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Attracting celebrity clients in the 1940s, Mae Reeves was famous for her custom-made hats
Mae Reeves, a pioneering milliner, created the “Mae’s Millinery” hat shop that once served celebrities like Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne in Philadelphia and now at the National Museum...
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Dorothy Height, ‘godmother’ of the civil rights movement who shaped America
Recognized as one of the most influential women in the modern civil rights movement is Dorothy Irene Height. The New York Times describes her as an unsung heroine who led African-American and women’s...
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Eugenia P. Deas, the only African-American female welder at Charleston Naval Shipyard during WWII
Eugenia Powell Deas was the only African-American woman who worked as a welder in the Charleston Naval Shipyard during World War II. While other African-American women worked as cooks and cleaners, Deas...
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Lisa Dyson: the woman creating the world’s first air-based meat
Dr Lisa Dyson is an eco-entrepreneur who has created a range of meat products that are just as delicious and nutritious as conventional meat, but made with a fraction of the environmental footprint. She...
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Ways you can enjoy your Easter at home during COVID-19
Today is Good Friday! A very important day on the calendar of Christians. It is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Unfortunately, the kind of Easter...
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Zimbabwe approves herbal treatment for COVID-19
Could herbal treatment be the answer to the deadly coronavirus? The government of Zimbabwe believes so. In recent years, the treatments and remedies used in traditional African medicine have gained more...
