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by Beth Blinebury | Nov 27, 2017

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Sewn for Good

Sewn for Good, L.L.C. is a private label devoted to designing cause-related clothing and accessories.
Happy Birthday Gloria Marie Steinem! Gloria Steine Happy Birthday Gloria Marie Steinem! Gloria Steinem is an American journalist and social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Steinem was a columnist for New York magazine and a co-founder of Ms. magazine. #womensrights #civilrights #womenshistorymonth #feministhistory #womensempowerment #susanbanthony #womenssuffrage #votescarf
Happy women’s Month! Susan B. Anthony (born Susa Happy women’s Month! Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. #womensrights #civilrights #womenshistorymonth #feministhistory #womensempowerment #susanbanthony #womenssuffrage #votescarf
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 19 Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. On January 7, 1955, Anderson became the first African-American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. In addition, she worked as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United States Department of State, giving concerts all over the world. #civilrights #womenshistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #mariananderson
Florynce Rae Kennedy used her flamboyant attire an Florynce Rae Kennedy used her flamboyant attire and outrageous comments to draw attention to injustices of all kinds from the 1960s until her death in 2000. Kennedy left Kansas, where she was born in 1916, for New York in 1942, graduated from Columbia University in 1949, then applied to Columbia Law School and was turned down. When she threatened to sue, a spot suddenly opened. She graduated in 1951, established a practice, and began taking on cases tied to her increasing involvement in the women’s, civil rights, and reproductive rights movements. #civilrights #womenshistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #floryncekennedy
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker was born on F Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker was born on February 9, 1944 (78 years old). She is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Walker met Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a student at Spelman College in the early 1960s. She credits King for her decision to return to the American South as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She took part in the 1963 March on Washington with hundreds of thousands of people. Later, she volunteered to register black voters in Georgia and Mississippi. #civilrights #womenshistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #alicewalker
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginni Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements. Hamer began civil rights activism in 1962, continuing until her health declined nine years later. She was known for her use of spiritual hymns and quotes and her resilience in leading the civil rights movement for black women in Mississippi. She was extorted, threatened, harassed, shot at, and assaulted by racists, including members of the police, while trying to register for and exercise her right to vote. She later helped and encouraged thousands of African-Americans in Mississippi to become registered voters and helped hundreds of disenfranchised people in her area through her work in programs like the Freedom Farm Cooperative. #civilrights #womenshistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #fannielouhamer
This month Sewn For Good will cover one important This month Sewn For Good will cover one important figure a week. Each of these women are featured on our vote scarf. #civilrights #womenshistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #alicewalker #floryncekennedy #mariananderson #fannielouhamer #Votescarf #sewnforgood
Today a National March in Madison Wisconsin and si Today a National March in Madison Wisconsin and sister marches around the country. Gathered in solidarity with many other states marching for reproductive rights including the big DC women’s March. #abortion #abortionrights #abortionbans #feminism #feminist #womenempowerment #womensrights #reproductivejustice #reproductiveequity #reproductivefreedom #reprorights #intersectionalfeminism #bodilyautonomy #bansoffourbodies #mybodymychoice #wewontgoback #standupfightback #ovarysensitive #roevwade #biggerthanroe #womensmarch
Martin Luther King Jr, best remembered for his ins Martin Luther King Jr, best remembered for his inspirational ‘I Have a Dream’ speech was an African American church leader. King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through nonviolence and civil disobedience. Inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he led targeted, nonviolent resistance against Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination. #civilrights #MLK #MartinLutherKing #MLKday
Alice Paul was an American Quaker, suffragist, fem Alice Paul was an American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. Born January 11th, almost 140 years ago. #womensrights #civilrights #womenshistory #feministhistory #womensempowerment #alicepaul #womenssuffrage
49-year-old Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an American po 49-year-old Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, Outside of politics, Abrams has found success as a fiction writer under the pen name Selena Montgomery. She is one of the amazing women on our vote scarf! #womensrights #civilrights #womenshistory #feministhistory #womensempowerment #votescarf
Our 'Get A Clu' scarf defends free speech and the Our 'Get A Clu' scarf defends free speech and the right to protest, and advocates for reform for our racially-based criminal justice system. 10% of all sales go to the ACLU. #womensequality #womenshistory #feministhistory #womensempowerment #getacluescarf #protest #reproductiverights #sewnforgood
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