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Tourists do not have a right to take pictures of children
We are currently living in a place where children regularly work. I see them every day, selling fruit or postcards, making food and change and food stalls at the markets, and even in shops. This isn’t great. It is illegal. This place is also a highly touristed area. I...
Phillis Wheatley, First Black Poet
Frontispiece to her book, this engraving depicts Phillis Wheatley penning a poem. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. “Her poems provide a window into Black girls’ culture, slavery, and the emergence of abolitionism...
Judith Sargent Murray, Freedom Writer
Portrait of Judith Sargent Murray by John Singleton Copley, Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection via Wikipedia. Judith Sargent Stevens Murray is prominently remembered for her essays and journalistic comments on women’s rights. Her works...
Agent 355, Unknown Heroine
1790 portrait of Major Benjamin Tallmadge with his son William, via Wikipedia. Agent 355 was a special code name during the American Revolution for an unknown female spy. Although there are well-known spies, Agent 355 was part of the Culper Ring spy network, a Long...
Sally St Clair, Disguised Heroine
Sally St Clair, the fallen maiden, via Wikipedia. Sally St. Clair (or St. Clare) was an American woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army, as a South Carolina Regiment member. She marched and fought alongside men, and most likely also...
Elizabeth Freeman, Freedom for All
Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman, better known as ‘Mumbett’, via Wikipedia. Elizabeth Freeman, better known as ‘Mumbett’ or ‘Bett’ was born a slave and remained as one for nearly thirty years before she successfully sued for her freedom. The 1781, Brom & Bett v. J....
Sally New River, Catawba Heroine
The Catawba Tribe in 1913, nearly 100 years after the death of Sally New River, via WikiCommons. The American Revolution occurred between the mid-1760s and 1791, meaning that for years people living within the colonies had trouble understanding what direction their...
Mammy Kate, Enslaved Heroine
Fort Augusta, Pennsylvania; the fort that Mammy Kate rescued Steven Heard from, via Wikipedia. The lives of enslaved people, especially women, in United States history have often been intentionally erased by their enslavers to suppress their culture and their...
Nancy Hart, Markswoman
Nancy Hart depicted in a 1865 book, via Wikipedia. Nancy Hart was born in 1735 as Ann Morgan Hart, but she is referred to as Nancy. While much of her early life is unknown, in the American Revolution, Nancy Hart was one of the most notorious spies and rebels. She was...
Betty Zane, Frontier Heroine
Betty Zane passing her retrieved supply of gunpowder to the Fort Henry defenders, via Wikipedia. Imagine running through an open fire of gunshots, clutching onto the supply of gunpowder in your hands for your dear life. Your clothes are pierced, but you are...