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flamencoclap wrote a new post, Inspiration from Audrey
This semester, I have been working on a Hall of Fame project on Audrey Grevious with granestella. I have learned so much about this local activist and have come to greatly admire her past work while...
View Articleflamencoclap commented on the post, A Day in the Capitol
I love that you mentioned the part in Colmon Eldridge’s speech about the varying shades of skin color in the audience. It shows that the mixing of different races makes it more difficult to distinguish...
View Articleflamencoclap commented on the post, Fair Housing Proclamation Trip
The fact that we are women makes the history of women’s’ rights that much stronger and poignant for us. Thanks for sharing your perspective!
View ArticleRandolph Hollingsworth commented on the post, Inspiration from Audrey
Excellent points ~ I’m looking forward to having Doug Boyd come to our class on Tuesday to talk about how you will help to make her oral histories more accessible (one is over 3 hours long!) and bring...
View Articlescreamingsocks commented on the post, Inspiration from Audrey
I like how you connected your research on her to being underappreciated. Seems to be a common thread.
View Articlescreamingsocks commented on the post, Trip to Frankfort
Love it! great connection to the course and on issues beyond the class.
View Articlegranestrella commented on the post, Inspiration from Audrey
I can’t wait to index the oral histories we have been reading about Audrey Grevious. Her personal stories and annecdotes are providing a wonderful context for her life and work that we have been...
View Articlegranestrella commented on the post, Visit to the Capitol
I certainly believe that the personal experiences shared by the speakers helped us to have a better understanding of the context surrounding the original legislation of the Fair Housing Bill. Imagine...
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emme23 wrote a new post, A Southern Patriot
In the past few weeks my partner and I have made great strides in researching for our project on Anne Braden. The hardest part about researching Anne is not finding information — in fact, there is so...
View Articleemme23 commented on the post, Visit to the Capitol
It was great to read about your view on our field trip to Frankfort. We are lucky we were able to participate in such an interesting event! Hopefully next time we visit we will get to look at statues...
View Articleemme23 commented on the post, A Day in the Capitol
I agree! It was a very inspiring day and it is a privilege that we were able to take part in it. I hope they are able to add more artwork featuring Kentucky women to the capitol in the future.
View Articletheraptordr wrote a new post, Meeting A Legend
She lives in a quaint home, with a nice garden, and pink window frames. The discerning trademark was a bumper sticker on the front door calling attention to Arizona’s controversial “show me your...
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screamingsocks wrote a new post, Project Collins
As of right now, as a group we have made a lot of head way but have encountered some road blocks where they were least expected. After getting help from Miss Puckett about some new leads, we found...
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AuroraFalcon wrote a new post, Progress
This week, we are working on compiling all the information we have gathered surrounding Anne Braden and her life. We are finally going to be able to make the trip to Louisville to visit the Anne Braden...
View Articleflamencoclap wrote a new post, An Unsung Hero
Recently, granestrella and I finished reading transcripts for two oral histories from Audrey Grevious. We have already found information about her on various websites, a few old newspaper articles from...
View Articlegranestrella commented on the post, Meeting A Legend
This is fantasitc!! I am so envious that you had the opportunity to meet Ms. Post! Your project will undoubtedly be enriched by your meeting — I’m sure you could build a reference bank on the...
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dreambig123 wrote a new post, Meeting Suzy Post
For the project that I am doing for the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, my partner and I wanted to do an oral history interview with Suzy Post, who are project is focused on. After contacting...
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granestrella wrote a new post, Nearing the End
As the semester winds down rapidly, I am working vigorously on two projects regarding amazing women of Kentucky. The first, my article on Viola Davis Brown, has been published to Wikipedia....
View Articleemme23 commented on the post, Meeting Suzy Post
Wow, that’s so awesome you all were able to do that! I’m sure that will be an excellent addition to your research project.
View Articlemookygc wrote a new post, Trip to Frankfort, Kentucky
A couple of weeks ago, April was declared “Fair Housing Month” by the governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear, in honor of the Fair Housing Proclamation’s 45th anniversary. Luckily, my honors professor...
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