Yesterday marked 100,000 dead from the coronavirus. As the country hits this grim milestone, we wanted to thank the women and men on the front lines and answer:
Who were they? And what can we do with our grief and rage?
Tag: Rest in Power
Rest in Power: Nurse Celia Marcos Dies After Racing to Treat COVID Patient
After 16 years of caring for patients, 61-year-old charge nurse Celia Marcos died after racing to save the life of a COVID-positive, ‘code blue’ patient. Marcos is one of at least 36 other health care workers who have died due to COVID-19 complications, and her death has prompted a larger critical conversation on the Trump administration’s inability to provide the PPE health care workers still desperately need.
Ida B. Wells: Journalist, Civil Rights Hero and Posthumous Pulitzer Prize Winner
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was one of the nation’s first investigative journalists who launched the nation’s first anti-lynching campaign in 1892. It is only fitting that the journalism establishment of the U.S.—which once derided Ida B. Wells and her campaign—recognize her worth in 2020 and finally place her in canon where she belongs.
Rest in Power: Ruth B. Mandel—Holocaust Survivor and Distinguished Feminist Activist
Professor Ruth B. Mandel, who escaped the Holocaust with her family and devoted her life to promoting democracy and civic engagement, died on Saturday, April 11. Her death at age 81 was caused by ovarian cancer.
Rest in Power: E. Margaret Burbidge, Trailblazing Astronomer and Astrophysicist
In 1945, Burbidge applied for a Carnegie Fellowship, which involved work at Mount Wilson Observatory. Turned down, she was informed only men were allowed to use the telescope. Refusing to be stopped because her gender, Burbidge’s career was rife with shattering glass ceilings.
Rest in Power: Julia Miles, Pioneer Advocate for Women Directors and Playwrights
On March 18, the founder of the WP Theater—formerly known as The Women’s Project—Julia Miles passed away after a long life of mentoring and producing work in the theatre industry for and by women.
Feminicidio Close to Home: Remembering Dr. Raquel Padilla Ramos
Social class and education could not save her. My colleague and friend, despite all her vigilance, earned el derecho de descansar in her death by feminicidio. She fought for her life and lost.
Rest in Power: Fighting on for Elijah Cummings’ American Dream
There is no better way to honor the memory of Rep. Elijah Cummings than to keep his dream alive.
Language As City: Beth Brant in Detroit
Sinister Wisdom’s newest Sapphic Classic, A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant, releases into the world today. All of the Sapphic Classics are special to me, but this one repays an important debt from my youth.
Syrian Feminists Call for Action After FSP Leader Hevrin Khalaf’s Murder
Pro-Turkey militants reportedly killed nine unarmed Kurdish civilians this weekend—including Hevrin Khalaf, the Future Syria Party’s secretary-general.