Women and Adversity:
Lorraine Hansberry
Lesbian, Playwright,
Civil Rights Activist
In December I always repeat a post I think people will appreciate reading about again. Since I'm from the Chicago area--specifically Joliet, Illinois--I like to recognize my home state. For Pride Month I featured Chicagoan, playwright and civil rights activist Lorraine Hansberry.
Her most popular play is 1959’s A Raisin in the Sun, about racial discrimination against African Americans in Chicago ...
Women and Adversity
Marlena Fejzo, Ph.D.
Geneticist
One of Time’s 2024
Women of the Year
Pregnant women can thank Marlena Fejzo (Fay⸍zō), Ph.D. for connecting their extreme nausea an ...
Janet Murguía
President and CEO UnidosUS
Janet Murguía became president and CEO of UnidosUS, formerly the National Council of La Raza, on January 1, 2005. It is the largest civil rights advocacy ...
