Day 6 of my series of 31 women I admire is Claudette Colvin
9 months before James F. Blake told Rosa Parks to give up her seat, Claudette Colvin was a 15 year old child in Montgomery Alabama who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. She was sexually harassed by the police officers, but she stood her ground like a fucking boss! Unfortunately, she was pregnant, didn’t have “good hair” and too dark for the Civil Rights Movement, so they ignored her for the most part. I’ve always admired her and never understood why she has never been given her due. She was a part of the landmark case Browder v. Gayle that challenged bus segregation.
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