Elizabeth Keckley kicks off the trio of episodes focused on Black women fashion designers. Elizabeth was the personal dressmaker and close confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln.

Learn about her incredible story and life in this episode. Be sure to share, like, subscribe, and download this and other episodes! Follow me on Instagram @theinclusivescreenwriter

Source: https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/black-designers-fashion-history-virgil-abloh-telfar-clemensSource: Rothberg, Emma. “Elizabeth Keckley” National Women’s History Museum, 2021. Date accessed: 5/28/2025.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_Keckley_VWM_Statue.jpgSource: https://timelessmoon.getarchive.net/amp/media/elizabeth-keckley-1861-ee2b4e

Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor born in 1878 was one of the world’s first black sports superstar ad an internal cycling champion who never received his accolades because of racism.

Sources:

https://www.majortaylorassociation.org/who.shtml
Worcester Whirlwind flier

Immigrants in Canada and the United States are rich with history. In this episode, we discuss South Asian immigrants who traveled from British Columbia to Oregon, mainly men. The men lived and worked together in St Johns and Astoria Oregon. They faced racism and prejudice on Oregon, but built a political group aiming at bettering their lives around the world. These men were supported in their efforts by Finnish, Irish, Chinese, and Mexican immigrants.

Source: http://www.come2oregon.com/astoria-oldest-settlement-west-of-the-rockies/

Thank you for another amazing season! I am looking forward to sharing more stories of incredible people who deserve their stories to be told.

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Merle Oberon and Vivien Leigh were Oscar nominated actresses, and most likely S. Asian.

Learn about these amazing women and how Michelle Yeoh may not be the first Asian to be nominated and win the Best Actress Oscar.

Major props to Michelle Yeoh and her incredible career, achievements and 2023 Best Actress Academy Award!

In this episode, we learn about Amelia Boynton Robinson was a leading civil rights activist who played a key role in the efforts that led to passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and was the first African American woman in Alabama to run for Congress. Sources: Amelia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ameila_Boynton_Robinson_2.JPG Memorial: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/48913757887 Bridge: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmund_Pettus_Bridge_-_Historic_Sign_-_Selma,_Alabama_%2827810728191%29.jpg

Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church was a staple for the Black Canadian families in rural Ontario in Canada. Former slaves joined the War of 1812 as loyalists with the promise for land and not returning to slavery at the end of the war . These soldiers were not given the best farm land.

The Church is a designated landmark with an unmarked grave.

Pauli Murray was a civil rights activist, advocate, legal scholar and theorist, author and an Episcopal priest. They were an incredible voice for sex and gender rights. Pauli should be a household name!