For more than 30 years, one survivor of domestic violence has worked endlessly to reclaim the sacredness of Native women. She is a survivor, lecturer, mother, grandmother, activist and advocate; she is Tillie Black Bear.
What distinguished woman begins every lecture with a greeting in chimpanzee? Well, the leader in chimp education and conservation, Dr. Jane Goodall, of course!
When Josie Ashton learned of the brutal murder of Gladys Ricart, a 39 year old Dominican woman killed by her ex-boyfriend on her wedding day, she became alarmingly concerned about the prevalence of domestic violence in the Latina community. News articles covering the murder depicted it as a “crime of passion,” and some members of Ricart’s family even said she may have had it coming.
From the topic of eating disorders to facial hair, Body Drama, authored by Nancy Redd, aims to empower women with self-knowledge about their own bodies.
What do an honor-roll student, an honorable mention as an all-county high school football kicker, a homecoming queen, a survivor, and a writer have in common? As if someone took all the members of The Breakfast Club and rolled them into one person, Katie Hnida is a woman who deserves to be honored.
