#women039s history month
I gave birth to two daughters on #InternationalWomensDay. Read my advice to them:
Today, Bean turns five and Button turns one! Five years ago, I gave birth to little brown dumpling of a baby I called Bean. She is responsible in many ways for this blog. I started writing online in earnest to try to make sense of giving birth, of becoming a mother. And then one year ago exactly, Button was born. I am the mother of not just one, but two little girls born on March 8th. How did I…
Black Girl Icarus: On Education, Motherhood, and Ambition #WomensHistoryMonth
The cherry blossoms are coming to DC and I’m excited about finally seeing them. I rather like how February gives way to March, surreptitiously budding Black History into the full bloom of Women’s History Month. And because I’m both Black and woman, Women’s History Month means (you guessed it!) more Black history! I’ve been reading the autobiography of Zora Neale Hurston, Dust Tracks on a…
Women’s History Month: Marie Curie and Beyond
As Women’s History Month begins, I find myself wishing I’d planned a series of blog posts about amazing women in history (similar to my daily posts for horror movies in October); unfortunately, however, I only thought of this today and this month is looking to be a beast, so that won’t be happening. I’m going to try to post more than once this month, but I can make no promises! I wanted to begin…
#BlackDisabledGirlMagic Series: Kerima Cevik, Disabled Writer, Activist, & Redefining the Rules
Photo of Kerima Cevik, a brown-skinned Black woman. Kerima is facing away from the camera, with her beautiful gray hair covering her face. She is leaning against window blinds, with the light from the window softly hitting her face.
It is so important for Black disabled women to have a village – a group of individuals who understand her fully. A group of uplifters, motivators, and truth sayers…
#BlackDisabledGirlMagic Series: Heather Watkins, Disabled Writer, Mom, & Community Leader
Image of Heather Watkins, light-skinned Black woman who is standing in front of a off-white colored door. Heather is smiling directly to the camera, and is wearing a black-and-white multi-striped top with black pants. Heather has her hands placed on her hips, which are in a relaxed pose.
As we continue with the #BlackDisabledGirlMagic series, we have seen the various perspectives about the lives…
#BlackDisabledGirlMagic Series: Kathy D. Woods, Fashion Designer for Little Women
Image of Kathy D. Woods, a Black little woman. Kathy is outside and standing in front of a white building. Kathy is wearing a red-orange snakeskin-printed dress with black dress shoes. Kathy is smiling directly into the camera.
Fashion and feeling good in the clothes you wear are important, and for some disabled women, it can be a challenge to find apparel that fits your body type and shape.…
Photo of Keri Gray, light-skinned Black women with a small afro who is smiling into the camera and throwing up the peace sign. Keri is dressed in business attire and is standing near a black podium. The podium has a white sign on the front of it that reads: “national youth transition center.”
For Women’s History Month, I want to spotlight the phenomenal Black women I know who are trailblazers and…
Women’s History Month: Women in Motorcycling
My wife mentioned that this is Women’s History month and that I should post something, just not photos of her. LOL
From the Drayton Hall Collections: Elizabeth Bull Drayton’s Mourning Pendant
by Sarah Stroud Clarke, Archaeologist & Curator of Collections The Drayton Hall collections span centuries and generations of Drayton family members. This month we are highlighting an object that is related to the John Drayton (1715-1779) family through marriage. Pictured below is the front (left) and reverse (right) of a mourning pendant honoring Elizabeth Bull Drayton (c.1716-1751). Elizabeth…
