Two sisters from Afghanistan have be engaged in a musical resistance to the Taliban’s repression of women. They began making videos of poems against the repression and in celebration of women’s strength, singing the poems, and posting them to social media. They hide their identities under the burkas they are supposed to wear in public,… Read more »
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Margaret Bonds, “The Montgomery Variations”
“The Montgomery Variations” is a group of freestyle variations based on the Negro Spiritual theme “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me.” Bonds begins with a bold statement of the theme which continues in dramatic variations throughout the piece in the same key, major and minor. Bonds wrote “The Montgomery Variations” following a visit to… Read more »
Ukrainian Madonna and Rusudan Gotsiridze
A month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine a powerful story and photo emerged of a 27-year old Ukrainian mother who shielded her 6-week old baby as the Russians shelled Kyiv. The mother named Olga, received 24 wounds from flying glass while her baby was kept safe. The mother is recovering in a hospital and… Read more »
Sarah & Angelina Grimké (1792-1873 & 1805-1879)
Sarah and Angelina Grimke were American abolitionist sisters who fought to advance the causes of interfaith tolerance, women’s rights and ending slavery.
Leymah Gbowee (b. 1972)
Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who led women in peaceful protest, leading to an end of the Liberian Civil War.