WOW2 – January’s Women Trailblazers and Activists, 1-17 thru 1-24

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WOW2 is a four-times-a-month sister blog to This Week in the War on Women.

“Women can save civilization only by
the broadest cooperative action, by
taking part in greater numbers in
government, by daring to think, by
daring to be themselves. The world
is calling for women of vision and
courage. May the women of the
world hear the call and go forward!”

–Harriot Stanton Blatch,
American suffragist and author

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“My mother used to tell me …‘Kamala,
you may be the first to do many things,
but make sure you are not the last …
And that’s why breaking those barriers
is worth it. As much as anything else,
it is also to create that path for
those who will come after us.”

–Kamala Harris,
first woman to be Vice President
of the United States of America

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The purpose of WOW2 is to learn about and honor women of achievement, including many who’ve been ignored or marginalized in most of the history books.

These trailblazers have a lot to teach us about persistence in the face of overwhelming odds. I hope you will find reclaiming our past as much of an inspiration as I do.

WOW2 began as a once-a-month post, then as more and more trailblazing women were added to the lists, it expanded until it became a four-times-a-month post. The lists became so long that I’m switching to posting only a selection of these amazing trailblazers — for those who want to see the glorious much more complete list of outstanding women for this week, click:

www.dailykos.com/…