Women and Adversity
Women and Adversity: Dr. Mae Jemison, First African American Woman in Space
July 27, 2017Dr. Mae Jemison’s accomplishments will undoubtedly elicit admiration from all women because of the scope of her talents. Born in 1956 in Decatur, AL, the youngest of three childre ...
Women and Adversity: Sally Ride First American Woman in Space
July 13, 2017Women and Adversity: Sally Ride First American Woman in Space In January 1978, NASA chose six women to be astronaut candidates, and Sally Ride was one of them. She was dedicated to science, especi ...
Women and Adversity: Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords
June 22, 2017What an honor and rarity to have a Navy ship named for you while you’re still living, which is the case with the USS Gabrielle Giffords. The ship was commissioned June 10, 2017 in Galveston, T ...
Women and Adversity: Lucy Maud Montgomery Author, “Anne of Green Gables” and more
June 8, 2017Reading “Anne of Green Gables,” published in 1908, brings smiles, nods and eye rolls at the likeable orphaned Anne Shirley’s antics, quirks and predicaments. The book catapulted ...
Women and Adversity: Rachel Carson, Writer, Zoologist, Ecologist
May 25, 2017Rachel Carson brought the dangers of chemicals in the environment to the public’s attention with her book “Silent Spring” published in 1962, and the U.S. listened and changed for the bette ...
Women and Adversity: Florence Nightingale, Pioneer of Modern Nursing
May 11, 2017May 12 is International Nurses Day in honor of Florence Nightingale, born May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy——the reason for her first name. She was the daughter of wealthy British pa ...
Women and Adversity: Jhumpa Lahiri Pulitzer Prize Winner
April 27, 2017Those of us born in the U.S. are used to simple nicknames like Suzie, Janie, Tommy and Bobby. Nilanjana Sudheshna Lahiri’s nickname is Jhumpa, and she is known as Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa ...
Women and Adversity: Eudora Welty Pulitzer Prize Winner
April 13, 2017Eudora Welty would be 108 years old today, April 13, 2017. Born in 1909 in Jackson MS, Ms. Welty earned prominence as a short story writer and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for ...
Mary Robinson: 1st Woman President of Ireland
March 23, 2017An advocate for women, as well as for the poor and underserved, Mary Robinson is said to be the most popular president Ireland ever had. She passed two controversial bills into law: Decrimi ...
Women and Adversity: Debbie Macomber, Author
March 9, 2017One of the most prolific and beloved authors today is Debbie Macomber. A #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 200 million books in print, Ms. Macomber is best known for her romanc ...