African-American History
From the Archives: Running From Bondage: A Q & A with Dr. Karen Cook
As Juneteenth and America 250 intersect, I’m returning to a book and an interview that led me to think about the American Revolution from the perspective of enslaved women perspective. It changed some of the ways I thought about the freedom, slavery, and the formation of my country. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸 It is…
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Maggie Lena Walker Opens a Bank
Circling back once again to the theme of women entrepreneurs, allow me introduce you to Maggie Lena Walker (1867-1934)[1] , the child of a formerly enslaved, illiterate mother who became the founder and president of an important Black-owned bank. Walker was born in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy, two years after the end…
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From the Archives: Talking About Women’s History and Overnight Code with Paige Bowers
This one dates from 2021. I was glad to pull it out and read it again. *** I’ve been waiting to read Paige Bowers’s Overnight Code, the story of groundbreaking computer engineer and ship designer Raye Montague, ever since Paige announced the deal more than a year ago. When I finally got my hands on…
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