Dolores Huerta passed away today, 28 October 2026. We are resurfacing this post to celebrate her life. This post was originally published on 8 June 2019. … This month in Kickass Women, we raise a glass to Dolores Huerta, the labor and civil rights leader who became nationally known for her work with the United Farm Workers in the 1960s and who continues to kick ass today. It was Dolores who coined the slogan “Si … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Dolores Huerta →
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This month our Kickass Woman in History is a Canadian woman named Carrie Best. Carrie Best was the founder of The Clarion, the first Black-owned newspaper in Nova Scotia that was written and distributed specifically for Black readers.* Best used her platform to advance civil rights for Black people in Nova Scotia, and her work made Best an important leader in advocating for Black Canadians. Carrie Mae Best was born Carrie Prevoe in 1903. She … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Carrie Best →
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For all the carnage that transpires in this clever time loop horror novel, nothing is as difficult as getting through as the first chapter, in which our heroine, Willa, mopes through a horrible breakup. Forced to attend a wedding at which her ex is not only present but has brought a date, Willa endures horror on a personal and a cosmic scale. Willa wakes up, mopes, calls her friend to complain, mopes, drives to the … Continue reading Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison →
This month we honor a very beloved Kickass Woman, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean. Dolly Parton was beloved by people across America for her music, her personality, and her philanthropy. The greatness of Dolly Parton is one of the few things that almost everyone, regardless of political affiliation, seems to agree upon. Dolly’s origin story has been told and retold so often as to make it a modern American legend. She was born 1946 in a … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Dolly Parton →
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by Carrie S · Aug 12, 2026 at 5:00 am ·
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by Carrie S · Aug 5, 2026 at 4:00 am ·
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