Join the GHC Writing Center in a celebration of Women’s History Month and GHC student writers! Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 7-8pm via Zoom http://tinyurl.com/WHMReading Have you written about a remarkable woman in your history class or about a scientific breakthrough impacting women in a science class? Or perhaps you are a creative writer with a […]
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Diversity in History: Gertrude Pridgett [AKA “Ma” Rainey] (1886 – 1939)
Often called the “Mother of the Blues,” Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett, better known as “Ma” Rainey, was born on April 26, 1886, in Columbus, Georgia. The daughter of minstrel troupers, and granddaughter of singers, Rainey was a natural on stage. She made her first stage appearance at the Springer Opera House in Columbus when she […]
Diversity in History: Coosaponakeesa [AKA Mary Musgrove] (1700 – 1763)
Coosaponakeesa, better known by her English name, Mary Musgrove, was born around the year 1700 to an English father and a Muscogee (“Creek”) mother in the tribal town of Coweta near where Columbus, Georgia, is today. Her brother was Chief of Coweta, and she was related to two prominent Muscogee leaders, Brims and Chigelli. […]
Diversity in History: Juliette Gordon Low (1860 – 1927)
March marks the beginning of Women’s History Month, so we turn our focus towards the remarkable women who have blazed new trails and left their mark on history. Our first honoree is Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 31, 1860, […]