WOW2 – February 2023: Women Trailblazers and Activists, 2-23 thru 2-29

February is Black History Month

“Sexism, like racism, goes with us
into the next century. I see class
warfare as overshadowing both.”
–Constance Baker Motley,
first Black woman appointed
to the federal judiciary, as a
U.S. district court judge

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

“The privilege of working with strong
women role models has been essential
to my career development and it’s crucial
to the development and advancement
of girls like my daughters … because so
many committed women from generations
past and present have done the heavy
lifting to pave the way and open the door
for us and those who will come after.”
–Ketanji Brown Jackson,
first African-American woman
appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

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“There are many persons ready
to do what is right because in
their hearts they know it is right.
But they hesitate, waiting for
the other fellow to make the
first move – and he, in turn,
waits for you.”
―Marian Anderson,
in 1955, she was the first
Black woman to sing at New
York’s Metropolitan Opera

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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 and much more complete list of outstanding women for this week, click:

www.dailykos.com/...