Women and Adversity
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: Marion Donovan Inventor of Disposable Diapers
April 25, 2024Marion Donovan is known for inventing the disposable diaper, but Victor Mills took her idea and founded Pampers. Since her mother died when Marion was seven, she grew up spending lots of time ...
Women and Adversity: Margaret Keane Artist: Creator of “Big Eyes” paintings
April 11, 2024Women and Adversity: Margaret Keane Artist: Creator of “Big Eyes” paintings Margaret Keane was duped! She didn’t realize her husband, Walter Keane, was taking credit for her paintings until ...
Women and Adversity: Esther Lederberg Microbiologist: Pioneer in Bacterial Genetics Discovered Lambda Phage virus
March 28, 2024Esther Lederberg Microbiologist: Pioneer in Bacterial Genetics Discovered Lambda Phage virus Few people know what lambda phage virus is, but Esther Lederberg discovered it in 1951. This disco ...
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 ...