| The people we should know | Do you look at your Camp Color Calendar?! | Who said that | Where in the world | The more you know.. |
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Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw
The woman who coined the term Intersectionality in 1989, as part of a legal case.
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What is 1865
The year the 13th amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the US, was passed.
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Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”
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Where is New Zealand
This country was the first to grant women the right to vote
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When is March
Women’s history month in the United States
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Who is Maya Angelou
Author of the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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What is Zoroastrianism
Persian New Year (Nowruz) is rooted in this ancient religion
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Who is John Lewis, member of the US House of Representatives and Civil Rights Leader
“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?”
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Where is New York City
The Stonewall riots broke out in this city on June 28, 1969, signaling the start of the gay rights movement.
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What is Intersectionality
This sociological theory states that status categories such as race, ability, and gender all influence one another.
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Dame Enid Lyons
The first woman elected to Australia’s Federal Parliament
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When in May
Asian Pacific heritage and Jewish American heritage are both formally commemorated during this month
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Who is Anne Frank
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
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Where is The University of Michigan
This university opened the first office for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in 1971
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Where is Vermont
In 2000 this state became the first to legalize civil unions.
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Who is Katherine Johnson
A mathematician who did the calculations for the first moon landing and later the space shuttle program. In 2015 President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She passed away at the age of 101 on February 24th.
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What is Hajj
An annual pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are expected to take at least once in their lives
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Who is Ruther Bader Ginsburg
When I’m sometimes asked ‘when will there be enough?' And I say ‘When there are nine.’ People are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s every raised questions about that.”
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Where is Pakistan
This country has the greatest difference in real monthly wages between men and women - 62.5%
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Who is MAS Holdings - the largest lingerie manufacturer in Sri Lanka.
The first non-customer to run our D&I Survey, when offered for free in 2016
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Who is Malala Yousafzai
The youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace prize for the right of all children to education.
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What is Dia de los Muertos
A Mexican holiday celebrating love and respect for deceased family members
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Who is DeRay McKesson (at Culture First 2019)
"Every movement started in a basement, a kitchen, a living room, or a porch."
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Where is Papua New Guinea
The most linguistically diverse country in the world.
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What is Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali's birth name
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