by danarubin | Feb 14, 2022 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ A new statue honors Fanny Jackson Coppin — teacher, educator, activist, women’s advocate, and powerful public speaker. Unveiled in a dedication ceremony last week at Coppin State University in Baltimore, the statue shows Coppin grasping a...
by danarubin | Feb 1, 2022 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ Driven by a keen moral compass and sharp legal mind, Constance Baker Motley spent four decades dismantling Southern race laws, fighting discrimination, and advancing human rights. But it was her public voice that first opened doors for her own...
by danarubin | Jan 19, 2022 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, a city divided by race. When she was eight, an angry protester threw a brick through the window of her family home. Her father, disillusioned by the failings of America to achieve racial progress, planned to...
by danarubin | Jan 17, 2022 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ Every year on this day, I make a practice of listening to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It’s a small way to celebrate the words of a man revered for his moral vision — and acknowledged as one of...
by danarubin | Jan 12, 2022 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ On January 12, 1806, preacher Dorothy Ripley conducted a remarkable Sunday church service in the chamber of the US House of Representatives. It was a landmark day for women’s speech. Before then, no woman had ever spoken formally to US...
by danarubin | Dec 20, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ At the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, a stunning exhibit celebrates the painter Artemisia Gentileschi and other female Italian painters. “By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy 1500-1800” presents a constellation...
