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Lynette Long

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Lynette Long
Long in 2017
Born
Bronx, New York, United States
CitizenshipUnited States, Italy
EducationBachelor's Degree in Zoology and Chemistry

Master's Degree In Mathematics

Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
OccupationsProfessor, author
Known forFeminist, advocate for the rights of women and children
Websitewww.EqualVisibilityEverywhere.org

Lynette Long is an American psychologist who is an advocate for women's rights. She is the chair of the Miami Beach Women's Commission and previously served on the Miami-Dade County Commission for Women. She is president and founder of the not-for-profit Equal Visibility Everywhere. She is also the founder and chair of The Florida Women's Historical Marker Initiative. Her primary work is increasing the visibility of women in United States symbols and icons. A former university professor, Long has published more than 30 books and dozens of articles in trade and professional journals, including over a dozen books in mathematics for students from elementary school through high school. Long coined the phrase "latchkey children" with her husband Thomas Long and wrote a book on the subject, The Handbook for Latchkey Children and Their Working Parents. Long is a feminist and contributor to the feminist movement in the United States.

Early life and education

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Lynette Long was born Lynette Nava on April 23, 1948 in the Bronx, New York. Her father, Giovanna Nava, was an Italian immigrant arriving in the United States at six years old. Her mother, Margaret Greene, was of German and English origin, and could trace her father's ancestry all the way back to the Mayflower. She attended elementary and middle school in the South Bronx and high school in Cleveland, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. Upon high school graduation, she attended the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana where she received a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree.

Career

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Long is the founder and president of Equal Visibility Everywhere (EVE), a not-for-profit that focuses on researching the under-representation of women on our nation's currency, stamps, statues, monuments and memorials, street names, and historical markers.[1] Long was the first person to bring national attention to the fact that there were no woman represented on US paper currency. As a result of her work and the efforts of other feminist groups, the Treasury Department promised to feature women on United States paper currency.[2][3]

In 2010, Long's research brought national attention to the fact that only nine of the one hundred statues in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol honor women.[4] Long was instrumental in securing authorization for a statue of Amelia Earhart in the United States Capitol.[5][6] Long was also instrumental in the removal of the statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith from the United States Capitol. Smith represented Florida and was replaced with a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune.[7] Long has focused awareness around the country on the general lack of female statuary which has led to an increase in the number of statues of women nationwide.[8]

Long speaking before the unveiling of a Florida Historical Marker honoring Eleanor Galt Simmons.

Long is spearheading the Florida Women's Historical Marker Initiative, an effort to increase the number of Florida State Historical Markers honoring women.[9] At the time of her initial research in 2017, only six of the 950 markers in the State of Florida specifically honored women.[10] Since 2017, Long has found funding for numerous Florida State Historical Markers honoring women including Miami founder Julia Tuttle,[11] Miami Beach Preservationist Barbara Baer Capitman, Aviatrix Amelia Earhart,[12] doctor Eleanor Galt Simmons,[13][14] and Seminole Chief Betty Mae Tiger Jumper.[15]

In 2024, Long wrote and championed legislation (Florida House Bill 629 and Senate Bill  716) which would require the State of Florida to honor 100 additional women with historical markers in the next decade.[16][17] In 2025, Long unveiled a Florida Historical Marker honoring Marathon Swimmer,[18] Diana Nyad.[19]

Writing

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Long is responsible for coining the term "latchkey kid".[20] A former elementary and middle school principal, Long noticed her students wearing house keys on chains around their necks. She interviewed these students and found that they were often lonely or afraid during the time they spent alone at home after school.[21] These initial conversations led to research including hundreds of interviews with latchkey children, their parents, and former latchkey children.[22] The culmination of her work was published in The Handbook for Latchkey Children and Their Working Parents (with Thomas J. Long)[23] and On My Own: The Kids' Self-Care[24][25][26]

Long has published over 20 math books for elementary, middle, and high school students.[27] Her books have been translated into Spanish and Indonesian.[28] She has designed mathematics laboratories, written mathematics curricula, designed math games, and published articles on mathematics education in professional journals.[29]  She is the founder of Color Math Pink, a website designed to improve girls’ math achievement.[14][30]

Museum curator

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Long with Madonna poster from 10 Women Superstars Exhibit in Miami Beach (2024).

Long has curated museum exhibits in partnership with organizations in Miami Beach, Florida. The exhibits included "The Legacy Couple's Project: 400+ Years of LGBTQ Love," (2022) sponsored by Miami Beach Pride,[31] "Women Who Made a Difference" (2020) and "Unfinished Business" (2020) commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in the United States sponsored by the Miami Design Preservation League (2020),[32] “Women Who Made a Difference,” sponsored by the Miami Design Preservation League and the Miami Beach Commission for Women (2023) [33] and “Ten Women Superstars Who Performed on Miami Beach,” sponsored by the Miami Beach Commission for Women and the Miami Design Preservation League, (2024).[34][35] Long curated "Ten Exemplary Women" which highlighted the accomplishments on ten five by five feet posters.[36] Many of these exhibits were displayed on Ocean Drive where hundreds of thousands of people had an opportunity to view each of them.

Personal life

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Long lives in Miami Beach, Florida. She is the mother of two children.[citation needed]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ↑ "Lynette Long". C-SPAN. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ The Baltimore Sun
  3. ↑ "U.S. needs to face up to sexism on its paper money". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nine statues of women in National Statuary Hall is not enough". sfgate.com. March 9, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The US Capitol Is Full of White Supremacists". motherjones.com. March 21, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ Simon, Richard (April 7, 2014). "A plea for gender equity in the halls of U.S. Capitol". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ Larrabee, Brandon. "House panel votes to replace Confederate statue". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ "New York's Central Park Isn't the Only Place Lacking Statues of Notable Women". TakePart. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Hamid, Shahirah, ed. (March 10, 2022). Why women are often overlooked in household surveys (Report). Monash University. doi:10.54377/130c-7fa4.
  10. ↑ "Long: Women nearly invisible in Florida's history". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ Miami-Dade Minute – Julia Tuttle Historic Marker Unveiling. March 30, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Miami-Dade County – Office of Community Advocacy". miamidade.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Miami's first female physician historical marker unveiled". Miami's Community News. December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Learn More". ColorMathPink.com. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ "February 22, 2019 Finance and Citywide Projects – Miami Beach, FL". miamibeachfl.swagit.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Senate Bill 716 (2024)". The Florida Senate. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  17. ↑ Scheckner, Jesse (February 1, 2024). "House panel advances bill to honor 100 Florida women with historical markers". Florida Politics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Florida to honor legendary swimmer Diana Nyad with State Historical Marker". WLRN. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  19. ↑ Borman, Stu (November 1, 1993). "Gilbert Newton Lewis Day Proclaimed in Massachusetts". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 71 (44): 25–27. doi:10.1021/cen-v071n044.p025. ISSN 0009-2347.
  20. ↑ Mann, Judy (November 29, 1985). "The Lives of Latchkey Children" – via washingtonpost.com.
  21. ↑ Tuttle, William M (September 16, 1993), "Working Mothers and Latchkey Children", “Daddy's Gone to War”, Oxford University PressNew York, NY, pp. 69–90, doi:10.1093/oso/9780195049053.003.0005, ISBN 978-0-19-504905-3, retrieved November 28, 2025
  22. ↑ "The Lonely Life of 'Latchkey' Children, Say Two Experts, Is a National Disgrace".
  23. ↑ "The handbook for latchkey children and their parents – Long, Lynette: 9780877955078 – AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  24. ↑ Long, Lynette (1984). On My Own: The Kids' Self Care Book. Acropolis Books. ISBN 978-0-87491-735-2.
  25. ↑ "Latchkey Kids – D Magazine". July 1985.
  26. ↑ "Letting in 'Latchkey Children'". The New York Times. August 18, 1985.
  27. ↑ "amazon lynette long – Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  28. ↑ Long, Lynette (May 2002). Algebra Sin Dolor: Painless Algebra, Spanish Edition (in Spanish). Barrons Educational Series. ISBN 978-0-7641-2145-6.
  29. ↑ Long, Lynette (March 1, 1982). "Writing an Effective Arithmetic Test". The Arithmetic Teacher. 29 (7): 16–18. doi:10.5951/AT.29.7.0016.
  30. ↑ "Contact Us". ColorMathPink.com. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Legacy Couples Project: 400+ Years of LGBTQ+ Love". Miami Design Preservation League. April 1, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Art Deco Weekend: Sheroes – The Fight for Women's Suffrage & Beyond". Miami Beach Arts and Culture. January 20, 2020.
  33. ↑ ""Women Who Made a Difference" Outdoor Exhibit returns to Lummus Park for Women's History Month". Miami Design Preservation League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Celebrate Women's History Month on Miami Beach at the 'Ten Women Superstars' Exhibit in Lummus Park". Miami Design Preservation League. February 29, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  35. ↑ "Lummus exhibit celebrating the 'Ten Women Superstars'". South Florida Times. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  36. ↑ "Celebrating Women's History Month: The Miami Beach 2025 Exemplary Women Awards & Exhibition". Miami Design Preservation League. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
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