This week's thread will discuss the Women's Club movement and it's most influential members. The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While women's organizations had always been a part of … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Women’s Club Movement
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Centenarians
Good morning POU Family! This week's thread will highlight well-known African-American Centenarians and what they have seen and done in their long lives. Fannie Cobb Carter (September 30, 1872 – March 29, 1973) was an African-American educator, humanitarian, and activist for school integration in the United States. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Centenarians
Monday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Good morning POU Family and lurkers! This week's morning open threads will highlight African-American painters. Enjoy! Clementine Hunter (pronounced Clementeen) (late December 1886 or early January 1887 – January 1, 1988) was a self-taught black folk artist from the Cane River region of the U.S. state of Louisiana, who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation. She is the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Monday Open Thread- Little Rock Nine
It's Monday P.O.U. Family and lurkers! This week, I will be highlighting the Little Rock Nine and the individuals who make up the group. The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The ensuing Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread- Little Rock Nine
Monday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Jackie Ormes (1911-1985), creator of several popular comic strips in the 1930s–1950s, was the first female, African American syndicated cartoonist. In a male-dominated industry, Jackie captured a national audience with her fashionable and opinionated characters. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists