Grandmother’s Hysterectomy
Grandmother's received a forced hysterectomy leading to clinical depression
Stonewall Uprising
In 1969, the Stonewall uprising, led by Black and Latinx trans women, sparked the gay rights movement in the United States.
Israeli Aggression
In 1967, Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights in the Six-Day War. Around 300,000 more Palestinians are displaced.
Griswold v. Connecticut
In 1965, this case supported the right to privacy for children and contraception use.
Foundation of Young Lords
Founded in the 1960s in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood as a Puerto Rican turf gang. The Young Lords transitioned into a national political and civil rights movement.
Palestinians in Exile
The 1950s to 1960s was a period of conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. Palestinians in exile.
Revolutionary Mothering
In 1950, radical US women join Asian, Latin American, and African activists in Beijing, China to define “revolutionary motherhood.”
Grandmother’s Displacement
In 1949, my Palestinian grandmother is forcibly displaced in Jordan.
La Operacion
From 1936-1970, Puerto Rican women and their families were promised success and stability, but in reality were forcibly sterilized. This sterilization is known as “la operación.”
Anglo-Egyptian Colonization of Sudan
From 1899 to 1956, Sudan was a condominium of the UK and Egypt.