Cameron Samuels speaks out about their school districts’ bans and restrictions on LGBTQ+ work in 2021. Speaking on #StudentVoice Podcast, Cameron voices the fear and misplacement that banning LGBTQ+ types of knowledge can do to young children trying to find their identity. Read more about Cameron’s stand here: https://www.edtechupdate.com/?query=lgbtq%2B&open-article-id=23113885&article-title=why-student-cameron-samuels-challenged-their-school-s-internet-filter-and-censorship&blog-domain=hapara.com&blog-title=hapara
In 1910, Jane Adams became the first women to receive an honorary degree from Yale university. Afterwards, Jan came to be the founder of social work in the US, helped found Chicago school of Civics and Philanthropy, and received a Nobel Peace Prize for care homes with her partner. Check out more about Jane Adams achievements: https://janeaddams.ramapo.edu/about-jane-addams/
Oscar Wilde is a well-known poet and playwriter in English literature from the late 1800’s. Though his work is studied in many classrooms, most don’t know about his flamboyant personal. Today, Oscar inspires other LGBTQ+ authors. Check out more of Oscar Wilde’s life: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/oscar-wilde
Not only was Sally K. Ride the first female astronaut, but she was also an engineer, physicist, director of California Space Institution, and a professor at the University of California, San Diego. Check out more on Sally Ride: https://sallyridescience.ucsd.edu/about/sallyride/
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