I am not a history student officially, although I am a bit of a history geek and read most of what I can get my hands on that involves history. :) I can tell you that the situation with the histories of women of color in the US is a *little* better, but not by much. It’s gradually improving, but it will take years to equal even that of white women. I think a huge part of it is that for so long, it was OK for women to be illiterate, especially non-white women (enforced, actually, in the American South). And how can you tell your story and have it *stay* when you aren’t the one writing the stories down?

Awesome post. I need to read your blog more often.