For Women’s History Month, we’re joining our @nmaahc in sharing #HiddenHerstory, stories of women wh
For Women’s History Month, we’re joining our @nmaahc in sharing #HiddenHerstory, stories of women who have often been overlooked throughout history.In this photo from the museum collection, Daisy Bates meets with seven members of the Little Rock Nine in her home. Bates played a significant role in the integration of the Little Rock Central High School in 1957, despite the death threats she received—one through the window of her home.Bates, who was elected president of the Arkansas NAACP in 1952, was inspired by the Brown v. Board case to focus on education. -- source link
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