Women and Adversity

Women and Adversity: Greta Gerwig Director of Barbie

Women and Adversity: Greta Gerwig Director of Barbie Growing up I was never into dolls, although I had some, so when the movie Barbie came out, I didn’t run to the theatre even though Greta Ger ...

Women and Adversity: Ada Limón U.S. Poet Laureate

Women and Adversity: Ada Limón U.S. Poet Laureate I thought I would feature Ada Limón, the 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, to highlight National Poetry Day, which this year is October 3. Poetry is ...

Women and Adversity: Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano, President of Gallaudet University

Women and Adversity: Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano President of Gallaudet University I’ve reached into the 21st century to feature women changing people’s lives today, and I discovered Roberta ...

Women and Adversity: Elizabeth Magie Phillips Inventor of Monopoly Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie was that rare woman in the 1800s who believed women could achieve as much as men even though they d ...

Women and Adversity: Bette Nesmith Graham Inventor of Liquid Paper Bette Nesmith Graham’s story is miraculous and what most people dream would happen for them. This Texas native dropped out of ...

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

Women 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

    Women 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

Women 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

Women 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 ...