Historian and Activist Elisabeth Griffith Joins Panther Time

Historian, educator, and activist Elisabeth Griffith spoke to the Upper School about the topic of her most recent book, Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality, 1920-2020. Dr. Griffith shared what women of different races faced in their quest for equal rights. The incremental changes that women have achieved over the last century can only be attributed to the cast of change agents, including but not limited to Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Church Terrell, Alice Paul, Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, Soledad Chávez de Chacón, Pauli Murray, Constance Baker Motley, and Patsy Takemoto Mink. Noting there is still much work to be done, Dr. Griffith encouraged students and adults alike to "continue their foremothers' fight to achieve equality for all." Dr. Griffith, former head of the Madeira School, currently teaches at Politics & Prose and lectures for the Smithsonian Associates.