Women and Adversity
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 ...
Women and Adversity: Ada Harris Inventor of the Hair Straightener
February 22, 2024Women and Adversity: Ada Harris Inventor of the Hair Straightener At least 30 women were deprived of glory when men either stole their ideas or were given credit for what women discovered. Sin ...
Women and Adversity: Mary Hemphill, Ph.D., Educator, Leadership Coach
February 8, 2024Women and Adversity: Mary Hemphill, Ph.D. Educator, Leadership Coach I heard Dr. Mary Hemphill speak at the Brunswick County, North Carolina, Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Impact Brunch ...
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: Adele Myers, novelist The Tobacco Wives
December 20, 2023Women and Adversity: Adele Myers, novelist The Tobacco Wives My last blog post in December is always a repeat of one I posted during the year, and this year I want to reprint my blog on Adele Mye ...
Women and Adversity: Karen C. Whalen, Novelist
December 7, 2023Women and Adversity: Karen C. Whalen, Novelist Friends Come to Call, Karen C. Whalen’s fourth novel in her Tow Truck Murder Mysteries, captivates the reader to the very end. Mystery, rom ...