Womanica

Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) was a gifted writer and conservationist who is known as “the woman who saved the Everglades." History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. Whe...

18 Apr 20227min

Fatima Jibrell (1947-present) is a prominent Somali environmental activist. In the wake of her country’s devastating civil war, she founded a non-profit focused on protecting its pastoral land. She ha...

15 Apr 20226min

Dorothy Stang (1931-2005) dedicated her life to protecting the environment and fighting for the poor. She knew these struggles were interlinked, and her religious faith informed her work until the ver...

14 Apr 20227min

Hazel M. Johnson (1935-2011) is known as the Mother of Environmental Justice. Her work focused on bettering the lives of her family and her neighbors in the face of government oversight. Along the way...

13 Apr 20228min

Ellen Swallow Richards (1842-1911) was the first woman to be admitted to MIT. She founded the home economics movement and ignited the study of ecology to create life-saving environmental health standa...

12 Apr 20229min

Grace Thorpe (1921-2008) was a pioneering advocate for environmental and Native rights.History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wonderi...

11 Apr 20228min

If you're loving this month's Womanica theme, wait til you listen to As She Rises! As She Rises is back for a second season to celebrate both Earth and Poetry Month. Throughout April, we’re telling th...

9 Apr 20222min

Octavia Hill (1838-1912) led of the British open space movement. Inspired by Christian socialism, she channeled her belief system into the creation of the UK’s National Trust.History classes can get a...

8 Apr 20227min