Margaret PickoffApr 2, 20224 minCultivating the Trained Hand and Mind: The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for WomenFounded in 1911, the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (PSHW) was one of the first schools of its kind in the nation. Its...
Alicia ShulmanJan 31, 20225 minFannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist and Founder of the Freedom Farm CooperativeFannie Lou Hamer (1917 – 1977) was born into a sharecropping family in Mississippi and become a leader in civil rights. She established a...
Julicia JamesApr 22, 20213 minCarrie Steele LoganAlthough she was born into slavery in Georgia in 1829, Carrie Steele was one of the first black landowners in Atlanta and left behind a...
Julie BareJun 7, 20197 minQuill Teal-Sullivan: Preserving Gardens as Living Artifacts of Human EndeavorsAfter reading A Woman’s Hardy Garden by Helena Rutherfurd Ely for the WinH inaugural book club meeting, we thought it was more than...