by caroljacobsen.org | Oct 16, 2023 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Fighting for Equality, Paintings, WOCAA Book One
At the closing of my solo show at Community Media Center of Marin, my talk ‘From Art Therapy to Social Justice Art’ was recorded on August 31, 2023. My next solo show will be February to March of 2024. The art opening TBD. I will also have a closing talk....
by caroljacobsen.org | Dec 12, 2021 | WOCAA Book One
Mary Parrish, 1892–1972 A trained journalist, Mary Parrish chronicled her own experience of the violence during the Tulsa massacre of 1921. She fled with her young daughter, along with other survivors, who provided eyewitness accounts. From The Nation Must Awake by...
by caroljacobsen.org | Dec 12, 2021 | WOCAA Book One
Dr. Dorothy Height, 1912 – 2010 Dr. Height was an African American civil rights and women’s rights activist. She focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is...
by caroljacobsen.org | Dec 7, 2021 | WOCAA Book One
Ida Rollins 1867-1953 Ida Rollins, the first African American female dentist, became an orphan shortly after birth. Rollins’ white father, whose name is unknown, played no role in her childhood or education. After her mother’s death, Ida was raised by her...
by caroljacobsen.org | Nov 18, 2021 | WOCAA Book One
Wilma Rudolph, 1940-1994 Rudolph’s legacy lies in her efforts to overcome obstacles from childhood illnesses including polio to become the fastest woman runner in the world in 1960. Rudolph is also regarded as a civil rights and women’s rights...
by caroljacobsen.org | Nov 18, 2021 | WOCAA Book One
Rosa Parks, 1913 –2005 Rosa Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her “the first lady of civil...
