Barbara Lee tweeted the following:
"Zikala-a aka "Red Bird" was a Yankton Dakota writer, composer, educator, and political activist who fought for Native Americans right to United States citizenship and other civil rights"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Barbara Lee:
"Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a Civil War era surgeon , womens rights advocate, abolitionist, and prisoner of war who crossed battle lines to care for wounded soldiers."Read on Twitter
"Pauli Murray wore many hats as a poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest, staunch civil rights activist, and cofounder of the National Organization for Women with Betty Friedan."Read on Twitter
"I'm excited to announce that the 2024 #AmericanWomenQuarters honoreesmade possible by my 2020 billhave been released!Here are the iconic women being immortalized on these tiny works of art "Read on Twitter
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