Saturday, May 31, 2025

Madison Tevlin


Madison Tevlin (2001 -     )
Canadian actor, broadcaster, singer, model and public speaker;
she says having Down syndrome is the least interesting thing about her,
and being underestimated is her superpower.

Friday, May 30, 2025

Janaya Khan


Janaya Khan 
Canadian social activist, model, organizer and public speaker;
co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto and 
international ambassador for the Black Lives Matter Network;
much of their work analyzes intersectional topics including
the BLM movement, queer theory, Black feminism,
and organized protest strategies.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Alice Paul


Alice Paul (1885 - 1977)
American Quaker, suffragette, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist;
one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for women's suffrage 
which was successful in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment to
the United States Constitution prohibiting sex discrimination in the right to vote;
she then became a lawyer with several degrees and continued to fight
for women's rights for the rest of her life. 

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Andie Macdowell


Andie Macdowell (1958 -     )
American actor and former fashion model;
longtime spokesperson for L'OrĂ©al; 
best-known films include Sex, Lies, and Videotape,
Groundhog Day, and Four Weddings and a Funeral, 

Monday, May 26, 2025

Sylvia Plath


Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
American poet and author credited with advancing the
genre of confessional poetry in Ariel, her collection of poems,
and The Bell Jar, her semi-autobiographical novel;
clinically depressed for most of her adult life, she died by
suicide following a tumultuous marriage and children with
the English poet Ted Hughes;
became a posthumous feminist icon as a "symbol of
blighted female genius" during her life in pre-feminist days;
posthumously awarded many literary prizes, including
the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Tamron Hall


Tamron Hall (1970 -     )
American broadcast journalist, television talk show host and author;
winner of 2 Daytime Emmies for her self-titled syndicated talk show
and a 2024 NAACP Image Award;
the 2004 death of her sister Renata has caused her to become an
anti-domestic violence activist.