Oct 21, 2025

10/21/20025, Honoring Sheros of Yesteryear . . .

Eleanor Roosevelt was an
American political figure,
diplomat, and activist. She
was the longest-serving 1st
lady of the US. Through her
travels, public engagement
and advocacy, she largely
redefined the role. 1884-1962
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Rosa Parks was an American
civil rights activist. She is best
known for her refusal to move
from her seat on an Alabama
bus in defiance of Jim Crow
racial segregations laws in 1955,
sparking the Montgomery bus
boycott. 1913-2005 Wikipedia

Toni Morrison was a US
novelist and editor. She was
awarded the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1993. Her 1st 
novel, The Bluest Eye, 1970
and the critically acclaimed
Song of Solomon brought her 
national attention and won the
National Book Critics Circle
Award. 1931-2019
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