In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

by Yasmin Ravard-Andresen

I first encountered Lisa Sharon Harper in 2000 at a national faith-based conference for college students interested in social justice. She was an actor and playwright with the theatre team. Her powerful, poetic, gorgeous, and transcendent writing ushered me into deep life-changing spiritual reflection. Later, I had the privilege of working with Lisa as an actor. Her writing and direction demanded hard work that nourished and brought out the best in us. For my own journey, I truly believe that Creator knew I needed to meet her. I needed to know this incredibly strong woman, this African-American artist, this thoughtful follower of Jesus, this brave activist, and this gifted teacher. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #11: Lisa Sharon Harper →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

This week’s articles come from organizers of the Celebration of International Women’s Day* event, a day-long free event designed to rejoice in the strength, resilience and creativity of women in the Seattle area.  See the event page for information about attending.

by Rachel Nemhauser

To Teresa, the other woman who loves my child, Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #10: Teresa Noriega Rowberg →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

This week’s articles come from organizers of the Celebration of International Women’s Day* event, a day-long free event designed to rejoice in the strength, resilience and creativity of women in the Seattle area.  See the event page for information about attending.

 by Judy Platt

When the Shamdeen sisters, Sheelan and Zozan, walked into my beginning English class at Highline High School in Burien on a cold winter day in December of 1996, I had no idea of what their family had just been through. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #9: Sheelan & Zozan Shamdeen →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

This week’s articles come from organizers of the Celebration of International Women’s Day* event, a day-long free event designed to rejoice in the strength, resilience and creativity of women in the Seattle area.  See the event page for information about attending. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #8: Risho Sapano →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

This week’s articles come from organizers of the Celebration of International Women’s Day* event, a day-long free event designed to rejoice in the strength, resilience and creativity of women in the Seattle area.  See the event page for information about attending.

by Nicole Masih-Theberge

Remarkable women come in all forms. Aileen Trilles is one such woman. Her life has consisted of the kinds of transformational experiences that occur for many of us and yet are rarely held onto. I had the good fortune of recently meeting and talking with Aileen, and our conversation about activism, leadership, and what it means to be both radical and remarkable seemed timely. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #7: Aileen Trilles →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

This week’s articles come from organizers of the Celebration of International Women’s Day* event, a day-long, free event designed to rejoice in the strength, resilience and creativity of women in the Seattle area.  See the event page for information about attending.

by Mary Edwards

“I’ve had a good life,” said 96-year-old Annabella Morgan.

Annabella’s story, punctuated with song and cursing, is in many ways our region’s story. Born and raised in New Orleans, she was a “colored” teenager through the Great Depression, moved to Seattle, WA, worked as a riveter for Boeing during World War II, married “a good man” who would become one of Seattle’s first Black pharmacists, cooked gumbo dinners for the St. Therese auction, celebrated Obama and now curses Trump.  Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #6: Annabella Morgan →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women; a series of daily essays by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.

by Annette Jones

I encountered Dorothy Dandridge as “Carmen” sometime in the early 2000’s. Still exploring my culture and trying to relate and identify with others, Dorothy quickly came to represent a personal hope for me. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #5: Dorothy Dandridge →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women: a series of daily essays documenting, honoring and celebrating the women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond. 

by Uma Rao

The Rani of Jhansi was one of many leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, almost 100 years before Indian “Independence” from the British Colonizers in 1947. She was the only female leader of the Rebellion. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women: #3 Rani of Jhansi →

In honor of Women’s History Month, we present 31 Days of Revolutionary Women: a series of daily essays documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond. 

by Jill Mangaliman

In 2010, my friends were introducing me to the community. They brought me out to a queer dance party on Capitol Hill called MELANIN, organized by Pin@y sa Seattle (now GABRIELA Seattle). There, I met Donna Denina and she invited me to an educational discussion. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #02: Donna Denina →