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March is Women's History Month but shouldn't it be Herstory Month? Which unsung shero should finally get her due?
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February 25th, 2010
Over 50% of the world’s population gets 30 days out of 365 for their inspiration and contribution to the human story to be acknowledged and (ideally) discussed, which is probably why Virginia Woolf wrote that anonymous was a woman. Anonymous got more respect.
We all know the tokens that are dug up and dusted off when historical women are brought into conversation: Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Madam Curry, Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt.
But where are the props for Angela Davis? Bella Abzug? Barbara Jordan? Belle Starr? Tokyo Rose?
Why was another movie just made about John Dillinger instead of an original about Ma Barker? We’ve had ‘Troy’ and ‘Alexander’ but why not ‘Boudicea’?
Who are the women throughout recorded time that you would like to see included in Women’s Herstory Month and why?
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