Full Name: Murasaki Shikibu Birth Date: c. 978 Death Date : c. 1016 Location: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Monument Type: Historic/Residence Murasaki Shikibu is known as the author of what is believed to be the first complete novel in the world, The Tale of Genji....
Full Name: Nellie Bly Birth Date: May 5, 1864 Death Date: January 27,1922 Location: Blackwell’s Island, New York, USA Monument Type: Historic/Residence The daring Nellie Bly came into existence as Elizabeth Jane Cochran in May 1864. Known affectionately as...
Her poems provide a window into Black girls’ culture, slavery, and the emergence of abolitionism before and during the American Revolution. Her statue sits in Boston, Massachusetts, as a memorial to her achievements, which have been debated from her youth until...
My first introduction to Scarlett Curtis came through her brilliant anthology ‘Feminists Don’t Wear Pink & other lies’. That book helped to kickstart my feminist journey in a purposeful way, so I am thrilled to be able to share a little more of...
