Phenomenal Women
The month of March is International Women’s Month. For the past 6 weeks, I have been reading about some phenomenal women. I thought that I would honor the month by sharing the women I find inspiring, empowering, and whose stories need to be told. Phenomenal Women Mum Bet, born into slavery in the 1740s, and was owned by a judge in the state of Massachusetts. When she overheard her owner and others draft the state constitution, she heard the thought that “all men are created equal.” She consulted with a lawyer: "I heard that paper read yesterday, that says, all men are created equal, and that every man has a right to freedom. I'm not a dumb critter; won't the law give me my freedom?” In the year 1781, she sued the state of Massachusetts for her freedom. In a landmark decision, Mum Bet won her case! Her court case helped end slavery in Massachusetts. She later changed her name to Elizabeth Freeman to celebrate her newfound freedom. https://www.elizabethfreemancent...