39 Inspiring Women from Maryland History You Need to Know

More important and fascinating women are newly added to the latest edition of our Women’s History heroes celebration blog this year!

By Meredith Curtis Goode, Alicia Smith, Neydin Milián, Nehemiah Bester

Collage image with poictures of women highlighted in the blog: Pauline Tsui, Elisabeth Gilman, Gloria Richardson Dandridge, Fannie Birckhead, Harriet Tubman, Sharon Brackett, Rachel Carson, and Carmen Delgado Votaw.

I See You = I Love You

Celebrate the 5th birthday of ACLU of Maryland’s Spanish Style Guide.

By Neydin Milián

Inclusivity calls for a slight bend of the rules in Spanish.

Hold On, a Change Is Gonna Come: 2024 Election Reflection

As a person on the margins of mainstream America, what I know to be true is who you vote for is a direct reflection of who you are.

By Alicia Smith

Collage of photos of the Lincoln Memorial and historic photos of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children deserve books that reflect their lived experiences

If these books are banned, how will children otherwise identify problems in their own lives, such as sexual abuse, manipulation, bullying and other dangers?

By Carlos Childs

Carlos Childs is looping to the side and up and is smiling. He is a Black man and is earing dark0framed glasses. He is outside in front of trees, is wearing a black suit jacket over a blue button-up and collared shirt.

Let’s Reflect on LGBTQ+ Pride

Every month, not just in June.

By Neydin Milián

Lorena Diaz with her sister Sarah at the ACLU of Maryland table at Baltimore Trans Pride event in Baltimore City.

In Harmony: Our Soundtrack of Queer Resistance

This Pride Month, ACLU-MD staff members put together an eclectic list of songs by LGBTQ+ artists, reaching across various genres and cultures.

By Alicia Smith

Pride is community.

Sister, We’re Two of a Kind: Black Womanhood Reflected From Screen to Reality

Since its inception as a novel in 1982 (and shortly followed by the original film adaptation in 1985), The Color Purple has been a transparent and moving testament to the perseverance of Black womanhood and sisterhood, themes that have been pivotal in my own experience.

By Alicia Smith

Antoinette and Alicia celebrating with family on Christmas 2023. They are wearing matching red holiday outfits.They were celebrating with family on Christmas 2023.

Know Your Rights Before Going Back to School

LGBTQ+ students should be protected, and their rights respected.

By Neydin Milián

Collage image with a piece of paper with school supplies visible in bright but muted neon colors. There is a backpack cutout and a student facing away with their hand up sitting at a desk with a progress pride flag on their vest. Back to School Know Your

Dancing on My Own: How to Celebrate Pride & Queer Liberation While in Your Healing Era

Our wish is that now, more than ever, that these songs bring you unfiltered joy on your darkest days and inspire you to dance, without inhibition, with somebody who truly loves you.

By Alicia Smith

Picture of Alicia Smith signing into a microphone. The image is filtered on a progress pride flag and the colors are all blended.