Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lady Godiva was a freedom rider
She didn't care if the whole world looked.
Joan of Arc, with the Lord to guide her
She was a sister who really cooked.
Isadora was the first bra burner
Ain't ya glad she showed up. (Oh yeah)
And when the country was falling apart
Betsy Ross got it all sewed up.
And then there's Maude.
And then there's Maude.
...
Joan of Arc was "a sister who really cooked"? Damn, I never noticed that line before.
And the whole "bra-burning" thing is a myth, right?
Thanks, Amy! & Cash!
I said Margaret Sanger and Lucretia Mott.
I'd love to give her some names of women who are working for equality now but can't think of names off the top of my head.
Best. Baby. Pose. Ever. Mostly because it means they are DEEPLY asleep.
What about Ada Lovelace, lisah?
Working for equality is an interesting question -- Lise Meitner was great, but I think she was more just doing her own work.
More recent history (I KNOW): Geraldine Ferraro?
Nilly baby! Oh, man. So sweet. Also, Nilly! I love it when you come by.
Pi Baby! That's an awful lot of cute.
And FAQ Update! Congrats, Jon.
Yeah, lisah, if she doesn't has to focus on specific women, she could write about women jockeys, or women in auto racing, or other women like the one Cash mentioned.
lisah, the more I think about your question, the less I feel qualified to answer. But here are a few thoughts.
I suspect most students will focus on gender equality. So someone like Rosa Parks or Harriet Tubman might be a slightly unexpected choice.
Maybe Pat Schroeder. I don't hear about her much today, but she was quite a voice in the House.
Frances Wright and Sojourner Truth, public speakers (pro-free love and anti-slavery, respectively) in an era when women simply didn't engage in public speaking.
How about Swanee Hunt? [link] She's current.