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2 days ago · Wilma Pearl Mankiller (Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎳᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏗᎯ, romanized: Atsilasgi Asgayadihi; November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010) was a Native American activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
5 days ago · For both Perry and Avant, that is the ultimate goal. “I want audiences to feel what I felt when I sat with Lena, when she was telling me the story, the pride that I felt in her, and all of these women,” Perry said. “The women of the 6888th Battalion represent the best of America,” Avant said. “They represent strength. They represent ...
3 days ago · The young American interpreter, George Wratten, who had been married to the Chiricahua woman Annie White, had accompanied them since their surrender. After being prisoners of war for eight years, in summer 1894 it was finally decided to move the Apaches to the military reserve at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Because it was important to the Army that ...
5 days ago · The following women stood out from the crowd. Among those tough women are famous names like Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, and Belle Starr. Oct 11, 2024 • By Matt Whittaker, BA History & Asian Studies. Life on the Western frontier often meant harsh living conditions. The Old West consisted of a rugged environment with extreme weather.
5 days ago · As Clark told the story, Tommy Atkins had been a little Mvskoke boy allotted land in western Creek County. His mother, Minnie Atkins, had given birth to him in a barn behind a brothel in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1885. Minnie left Tommy behind to follow her soldier boyfriend off to the Spanish-American War. She never came back for her son.
2 hours ago · Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, [1] and politician.A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, [2] and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the ...
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4 days ago · Burgess said she also wants to show Native American women beyond the stereotypes, especially in Northeast Oklahoma. “We are wives and mothers from all walks of life,” Burgess said. “We are ...
