Women and Adversity
Women and Adversity: Taraji P. Henson Actress, Producer, Author Mental Health Advocate Founder of Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
July 9, 2026Jaraji (tah RAH he) Penda Henson founded Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation because she, her son, and her father, a Vietnam veteran, did not get therapy that could relieve their mental healt ...
Women and Adversity: June Carter Cash Country Music Singer Country Music Hall of Fame
June 25, 2026June Carter Cash Country Music Singer Country Music Hall of Fame I spent several days in Nashville recently and enjoyed the entire visit, so I thought it appropriate to feature someone from that ...
Women and Adversity: Mariska Hargitay, Founder of Joyful Heart Foundation Actress, Producer, Director
June 11, 2026Mariska Hargitay Founder of Joyful Heart Foundation Actress, Producer, Director Almost all of Americans have heard of Mariska Hargitay, the actress who plays Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Spe ...
Virginia Apgar, Obstetrician, Anesthesiologist Invented Apgar Score Method to Assess Newborn’s Health
May 28, 2026Women and Adversity: Virginia Apgar Obstetrician, Anesthesiologist Invented Apgar Score Method to Assess Newborn’s Health Virginia Apgar has saved millions of lives. She developed the Apgar ...
Women and Adversity: Cherie DeVaux Thoroughbred Horse Trainer First Woman Trainer to win the Kentucky Derby
May 14, 2026Cherie DeVaux First Woman Trainer to win the Kentucky Derby Cherie DeVaux (pronounced Sheh REE⸍ Deh VOH⸍) ...
Women and Adversity: Christina Koch, Astronaut Member of Artemis II Crew STEM Woman Role Model
April 23, 2026Christina Koch, Astronaut Member of Artemis II Crew STEM Woman Role Model From the time she was a child, Christina Hammock Koch (pronounced Cook) wanted to be an astronaut. She says frontiers and ...
Women and Adversity:Lyda Hill Founder: IF/THEN Initiative To Advance Women in STEM
April 9, 2026Lyda Hill Founder: IF/THEN Initiative To Advance Women in STEM Texas residents are probably aware of Lyda Hill’s philanthropy, but I had never heard the name although I had heard of H.L. Hunt, ...
Women and Adversity: La June Montgomery Tabron CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation March is Women’s History Month
March 26, 2026La June Montgomery Tabron CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation March is Women’s History Month The breakfast cereal mogul Will Keith Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan, founded the W. K. Kellogg Founda ...
Women and Adversity: Mary Jane Owen, Advocate for Disabled Rights, March is Women’s History Month
March 12, 2026Women and Adversity: Mary Jane Owen Advocate for Disabled Rights March is Women’s History Month People in the U.S. are accustomed to seeing “Handicapped” parking spaces and the accompa ...
Women and Adversity: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Chief Executive Officer Feeding America February is Black History Month
February 26, 2026Women and Adversity: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Chief Executive Officer Feeding America February is Black History Month Claire Babineaux-Fontenot (Bab⸍ ih no-Font⸍ ih no) became chief execut ...