Shirley.
Shirley Chisholm.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm.
November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
With deep involvement in her Brooklyn community as an educator and local politician, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm made history as a catalyst for change.
Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from a major political party (1972).
Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities throughout her career and during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Excerpt from:
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm
I hope you’ll keep reading and dig deeper. Shirley fought for justice, with courage. She is a hero. Let’s celebrate her, and keep our feeds, our minds and our hearts full of other brilliant courageous women. Pass it along, share what you know, keep saying their names and telling their stories.
I want all of our words to celebrate women so much that there is no space left for how to lose out belly fat and erase wrinkles, how to do more to take up less space 🖕
Tell me some names of your favorite women warriors from history. Share their stories. Take up all the space!
Inspired by my time in New Mexico this past winter, this new series of work, handmade from black porcelain, is an extension of my watercolor paintings. Meant more as art pieces, these bowls are not food safe because the glaze does not cover the entire surface.
As I make these pieces, all of the one of a kind forms, I get lost in a sort of meditation on duality, on how delicate and yet fiercely strong the material is. How the forms are so incredibly expressive and totally unique. What better way to magnify the forms than to honor them with the names of bold courageous strong women in history who have lived this duality with grace and beauty and without ever stopping to think about it.
Shirley measures 11 × 11 × 4 inches.
Shirley.
Shirley Chisholm.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm.
November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
With deep involvement in her Brooklyn community as an educator and local politician, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm made history as a catalyst for change.
Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from a major political party (1972).
Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities throughout her career and during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Excerpt from:
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm
I hope you’ll keep reading and dig deeper. Shirley fought for justice, with courage. She is a hero. Let’s celebrate her, and keep our feeds, our minds and our hearts full of other brilliant courageous women. Pass it along, share what you know, keep saying their names and telling their stories.
I want all of our words to celebrate women so much that there is no space left for how to lose out belly fat and erase wrinkles, how to do more to take up less space 🖕
Tell me some names of your favorite women warriors from history. Share their stories. Take up all the space!
Inspired by my time in New Mexico this past winter, this new series of work, handmade from black porcelain, is an extension of my watercolor paintings. Meant more as art pieces, these bowls are not food safe because the glaze does not cover the entire surface.
As I make these pieces, all of the one of a kind forms, I get lost in a sort of meditation on duality, on how delicate and yet fiercely strong the material is. How the forms are so incredibly expressive and totally unique. What better way to magnify the forms than to honor them with the names of bold courageous strong women in history who have lived this duality with grace and beauty and without ever stopping to think about it.
Shirley measures 11 × 11 × 4 inches.
