Women and Adversity
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 ...
Women and Adversity: Alexandria Stapleton
February 12, 2026Women and Adversity: Alexandria Stapleton Documentary Filmmaker February is Black History Month Alexandria “Alex” Stapleton has a host of award-winning and high-rated docu ...
Women and Adversity: Eline van der Velden, AI
January 22, 2026Women and Adversity: Eline van der Velden Creator of Tilly Norwood Eline van der Velden is brilliant although few Americans have heard of her or would recognize her. She created a firestorm of pu ...
WOMEN AND ADVERSITY BLOG FOR 2026
January 8, 2026WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD OVERCOME OBSTACLES DESPITE ADVERSITY. MY GOAL WITH THIS BLOG IS TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THOSE WOMEN. A FEW OF THE WOMEN I FEATURED IN 2025: ANA MARIE ...
Women and Adversity: Dr. Chevy Humphrey President and Chief Executive Officer Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Forbes 50 Over 50
December 18, 2025Women and Adversity: Dr. Chevy Humphrey President, Chief Executive Officer Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Forbes 50 Over 50 I couldn’t leave out a Chicago woman, so I’m ...