Women and Adversity

WOMEN AND ADVERSITY ELINOR “LIN” AWAN OSTROM FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES, 2009

October 9, 2025

   WOMEN AND ADVERSITY ELINOR “LIN” AWAN OSTROM                     2009 FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES Elinor “Lin” Awan Ostrom was of the era when wo ...

WOMEN AND ADVERSITY ADA MONZÓN METEOROLOGIST, PUERTO RICO NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

September 25, 2025

WOMEN AND ADVERSITY ADA MONZÓN METEOROLOGIST, PUERTO RICO NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH  Until the 1970s, men dominated news broadcasting, including weather, but when the Equal Rights Amend ...

WOMEN AND ADVERSITY: CAROLINA CRUZ-NEIRA PIONEER IN VIRTUAL REALITY NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

September 11, 2025

WOMEN AND ADVERSITY: CAROLINA CRUZ-NEIRA PIONEER IN VIRTUAL REALITY NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH  I remember seven years ago going to a virtual reality arcade to cover a story I was assigned ...

Women and Adversity: Davonne Reaves, Entrepreneur, Hotel Owner August is Black Business Month

August 28, 2025

Women and Adversity: Davonne Reaves, Entrepreneur Hotel Owner August is Black Business Month Davonne Reaves has achieved recognition and success by being positive about her goals. She has said so ...

Women and Adversity: Sheila Johnson: Women and Adversity: Sheila Johnson, Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Black Entertainment Television August is Black Business Month

August 14, 2025

Women and Adversity: Sheila Johnson, Entrepreneur Co-founder,  Black Entertainment Television August is Black Business Month Besides being the first woman to have part ownership in three sport ...

Women and Adversity: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin Grande Dame of Champagne

July 24, 2025

Women and Adversity: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin Grande Dame of Champagne When I told my nephew, actor Robert Wilde, that I write this blog, he said Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin (pronounce ...

Women and Adversity: Patti Callahan Henry, Novelist

July 10, 2025

Patti Callahan Henry’s most recent novel, The Story She Left Behind, is riveting and one I’ve seen women reading at the beach and the pool. Readers get enthralled with the story because it sta ...

Women and Adversity: Patricia Highsmith Mystery Novelist known for psychological thrillers Short Story Writer; Lesbian June is Pride Month

June 26, 2025

Women and Adversity: Patricia Highsmith Mystery Novelist known for psychological thrillers Short Story Writer, Lesbian June is  Pride Month Because her father didn’t want a child, Patricia ...

Women and Adversity: Virginia Woolf Novelist, Feminist, Lesbian June is Pride Month

June 12, 2025

Women and Adversity: Virginia Woolf Novelist, Feminist, Lesbian June is  Pride Month Virginia Woolf  was a brilliant English novelist and essayist, known for her stream of consciousness techni ...

May 22, 2025

Women and Adversity: Weijia Jiang Vice President, White House Correspondents’ Association Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News May is ...

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