho Language
A 1914 trip organized by two Colorado women helped establish Rocky Mountain National Park and preserve Native American names
Nov 20, 2025
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America’s first female mayor served for one year and was paid $1
Susanna Salter’s name was put on the ballot as a ‘joke’
Nov 6, 2025
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