“ As a deaf person living in a world of sound, it's as if I was living in a foreign country, blindly following its rules, customs, behaviors, and norms without ever questioning them. ”
Their StoryDeaf sound artist whose work explores sound as a social and political construct rather than something she lacks access to. She performed an American Sign Language interpretation of the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV in 2020.Her TED talk 'The Enchanting Music of Sign Language' is a good primary-source starting point.See Their Full Story
Their StoryDeaf sound artist whose work explores sound as a social and political construct rather than something she lacks access to. She performed an American Sign Language interpretation of the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV in 2020.Her TED talk 'The Enchanting Music of Sign Language' is a good primary-source starting point.See Their Full Story
“ I mostly have to think about identity when it's imposed on me. When people on the street send slurs my way. When forms require me to pick a gender. ”
Their StoryMexican painter known for vivid self-portraits drawing on her heritage, politics and body. Childhood polio and a near-fatal bus accident left her with lifelong pain, which became central subject matter rather than something hidden.Her letters and paintings are firmer ground than the quotes attributed to her.See Their Full Story
“ I truly believe American Sign Language is important because from the beginning, when a child is born, if they learn ASL, they have full access to information. ”
Their StoryDeaf sound artist whose work explores sound as a social and political construct rather than something she lacks access to. She performed an American Sign Language interpretation of the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV in 2020.Her TED talk 'The Enchanting Music of Sign Language' is a good primary-source starting point.See Their Full Story
ContextWatson's closing call to action in the same speech.
Their StoryBritish actor who grew up on screen as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films before studying English literature at Brown University. In 2014 she was appointed a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and launched the HeForShe campaign for gender equality.Her 2014 UN HeForShe speech is a direct primary source.See Their Full Story
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ContextZendaya on why she treats her public platform as more than promotion.
Their StoryAmerican actor who became the youngest woman ever, and the second Black woman, to win the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, for her role in 'Euphoria', a win she repeated in 2022.Her Emmy acceptance speeches are direct primary sources.See Their Full Story
Their StoryKenyan environmentalist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2004. She founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, which has since organised the planting of tens of millions of trees across Kenya, led largely by women. She died in 2011.Her memoir 'Unbowed' and her Nobel lecture are the fullest primary sources.See Their Full Story
Their StoryPoet, essayist and librarian who described herself as 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.' Born in New York in 1934 to Caribbean immigrant parents, she used poetry and essays to name what others left unsaid about race, sexuality, class and illness.Her essays 'The Master's Tools' and 'Uses of the Erotic' reward the full text.See Their Full Story
