Judy Tallwing McCarthey
Judy Tallwing McCarthy is a woman who has blazed trails all her life. Coming from a beginning that some may have seen as a hindrance, she used the stories and examples of resilience she learned from her elders to build a life of her own choosing that could assist and inspire others in doing so as well. Wearing many hats and titles over the decades, Ms Tallwing has built a lasting legacy in the Leather, Arts, Social Activist communities and still has not stopped. She is an example of what one can do when led by their core and by Spirit.
Oregon had one of the few truly active Women’s Leather communities and just one major title contest for women, Oregon State Leather Woman, during the early 1980’s according to Ms Tallwing. The Oregon State title contest was founded and produced by the Defenders of Mithra, which was created by partner Sashie Hyatt and Sally Huber. During her first year in Portland, Judy was asked to judge the Oregon State Leather Woman contest. Continuing to be active in the community, she and Sashie created three different organizations. Portland Power and Trust was found in 1986 and began with a total of 10 people. Members came as from as far away as Seattle to participate in the group and share in the
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Tallwing used her experience as an activist to help guide her in working within the Leather community. She assisted with fundraisers, made appearance, and laid the foundation for what a IMsL titleholder would do as a public figure in the community for decades to come. She also worked outside of the community helping women to obtain the services and education they needed in order to provide for their families after facing hardship and violence in their homes. Ms. Tallwing went back to school as a divorced mother and earned her degrees despite all odds in a time where it was not often heard of. For decades, she has not stopped helping others in her communities and working to share medicine with those in
“Unteaching the Five Paragraph Essay” by Marie Foley demonstrates how a five paragraph essay formula disturbs the thought process of the students and limits what they can write. A five paragraph essay is an introduction with the main idea, with three supporting topics showing the relationship to the main idea, and a conclusion summarizing the entire essay. Foley argues that this formula forces students to fill in the blank and meet a certain a word limit. She noted that this formula was intended for teachers in the education system to teach an overcrowded class how to write. While it is beneficial for the first-time students learning how to write. In the long run, this standard destroys any free style writing, new connections between a topic,
“National Women’s Conference.” Off Our Backs 8, no. 1 (1978): 2-3. Accessed February 12, 2012. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25792578.
Lillian Wald: A Biography is the gripping and inspiring story of an American who left her mark on the history of the United States. Wald dedicated herself to bettering the lives of those around her. She was the founder of The Henry Street Settlement along with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. She worked with politics around the world and tried to bring healthcare and reform to people around the world. Using the lessons she learned in her childhood she worked closely with people from all backgrounds to fight for “universal brotherhood”. Wald was a progressive reformer, a social worker, a nurse, a teacher, and an author. Notably Lillian Wald, unlike many of the other women involved in the progressive movement such as Jane Adams, never received the same acknowledgement in the academic world.
As historians bring to light groups long excluded, or condescendingly treated only as victim, they are recovering the life stories of more and more “unknowns” and coming up with more and more unsung heroes and heroines.
To understand what Couser refers to as “particular way of writing one’s life” a close examination of the origin and the meaning of the word ‘memoir’ is necessary. The word has its origins in French and it derives from ‘mémoire’ meaning ‘memory’. Coulter elaborates that “ … being based on memory rather than research, a memoir will necessarily be very different from a formal biography. It will be, or resemble, a reminiscence, consisting of personal recollections" (Coulter 19). Because of this aspect of the memoir he then explains, “In turn, this creates the expectation that the narrative may be impressionistic and subjective rather than authoritatively fact based” (Coulter 19).
From Mrs. Vera Lee Wright’s first day to her last, she led a meritorious and adventuresome life. As a woman of great poise and elegance, Wright stood out like a white stallion in an desolate field. However, she was not always such a proper lady. She made mistakes, bit the dust, and stumbled over her own feet. These events shaped her into a wise and lovely woman, but her wild spirit remained. Although we never met, her stories were too exciting to be dismissed, and so they continued to be passed down from to generation to generation, until finally reaching me.
The person I was assigned to research was a scientist by the name of Barbara Mcclintock. She was well known for her studies in Cytogenetics and has made several important discoveries. I found lots of helpful and interesting information about her that I am happy to share with you. I hope you learn a lot about Barbara Mcclintock.
Karen Page is the secretary/office manager/legal assistant for the law offices of Nelson & Murdock and later, an investigative reporter for the New York Bulletin. Page’s crusade to do good came about when she was nearly murdered by an associate of Wilson Fisk, but saved by Daredevil at the last minute. When she discovers that her employer is the blind vigilante, her romantic feelings for and trust in Matt Murdock are severely tested.
“What would you do if I died? If you died I would want to die too” (p. 11).
Judy Chicago was an explorer/ pioneer; someone who broke the boundaries during the 1970’s in favor of women in the art community. She helped question the predominant role of men meanwhile find a suitable role for women in contemporary art. Chicago paved the road for women and made a stand against against
My first live performance as an adult was a stimulating and enlightened experience. I went to see Joan Belgrave perform at the Bam Café on March 10, 2017, who also happens to be the widow to Marcus Belgrave who once played the trumpet for Ray Charles. Joan Belgrave band consisted of Pianist Bertha Hope, Saxophonist T.K Blue, Trumpeter Greg Glassman, Drummer Camille Gainer-Jones and Bassist Endea Owns. Belgrade serenaded the audience with her version of other popular artist songs such as Etta Games as well as a song of hers and late husband. Furthermore, she sang new music of her was which was a soulful type of Jazz, Blues, and contemporary R&B.
Background Known today as Madam CJ Walker that was not the name she was given on December 23, 1867. Sarah was orphaned at the young age of seven and was able to survive by working in the cotton fields of Delta and Mississippi. In an attempt to escape abuse from her sisters, (Louvenia sisters name) husband she married at the age of 14 (married Moses McWilliams). She has one daughter names Lelia, currently known as A'Lelia Walker.
For many Americans, the Great Depression caused many struggles that needed improvement. “The Great Depression was a traumatic experience for many of the men and women of the 1930s and exercised a profound influence on the generation that lived through it” (Himmelberg 3). It was traumatic because families lost jobs and lifestyles. As a way for help; they reached out to the White House to contact Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and his wife, Eleanor. Around this time, Franklin became disabled because he contracted Polio. Eleanor had taken this opportunity to get involved to help her husband’s figure and to create one of her own. Eleanor was born on October 11, 1884. Eleanor’s parents, Anna Hall and Elliot Roosevelt had two children after, Elliot Roosevelt and Gracie Hall Roosevelt. Eleanor’s childhood was not perfect. Her mother died of Diphtheria and her father died because of alcohol problems when she was eight years old (Brick, “The Biography of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt”). Moving to New York to live with her grandmother, Eleanor received a great education. As a child she had a private tutor, Frederic Roser, to teach her literature and math from 1889-1890 (First Lady Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt). She also attended Allenswood Girl’s Academy in London from 1899-1902 where she studied languages, fine arts, and literature (“Eleanor Roosevelt Biography”, Bio.com). Her education was very important because, later on in life she wrote many books, articles, spoke at major events for the public and more. Eleanor married her distant cousin, FDR the 32nd President and had six children together (Tyle, "Eleanor Roosevelt”). He was a major influence to her (“Eleanor Roosevelt Biography”, Bio.com) along with her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt th...
Women imbued with a spirit of radicalism understood that a liberal feminist attitude, despite the seeming slowness of change that accompanies it, may transform a community more rapidly than a revolutionary approach that alienates those to be convinced and, thus, extinguishes the possibility of improvement. (Weaver 49)
Did Caroline. Chisholm go beyond 'human limits' to achieve her goals?- Did she do more than the averag...