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Transit Equality Day or "Transit Equity Day" is a holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks, celebrated in the United States on her birthday, February 4. Rosa Parks Day was created by a network of Unions, including the Labor Sustainability Network, in 2017. [ 1 ]
Elizabeth Jennings Graham (March 1827 – June 5, 1901) was an African-American teacher and civil rights figure.. In 1854, Graham insisted on her right to ride on an available New York City streetcar at a time when all such companies were private and most operated segregated cars.
Harriet Tubman Day: 1: 2000: Maryland (2000) [10] The death of Harriet Tubman May 19: Malcolm X Day: 1: 2015: Illinois (2015) [11] The birthday of Malcolm X August 4: Barack Obama Day: 1: 2017: Illinois (2017) [12] The birthday of Barack Obama February 4: Transit Equality Day: 1: 2022: Wisconsin (2022) [13] The birthday of Rosa Parks February 1 ...
In honor of Women's Equality Day Wednesday, we're highlighting three notable women making strides for females in the workforce. Sheryl Sandberg is COO of Facebook and the author of "Lean In: Women ...
African American women held together Black households and their communities while adapting and overcoming obstacles they faced due to their gender, race, and class. [3] Many women used their communities and local church to gain support for the movement, as local support proved vital for the success of the movement. [ 4 ]
After LeCount passed the teaching exam, becoming the first black woman in Philadelphia to do so, [6] she began teaching at the Ohio Street School (later renamed the Octavius V. Catto School). She became principal around 1868, making her the second black female principal in Philadelphia. [ 4 ]
On Women’s Equality Day (8/26), we commemorate the ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote, and we acknowledge the efforts of the ...
Ninety-five years ago today, women in the United States were granted the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was secured as law. On August 26, we remember all ...