There was an interesting article in the New York Times just after the election about the 53% of white women, and 42% of women across the board, who cast their votes for Donald Trump in 2016. [note: A whopping 64% of non-college educated white women voted for Trump.] Well, I was reminded of the piece […]
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Who are the women in the new Historical Women of Ypsilanti mural?
A few days ago I posted an interview here with Ypsi High art teacher Lynne Settles about a new mural on the subject of local women’s history that she and her students had been working on in downtown Ypsilanti. Well, as the formal unveiling of the piece is set to take place tomorrow at 6:00 […]
Posted in History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Allie Louise DeHazen, Almeda Morton, Anna Chalmers Alexander Knaggs, Brown Chapel, Carolyn King, civil rights, Douglas Jones, Dr. Helen Walker McAndrew, Isa Stewart, Little League, Louis Artis, Lynne Settles, Mary Eleanor Delany (McCoy), Maude Forbes, murals, public art, slavery, Wealtha Sherman, women's health, women's history 4 Comments
The inside track on local Roller Derby… brought to you by a member of the Ypsilanti Vigilantes
I had the opportunity a few days ago to chat with Jenny Hansen, the public relations chair for the Ann Arbor Derby Dimes, our hometown roller derby league. She contacted me to let me know that their last bout of the season would be coming up on October 18, at Buhr Park, when the Border […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Other, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor Derby Dimes, Buhr Park, Detroit Devils, feminism, girl gangs, Jenny Hansen, roller derby, sports, Susan B Slamthony, tough broads, Whip It, Windsor, Ypsilanti Vigilantes 7 Comments