“If a place doesn’t exist, it’s hard to tell the story,” says Adrian Scott Fine, director of Advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, as we toured Terminal Island.
What Happened on Terminal Island, Why It Matters and What is at Risk Read More »
African-American scientist, surveyor, author of almanacs  Benjamin Banneker was not only a contemporary of the Founding Fathers but from the evidence he left, he was the mental equal of Benjamin
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806): Astronomer, Surveyor, Scientist, Writer Read More »
In the early twentieth century, those without sight were marginalized members of society. They had no job options and no mobility. They had to rely on the kindness of someone
Seeing Eye Dogs Brought to America in 1928 Read More »
Carrie Amelia Moore Nation was born in 1846 in Kentucky to a slave-owning family that was very religious. In 1854 the family moved to Cass County in western Missouri, which turned out to be close to the fighting going on in Kansas over slavery. At various times then and during the Civil War, Carrie Nation was among the women who aided injured soldiers in the area.
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911), Crusader for Prohibition and for the Rights of Women Read More »
First female president elected to head an international labor union Nestor began work in a glove-making factory when she was still in her teens, and by the age of 22
Agnes Nestor (1880-1948) Read More »
