Louise Bernikow, Author at Women's eNews

Phyllis Wheatley’s Poetry Passes ‘Inspection’

By Louise Bernikow ● Uncategorized ● October 1, 2005

October 1773: Black Female Poet Examined by White Male Citizens

By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● September 1, 2005

September 7, 1968: Women’s Liberation Protests Miss America.

August 26, 1920: Tennessee Ratifies Women’s Suffrage

July 14, 1975: Joan Little Goes On Trial for her Life

June 1873: Lucy Laney graduates with first class at Atlanta University.

May 1914: Mothers’ Day declared a national holiday.

By Louise Bernikow ● Uncategorized ● April 1, 2005

April 26, 1777: The Midnight Ride of Sybil Ludington

By Louise Bernikow ● Uncategorized ● March 2, 2005

How March came to be women’s history month . . .

By Louise Bernikow ● Uncategorized ● February 2, 2005

February 24, 1890: Matilda Joslyn Gage takes on the Religious Right.

By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● December 31, 2004

January 1939: Dorothy West celebrates the New Year in Harlem.