One of the most courageously principled women I ever knew, Beth Rickey of Louisiana, died alone at age 53 of heart failure in a New Mexico hotel room 13 years ago today. This morning, Bard College in New York announced that Danielle Riou, who helped arrange evacuation and resettlement for hundreds of Afghan students and staff from the American University in Afghanistan, is the first recipient of its Beth Rickey Award for “sustained and effective action against hate.”