Women's history

 
 
Don’t miss March 8th International Women’s Day event

Don’t miss March 8th International Women’s Day event

Join a March 8th celebration highlighting the contributions of six outstanding Black women

Etta Furlow’s struggle for democracy, justice, and socialism

Etta Furlow’s struggle for democracy, justice, and socialism

St. Paul's African American party leader left behind a community-celebrated legacy of labor and civil rights struggle.

BY: Rebecca Pera| February 15, 2023
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Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders

Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders

These farm, peace, and labor activists drew on their progressive Finnish roots.

BY: Rebecca Pera| March 30, 2022
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Karen Talbot, World Peace Council leader on the world stage

Karen Talbot, World Peace Council leader on the world stage

A "clear and unyielding" voice in the peace movement.

BY: Communist Party USA| March 30, 2022
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Lucy Parsons, American revolutionary

Lucy Parsons, American revolutionary

The Chicago police considered Parsons "more dangerous than a thousand rioters."

BY: Norman Markowitz| March 18, 2022
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