Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now, we're adding the stories of 15 remarkable women.http://nyti.ms/2DbwMpj
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We are committed to doing better. We’ll be adding to this collection each week, as Overlooked becomes a regular feature in the obituaries section, and expanding our lens beyond women.http://nyti.ms/2twCcvU
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Sylvia Plath 1932-1963 “Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air.”http://nyti.ms/2FlTIbx
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Qiu Jin 1875-1907 With her passion for wine and bomb making, Qiu Jin was unlike most women born in late 19th-century China. She is often referred to as “China’s Joan of Arc.” http://nyti.ms/2FliXL3 pic.twitter.com/2zwk3iIlZU
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Henrietta Lacks 1920-1951 Cancer cells were taken from her body without permission. They led to a medical revolution.http://nyti.ms/2I9ZRoS
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Charlotte Brontë 1816 - 1855 Despite plenty of (male) discouragement from practicing her craft, Charlotte Brontë made sure her literary genius found its way into the world giving us “Jane Eyre" http://nyti.ms/2FmUJA1 pic.twitter.com/Z3GydTegKI
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Diane Arbus 1923-1971 “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” http://nyti.ms/2tt4XJM pic.twitter.com/s1x46hOwdJ
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“As a woman of color, I am pained when the powerful stories of incredible women and minorities are not brought to light,” writes our digital editor for obituaries
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As we embarked on the Overlooked series, we wanted to be able to show how the gender breakdown had changed over time. That turned out to be a project unto itself.http://nyti.ms/2HBMZXv
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This is awesome! This just made my day!!https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-ida-b-wells.html …
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Why'd this take so long? And you still owe her an apology for that August 2, 1894 opinion piece.
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and her Sorors marched for women’s suffrage at the 1913 parade in Washington. Love you Delta Dear
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She was truly ahead of her time. She was an extraordinary woman.
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Yes, Republicans were the Democrats of their day until the parties switched platforms.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN! AFRO IS A HAIRSTYLE. DAMN.
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… it’s a quote. Ida Wells said that in 1892. She can, perhaps, be forgiven for her vocabulary not being woke enough for 2018.
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Times they have changed since 1892 ... we can agree on that I hope.
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Of course, but I don’t know if that means we should forget or mute the thought leaders who paved the way, just because *how they said it* doesn’t match how we would.
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Voicing a 2018 preference not trying to mute anyone or anything. We can't change anything that has been spoken in the universe but we can voice a corrected version. When you know better...you should do better going forward hopefully. Anyone that prefers Afro American by all means
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The point is, why are you trying to "correct" her? What she said was perfectly correct in the context of her time. Are you really going to condescend to this amazing woman? Do you think you understand the world better than she did?
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I seriously question the translation of the words of Ida B. Wells by the "New York Times" Since at the time they claim she spoke the word Afro-American Black people in this country used the race description of "colored" or "Negro".
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"Translation"? She was a writer. That was her profession. This is a quote from her preface to her book "Southern Horrors". Wow. Just stop digging.
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