by caroljacobsen.org | Sep 1, 2025 | Art, Doing the Right Thing
Dr. Angella Ferguson 1925– Dr. Angella Ferguson’s groundbreaking research changed the way doctors understand and treat sickle cell anemia, a disease that mostly affects African Americans. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that causes red blood cells—which are...
by caroljacobsen.org | Aug 18, 2025 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Sarah Breedlove is the woman the world would one day know as Madam C. J. Walker. Note: Of these three photos I found, the left two were labeled Sarah Breedlove, and on the right, Madam C.J. Walker. After painting her portrait using the left photo, I realized it was a...
by caroljacobsen.org | Feb 12, 2024 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Bobbi Wilson 2013– In February of 2023 the Yale School of Public Health, after learning about 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson’s encounter with the police following her efforts to curb the presence of the invasive spotted lantern fly, honored her with a ceremony at Yale. ...
by caroljacobsen.org | Feb 12, 2024 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Maisie Brown 2001– In 2022, Maisie Brown helped with the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis, leading the effort to deliver drinking water to residents unable to access the city’s distribution centers. Clean drinking water had been an issue since 2010 when a winter...
by caroljacobsen.org | Feb 12, 2024 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly 1921 -2003 Dr. Marie Maynard Daly was raised by a father who instilled a drive for education in his daughter because he was forced to abandon his own educational dreams due to a lack of funds. Although the family was poor, Marie paid her tuition...
by caroljacobsen.org | Feb 12, 2024 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Memphis Minnie 1897–1973 Memphis Minnie was born Lizzie Douglas in 1897. Her singing, songwriting, and skilled guitar playing made her a popular blues artist in the 1930s and ’40s. Her popularity was an achievement because the field was dominated by male...
