KRLemmons Women's History Month

Day 15 Woman of the Day: Vashti Murphy Mackenzie

Vashti Murphy Mackenzie, first female bishop of the African American Episcopal Church, is Day 15 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this pioneer woman below.

vashti-murphy-mckenzieBlack Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/mckenzie-vashti-murphy-1947

History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/bishop-vashti-mckenzie-23

Books written by Vashti Murphy Mackenzie: Not Without a Struggle, Strength in the Struggle, Journey to the Well,  Swapping Housewives, Not Without a Struggle Revised and Those Sisters Can Preach.

Tenth District: http://www.10thdistrictame.org/bishop.html

Washington National Cathedral: http://www.cathedral.org/staff/PE-46ER5-V0000I.shtml

Youtube videos: Smith Chapel AME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0SPZGEQwpk, Michigan State University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vwzk0JlZA

KRLemmons Women's History Month

Day 13 Woman of the Day: Renita Weems

Renita Weems, a bible scholar and ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is Day 13 Woman of the day.  Read about this powerful woman below:

RenitaWeemsBiography: http://www.somethingwithin.com/biography.html

Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3431000061.html

Youtube videos: “Just in Case” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gM5bhqpPxY, “The Gospel of Mary” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLlHsPqqNz8, “Trayvon Martin” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gPB-w2XP5Y

Books by Renita Weems on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Renita-J.-Weems/e/B000APSONU

KRLemmons Women's History Month

Day 12 Woman of the Day: Nancy Wilson

Vocalist Nancy Wilson is Day 12 Woman of the day.  Read about this multitalented woman below.

nancywilsonBiography: http://www.biography.com/people/nancy-wilson-21442799

All Music: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nancy-wilson-mn0000368367/biography

NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95307007, http://www.npr.org/people/2101390/nancy-wilson

Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=3495&source_type=A

Youtube videos: “Guess Who I Saw Today” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wPKzLvqKDg. “How Glad I Am” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVZ51o6ZNE

KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 31 Woman of the Day: Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield

Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, an African American vocalist, debuts in Metropolitan Hall in 1853.  Angered that African Americans are denied admission, she performs in a separate concert at the Broadway Tabernacle for five African American congregations.  Read about this pioneering woman here:

More information about this fascinating woman:

Buffalo Newspapers: http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/lm/196/

Encyclopedia Brittanica: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/245205/Elizabeth-Taylor-Greenfield

Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/greenfield-elizabeth-taylor-1819-1876

The Black Swan: https://archive.org/details/blackswanathomea00phil

KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 30 Woman of the Day Naomi Sims

March 30 Woman of the Day is Naomi Sims, who was also born on this day.  Naomi Sims was a model, entrepreneur and pioneer.  Read her fascinating story here:

Black America Web: http://blackamericaweb.com/2013/10/22/little-known-black-history-fact-naomi-sims-supermodel/

NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111572300

Obituary: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/naomi-sims-model-and-entrepreneur-who-led-the-way-for-black-women-in-the-fashion-industry-1775852.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/fashion/04sims.html?_r=0

KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 29 Woman of the Day: Marva Collins

Marva Collins is March 29 Woman of the Day.  As an educator, she established her own school, the Westside Preparatory in Chicago.  Read about this pioneer and education activist here:

More resources on Marva Collins:

National Endowment for the Humanities: http://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/marva-collins

NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14178874

Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0909/090928.html/%28page%29/2

C-Span: http://www.c-span.org/person/?marvacollins

The Marva Collins Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMjotCrGAOY

Book by Marva Collins: Marva Collins’ Way (1990)

 

KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 28 Woman of the Day: Clara Stanton Jones

For March 28, I selected a woman who was a pioneer in the field of librarianship.  Clara Stanton Jones, was the first African American woman to become a director of an urban public library system.  Read about this pioneering woman here:

More information about Ms. Jones are listed below:

Library Journal Backtalk: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/12/opinion/backtalk/remembering-clara-stanton-jones-backtalk/

Little Known Black Librarian Facts: http://littleknownblacklibrarianfacts.blogspot.com/2012/01/clara-stanton-jones-alas-first-african.html

Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/insidebayarea/obituary.aspx?pid=160309744

Detroit Public Library: http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/story/mourning-loss-clara-stanton-jones

KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 26 Woman of the Day: Diana Ross

Born on this day in 1944, Diana Ross, former lead singer of the Supremes, is March 26 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this multitalented woman here:

Ms. Ross life in pictures: http://www.style.com/beauty/icon/032114_Diana_Ross/#!beauty-icon/slideshow/go/0

Diana Ross interview with Barbara Walters (2000): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOGdhMf2hK8

Rolling Stone Biography: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/diana-ross-and-the-supremes/biography

Also search Diana Ross on You Tube to listen to some of her songs.

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Biography, Resources

March 24 Woman of the Day: Dorothy Height

March 24 Woman of the Day is Dorothy Height, who was born on this day in 1912.  Read about this extraordinary woman here:

Other resources about Dorothy Height:

NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126128076

PBS: http://video.pbs.org/video/2206091748/

National Council of Negro Women: http://www.ncnw.org/about/height.htm

Books written by Dorothy Height:

Open Wide the Freedom Gates A Memoir (2005)

Living With Purpose (2010)

 

 

 

KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 23 Woman of the Day: Patricia Roberts Harris

Patricia Roberts Harris, who joined the ancestors on March 23, 1985 is March 23 Woman of the Day.  She was the first African American woman to become a cabinet member, the first to head a law school and the first to serve as an ambassador.  Read about this pioneer woman here:

More information about Patricia Roberts Harris:

National Museum of African American History and Culture: http://go.si.edu/site/MessageViewer?em_id=17367.0&dlv_id=19421

Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/255927/Patricia-Roberts-Harris