#WOC is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 6 people shared 17 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 60% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 31 with 4 posts.

Posts with #WOC

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

5 months ago

Nannie Burroughs, American educator, businesswoman, religious leader, #civilrights activist, #feminist, orator. Co-founder, Natl Assn of Colored Wmn (1896); founder + first pres, Natl Trade+Professional Sch for Wmn+Girls, Wash,DC (1909-61) #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #EduSky #PolSky #BHM #woc

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Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

6 months ago

Mary Ellen Pleasant, American civil rights pioneer, entrepreneur. The “Mother of Civil Rights in California”; one of the wealthiest & most powerful people in California. Key role in major #civilrights court cases; California black rights activist #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #woc #PolSky

7 365 1189

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

5 months ago

Edith Sampson, American lawyer, jurist. The first African-American woman elected to Illinois bench as judge of the Cook County Circuit Court (1962). The first African-American U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #LawSky #law #UnitedNatons #gov #BHM #woc

10 279 982

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

8 days ago

7/31/1831 — b. Sarah J. Garnet, American educator, suffragist. The first Af-Am woman principal, New York City public school system (1863); founder, Equal Suffrage Club for black wmn, Brooklyn; superintendent of suffrage, National Association of Colored Women #womenshistory #EduSky #womensrights #woc

3 106 321

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

6 months ago

1/28/1938 — Crystal Bird Fauset is elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature, she becomes the first African American female state legislator. She was later appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a Civil Defense race relations advisor #womenshistory #gov #woc #BHM #PolSky #SheIsTheFirst

3 217 742

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

6/11/1875 — b. Addie Waites Hunton, American educator, suffragist, political organizer, author. Civil + #womensrights leader; natl organizer, Natl Assn of Colored Wmn(1906-10). A leading suffragist for blk wmn voters @ Natl Woman’sParty convention(1921) #womenshistory #WriterSky #PolSky #EduSky #woc

3 207 708

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

6 months ago

2/19/1871 — b. Lugenia Burns Hope, American social reformer, community services organizer. Af-Am champion of #civilrights in Atlanta (30+ yrs). The first VP of the Atlanta chapter of the #NAACP; her work served as a model for the civil rights mvmnt #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #PolSky #BHM #woc

6 219 693

STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

8 months ago

12/15/1896 — b. Eslanda Robeson, American anthropologist, author, activist. Her studies focused on the colonized African populations of the world. Member, Council of African Affairs(WWII); CAA observer during formation of the UnitedNations #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #SciSky #HistSci #woc

2 136 517

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

5 months ago

3/10/1850 — b. Hallie Quinn Brown, American clubwoman, educator, author, activist, orator. Leader, Af-Am women’s club mvmnt; principal organizer, Colored Women’s League of Wash, DC (1893). Dramatic elocutionist; key role in Harlem Renaissance #WomensHistoryMonth #EduSky #PolSky #WriterSky #woc #BHM

2 129 514

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

6 months ago

2/12/1855 — b. Frannie Barrier Williams, American civic leader, journalist, activist, lecturer. African-American educator, political + women’s rights advocate; co-founder of the National Association of Colored Women #womenshistory #womensrights #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #woc #WriterSky #PolSky #EduSky

4 132 406

Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

6 months ago

Frances E. W. Harper, American author, essayist, poet, suffragist, abolitionist. Well-known Af-Am writer; the first black wmn to published a short story,“The Two Offers”, Anglo-African Mag(1859). Co-organizer, Natl Assn of Colored Women #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BlackHistoryMonth #woc

Photo of Frances E.W. Harper standing and holding the back of a chair, below is her signature

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Feministory

@feministory.bsky.social

about 1 month ago

7/8/1902 — b. Gwendolyn Bennett, American poet, writer, artist, cultural commentator. Harlem Renaissance poet and short story writer; columnist, wrote “The Ebony Flute” for the journal ‘Opportunity’; co-founder of the literary journal, ‘Fire!!’ #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BookSky #woc