From Our Friends at East City Bookshop

Indigenous Activism: Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America by Clifford E. Trafzer, Donna L. Akers, and Amanda K. Wixon, eds. (Lexington Books: July 7, 2021)

Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Harriette Shelton Dover, Lucy Covington, Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, Leslie Marmon Silko, Bea Medicine, and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.

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Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.

Myra Pollack Sadker Professor, Author, Researcher, and Activist

In this lesson plan, students utilize primary and secondary accounts to examine and explain the significance of women-led activism in the fight for Native liberation and sovereignty.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, this month’s Fab Five celebrates five Native American women activists. 

If we want our girls to benefit from the courage and wisdom of the women before them, we have to share the stories.

Shireen Dodson

Many of us are not sure how to counter racism when we witness it and don’t know what to say when people we know downplay or trivialize the hate, prejudice and discrimination that people of color experience in our country.

Being an ally in the struggle for racial justice and equity goes beyond simply not being racist. We hope this list of resources help to educate and motivate you to take action.

Discover our educational resources. Find lesson plans, biographies, posters, timelines, videos, and more on a wide variety of women's history topics. 

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