From Fugitives to Famous! 🎷🥁🎺 First Integrated All-Girl Swing Band
Published: Fri, 09/04/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire September 4, 2020 Hello, Huge thanks to subscriber Amber K. for tipping me off about the…
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Author Mary Cronk Farrell I write about women whose courage has shaped our history. My work shines a light in shadowy forgotten corners, amplifies marginalized voices and empowers us all to work constructively for what we believe in.
Bad Luck 😟
Published: Fri, 08/28/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire August 28, 2020 Hello, This week I've been researching an amazing story for you about some young…
How Women Helped Weave a Proud Legacy of Lies and Distortion
Published: Fri, 08/21/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire August 21, 2020 Hello, In the early 1900s, some American women campaigned for suffrage,…
A Bold 16-year-old & the Cold Irony of Her Fight for Women's Suffrage
Published: Fri, 08/14/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire August 14, 2020 Hello, Chinese Girl Wants Vote. So read the New York Tribune headline, April 13,…
A Sioux Suffragist: The Gifted and Conflicted Zitkala-Ša
Published: Fri, 08/07/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire August 7, 2020 Hello, Every heard of Gertrude Simmons Bonnin? Her name's not chiseled into the…
Update!
Published: Fri, 07/31/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire July 31, 2020 Hello, Turns out I have taken an une pected break from this newsletter for a few…
Heart-warming follow-up to a heartbreaking story.
Published: Fri, 07/10/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire July 10, 2020 Hello, The good news here, is that the city library has started curbside pick-up!…
Can We Believe that #BlackLivesMatter and Celebrate the 4th?
Published: Fri, 07/03/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire July 3, 2020 Hello, "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn." ~…
Murder at Sleepy Lagoon: A Showcase for Racism and Injustice in Paradise
Published: Fri, 06/26/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire June 26, 2020 Hello, All the leaves are brown And the sky is gray I've been for a walk On a…
Thank you! Happy Juneteenth!
Published: Fri, 06/19/20
Author Mary Cronk Farrell Stories to Inform & Inspire June 19, 2020 Hello, My heartfelt thanks to all of you who wrote after last Friday's newsletter.