While teaching, Elizabeth lived with two physicians who served as mentors for her. She resolved to become a physician but could not gain admittance to any medical school, as none would take a woman.
Several days before Christmas, our gas-powered, 10 burner roaster ran into some problems; specifically, 5 of our 10 burners stopped working, which meant we couldn't get enough heat to properly roast coffee. We thought it was an issue with the burners, so we went through the painstaking process of taking apart the burners and checking each one, eventually replacing all 10 just to be safe. But the problem persisted.
If you are trying to impress someone with your coffee knowledge, ordering any of the drinks below will do the job. Interestingly, most of these drinks are quite common in Europe and probably wouldn't be considered all that special. But stateside, these drinks are generally found in third-wave shops. All are espresso-based.
If you're like us, you've probably had this experience: You walk into a trendy-looking coffee shop. The speakers are blasting music with bombastic bass, the friendly barista with an arm full of tattoos is rushing around behind the counter, and no less than three bearded men in beanies are clanging away on their laptops. You realize a bit too late that its your turn to order. Quickly glancing at the menu over the cashier's head, you find yourself paralyzed with fear. There are a list of drinks, and you don't know what any of them mean. Sure, you've heard of a latte and a cappuccino, but what's the difference? Flat White? Macchiato? What are these?
She would go on to achieve further accolades and esteemed positions at hospitals, including serving as director of cancer research therapy at NYU Medical Center, head of the New York Medical College Cancer Chemotherapy Department, and being appointed by President Lydon B. Johnson to the Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke. By the late 1960's, Dr. Cooke Wright was the highest ranking African-American woman at a medical facility in the country.
In 1906, the Wyandot Nation sold sacred Kansas burial ground to the federal government, which upset Lyda. Along with her sisters, she launched a campaign to protect the Huron Cemetery in Kansas City. They took turns guarding the cemetery with muskets and erecting a sign saying “Trespassers, Beware!”
Grace Lee Boggs was born to Chinese immigrants in Rhode Island and eventually graduated from Barnard College (which so happens to be Denise’s alma mater). From there, she obtained her Ph.D in philosophy from Bryn Mawr College. She married the prominent activist James Boggs, and together they would become trailblazers in social activism
Our second installment features Rachel Carson, an environmental scientist whose writings on brought significant attention to environmental issues, most notably the dangers of pesticides in her work, Silent Spring.
Known as “Fighting Shirley, Rep. Chisholm was a champion for racial and gender equality, founding the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971 and becoming the first African-American woman to serve on the powerful House Rules Committee in 1977.
The coffee industry has been particularly hard-hit by climate change, impacting the entire supply chain from farm to cup. Every year, land once considered ideal for farming and harvesting becomes lost to future generations of coffee growers. As the effects of global warming continue to ravage the coffee industry, many farmers, roasters, and researchers are coming together to stem the tide and emerge more sustainable and prosperous than ever.
Brewing that morning coffee forces us to slow down and focus on the calming experience of just pouring water onto coffee grounds. We ignore the rest of the world, the emails we need to respond to, the errands that we need to run, and just pour the water.
