Women's History Month

I am very sorry for the delay; I would like to give a late kick off to March, Women’s History Month. This month is for Women in history. I plan to do a series on a few women in history. Some of these women were activist, some were cultural icons. I am not saying that any of the aforementioned women are better then any others in history; I am just trying for a diverse meaningful combination. Also I would like to let my readers know, we will have some fun; though there will be some serous times. There will be times were we need to put down the lager and talk about some serous issues in society. I would like to dedicate this series to the memory of Lena Baker.

In memory of Lena Baker

Lena Baker was born on June 8^th 1901 in Cuthbert Georgia. She had a promiscuous past that gave her a bad reputation. She worked for a local mill owner named Ernest Knight. Ernest Knight had sexually abused her. On April 30^th 1944, he held her against her will and threatened to kill her. She acted in self defense and killed Ernest. In a racist and sexiest environment she lived, she was railroaded to the electric chair. On March 5, 1945, her last words were: “What I done, I did in self-defense. I have nothing against anyone. I’m ready to meet my God.” She was then executed. 60 years after her execution the State of Georgia gave her an unconditional full pardon for reasons of self defense in 2005. We must remember that the United States has murdered people. If we don’t learn from the past, and keep our government in check (even if it means civil disobedience); the government can turn in to a murder.

source: Wikipedia.org