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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Madhubala 1933-1969 Madhubala was barely 16 when she became a Bollywood superstar. And she was uninhibited for an Indian actress of that time. http://nyti.ms/2tvYH46 pic.twitter.com/hfvTW8xeQM
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Ida B. Wells 1862-1931 “Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so" http://nyti.ms/2Ibx2Zn pic.twitter.com/vQLPSNyO9U
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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
@NYTAmy, who conceived this series.http://nyti.ms/2DbHOv421 replies 133 retweets 419 likesShow this thread
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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