Archive for July, 2024
July 25, 2024
Women and Adversity: Josephine Cochrane Inventor of the Dishwasher Josephine Cochrane was that rare woman in the 1800s who flaunted her independent spirit. One example is the spelling of her na ...
Women and Adversity: Mary Anderson, Inventor of the Windshield Wiper
July 11, 2024Women and Adversity: Mary Anderson Inventor -Windshield Wiper Here is another story about a woman who was deprived of recognition for her invention because no company believed it was relevant. ...
Women and Adversity: Lorraine Hansberry, Lesbian Playwright, Civil Rights Activist
June 27, 2024Women and Adversity: Lorraine Hansberry, Lesbian Playwright Civil Rights Activist My second post for Pride Month is another Chicagoan, playwright and civil rights ...
Women and Adversity: Jane Addams, Lesbian Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago
June 13, 2024Women and Adversity: Jane Addams, Lesbian Co-founder of Hull House To recognize June as Pride Month, I’m featuring famous women who were lesbians. I wrote a post about Jane Addams on this ...
Women and Adversity: Alice Guy-Blaché First Woman Film Director
May 23, 2024Women and Adversity: Alice Guy-Blaché First Woman Film Director First Woman to own a Film Company The film industry emerged more than a century ago, but few people know that French-born Alice G ...
Women and Adversity: Margaret E. Knight, ‘Woman Edison’ Inventor of Machines
May 9, 2024Women and Adversity: Margaret E. Knight ‘Woman Edison’ Inventor of Machines Margaret “Mattie” Eloise Knight is quoted as saying, “I’m only sorry I couldn’t have had as good a ch ...
Women and Adversity: Amy Vine, Founder of Urban Vine and Promise Land Farm
March 14, 2024Women and Adversity: Amy Vine, Founder Urban Vine Botanical Center Amy Vine of Clarkston, Michigan wanted to provide activities and employment for her son and her adopted brother and sister, all ...
Women and Adversity: My Interview for writersonthemove.com
January 28, 2024Women and Adversity: My Interview for writersonthemove.com I was honored to be featured in writersonthemove.com by Suzanne Lieurance, author of 40 books and a writing coach. The complete interview ...
Women and Adversity: Welcome, 2024!
January 11, 2024This year marks the 10th anniversary of me writing Women and Adversity. As I stated in my initial 2023 post, I started this blog to promote women writers and praise their achievements. I expanded pa ...
Women and Adversity: Anya Williams Interim Governor of Turks and Caicos
June 8, 2023My husband and I recently returned from a Caribbean cruise where one of the ports was Grand Turk Island, a place we had never visited. The guide on our around-the-island tour mentioned several ...