Assimilation. It was something Chaska fought against from the very start. Much like I tried to fight my attraction and gradual love for him. We were of different cultures and races. I always believed that one day after I left college, I would marry a colored man. Never once did I ever imagine that I would… Read More Assimilation
Mary Eliza Mahoney She made history as the first African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Her parents, originally from North Carolina, were freed slaves. They moved north before the Civil War, where they would face less discrimination. Mary… Read More Mary Eliza Mahoney
I remember when I used to use Liquid Paper like paint, smearing it over the mistakes I made making my pages look messy. I discovered today that it was a woman who invented this wonderful liquid eraser. Bette Nesmith Graham never imagined that she would be an inventor. She was a divorced mother, trying to support her young… Read More Bette Nesmith Graham
Notes to Women 