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Portrait Highlight - Ida B Wells American journalist, educator and civil rights leader
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862 – 1931) American investigative journalist, educator, & an early leader in the civil rights movement. She was...
Amy Hood
Jul 16, 202112 min read
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Portrait Highlight - Emmeline Pankhurst Political activist, founder & leader of the WSPU
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) British political activist and founder and leader of the British suffragette movement (WSPU) Emmeline...
Amy Hood
Jul 15, 202112 min read
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Portrait Highlight - Ichikawa Fusae - Japanese feminist, politician and women's suffrage leader
Ichikawa Fusae (市川 房枝, May 15, 1893 – February 11, 1981) was a Japanese feminist, politician and a leader of the women's suffrage...
Amy Hood
May 15, 202110 min read
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Portrait Highlight - Mary Wollstonecraft - English writer, philosopher, advocate of women’s rights
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. Mary was born to Elizabeth Dixon and...
Amy Hood
Apr 27, 202110 min read
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Portrait Highlight - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) American lawyer and jurist, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the...
Amy Hood
Mar 15, 20215 min read
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Women's History Month 2021
As you may have gathered, I like drawing portraits of women. I rarely draw a male portrait, not because I have anything against men, but...
Amy Hood
Mar 9, 202113 min read
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January Book Round-up
I realise that this seemingly has nought to do with my drawing, but I thought I might start doing a little round-up every now again of...
Amy Hood
Jan 29, 20215 min read
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