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We’re Zooming! Join Us for 4 Women : 4 Stories

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We’re off to the DC area . . . via Zoom! Please join us on June 8, 2021 at 4:30pm EDT (GMT/UTC -4) as we give our presentation called “4 Women : 4 Stories” for the Maryland-DC-West Virginia Region of SAQA. We are proud to be able to showcase these remarkable women who do not receive the attention they deserve. The cost is $5. Register for the event here. Who are the women we will discuss?

Katharine McCormick
Katharine McCormick quilt

Born wealthy and married to an even wealthier man, Katharine McCormick spent her life dedicated to gaining voting and reproductive rights for women. We’ve blogged about her here.

Mitsuye Endo
quilt of Japanese American woman

Mitsuye Endo became a symbol of the unjust and illegal incarceration of Americans of Japanese descent during WWII. We’ve blogged about her here.

Faith Ringgold
Crossing the Bridge with Faith

Faith Ringgold has spent her entire career claiming legitimacy among the iconic (white, male) artists of Western art, showing us a new perspective that engenders a new appreciation of art. We’ve blogged about her here.

Fannie Lou Hamer

Born poor and Black in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Fannie Lou Hamer spent her life working for equal voting rights for her fellow Black Americans. We’ve blogged about her here.

We hope your time zone will allow you to hear about 4 Women : 4 Stories. Thanks!

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