KRLemmons Women's History Month

Day 21 Woman of the Day: Eleanor Holmes Norton

Civil rights activist and U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton is Day 21 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this pioneering woman below.

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Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-holmes-norton-9425250

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/norton-eleanor-holmes-1937

District of Columbia information: http://norton.house.gov/about/full-biography

Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmHZtUSc5I, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbte5yYkVs

KRLemmons Women's History Month

Day 10 Woman of the Day: Charlotta Spears Bass

Bass-CharlottaCharlotta Spears Bass was a newspaper publisher-editor and civil rights activist.  She was also the first African American woman to run for the U.S. Vice President under the Progressive Party ticket.  Read more about this revolutionary woman below.

PBS: http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/bass.html

Women of the West: http://theautry.org/explore/exhibits/suffrage/bass_full.html

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/bass-charlotta-1879-1969

Black History Now: http://blackhistorynow.com/charlotta-bass/

Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2874200015.html