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Kentucky Woman wrote a new post, KY Human Rights Commission asks state and local governments to erect statues of women 5 years, 5 months ago
Press release from Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
August 20, 2015
Louisville, Kentucky USAThe Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners at its meeting today unanimously passed a […]
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Kentucky Woman wrote a new post, Award winning website: resource on Anne Braden 6 years, 3 months ago
In April 2012 at Kentucky’s District 3 finals for National History Day, Katy Campbell and Nick Tehrani from the Academy for Individual Excellence in Louisville won first place for their website: “Anne Braden: Advocate, Radical, and Revolutionary.”
The website opens with a slideshow and a recording of “Anne Braden” by the Flobots, an American rock and hip hop musical group from Colorado (the Flobots online radio segment “White Flag Warrior” is available free at Jango) – you can see the powerful lines of the song at AZ Lyrics.
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The website contains the following segments:
Young Life
Escape Route
The Wade Case
Continued Activism
Legacy
Media
CreditsThis is a terrific resource for young readers and highly recommended by Dr. Cate Fosl, director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research in Louisville.
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Kentucky Woman wrote a new post, Alice Dunnigan on Elizabeth R. Fouse 7 years, 4 months ago
One of the most useful books to have on your bookshelf is The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians: Their Heritage and Traditions, by Alice Allison Dunnigan (The Association for the Study of Afro-American […]
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Kentucky Woman wrote a new post, Mary Wharton 9 years ago
My mother saw this site and said we should celebrate her hero: Dr. Mary E. Wharton (1912-1991) from Lexington. A tireless advocate for Kentucky’s dwindling forests, Wharton led many groups on trips throughout […]
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This is a really cool site!
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