Women's History Month

 
 
From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson’s journey

From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson’s journey

Nellie Stone Johnson — radical farmer, African American union leader, civil rights activist, and YCL member — left an impressive legacy of struggle.

BY: Rebecca Pera| March 31, 2023
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Marxist IQ: Women and the fight for democracy and socialism

Marxist IQ: Women and the fight for democracy and socialism

From the beginning, women have played essential leading roles in revolutionary working-class and democratic movements.

BY: Communist Party USA| March 6, 2023
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A few of the Communist women who shaped U.S. history

A few of the Communist women who shaped U.S. history

Major histories of women in and of the CPUSA have yet to be written, just as true women’s equality has yet to be won in the United States.

BY: Norman Markowitz| March 3, 2023
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Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders

Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders

These farm, peace, and labor activists drew on their progressive Finnish roots.

BY: Rebecca Pera| March 30, 2022
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Karen Talbot, World Peace Council leader on the world stage

Karen Talbot, World Peace Council leader on the world stage

A "clear and unyielding" voice in the peace movement.

BY: Communist Party USA| March 30, 2022
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