4 Responses to “Are You Inspired by Pauli Murray?”
Although I’ve studied the civil rights movement of the 1930s, I had never heard of Pauli Murray until I read Glenda Gilmore’s DEFYING DIXIE. Now I’m on a campaign to read Murray’s books and to learn more about her. She is someone I would love to have met, talked to. I once met one of the two women who were with James Meredith. THEY integrated Old Miss, too, right alongside him. But did we hear about them? Women may b earning more on the dollar now than when NOW was founded, but we have yet to claim our place in history. I empathize with Pauli Murray, not only Black, but also a woman and, even more grist for the bigotry mill, a lesbian. Talk about a triple whammie. That she accomplished what she did is inspiring, humbling and exciting, all at the same time. Thank you for setting up this web site. It is an excellent place to start to learn about this remarkable woman.
Here is a forerunner of Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker – and so many other women who played a significant role in the civil rights movement and women’s movement. She should be in every history book, but like so many has been overlooked.
Although I’ve studied the civil rights movement of the 1930s, I had never heard of Pauli Murray until I read Glenda Gilmore’s DEFYING DIXIE. Now I’m on a campaign to read Murray’s books and to learn more about her. She is someone I would love to have met, talked to. I once met one of the two women who were with James Meredith. THEY integrated Old Miss, too, right alongside him. But did we hear about them? Women may b earning more on the dollar now than when NOW was founded, but we have yet to claim our place in history. I empathize with Pauli Murray, not only Black, but also a woman and, even more grist for the bigotry mill, a lesbian. Talk about a triple whammie. That she accomplished what she did is inspiring, humbling and exciting, all at the same time. Thank you for setting up this web site. It is an excellent place to start to learn about this remarkable woman.
Here is a forerunner of Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker – and so many other women who played a significant role in the civil rights movement and women’s movement. She should be in every history book, but like so many has been overlooked.
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