WOW2 - March 2023: Women Trailblazers and Activists, 3-25 thru 3-31

March is National Women’s History Month

“Any woman who chooses to behave
like a full human being should be
warned that the armies of the
status quo will treat her as
something of a dirty joke.”
–Gloria Steinem,
Feminist leader, activist,
and organizer
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WOW2 is a four-times-a-month sister blog
to This Week in the War on Women.

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“I believe the Constitution of
the United States gives me
every right and privilege to
which every other citizen
is entitled; for while the
Constitution gives States
the right to regulate suffrage,
it nowhere gives them the
power to prevent it.”
–Virginia L. Minor,
October 1889 speech at
the Missouri Woman
Suffrage Convention
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“Words set things in motion.
I’ve seen them doing it. Words
set up atmospheres, electrical
fields, charges. I’ve felt them
doing it. Words conjure.”
–Toni Cade Bambara,
African-American author of
Those Bones Are Not My Child,
filmmaker, and social activist

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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 more complete list of outstanding women for this week, click:  www.dailykos.com/...