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Direct linkGrady, Marilyn L.; LaCost, Barbara Y. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2004
This article describes three women who hold prominent places in the history of the United States. They are: (1) Linda Brown, the symbol of "bringing down segregation" in U.S. schools; (2) Rosa Parks, the mother of the Civil Rights Movement; and (3) Coretta Scott King, an accomplished musician and singer. These women hold their places in…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Females, United States History, Federal Legislation
