Women’s History Month: Frances Cabrini, saint
Mother Cabrini (1850-1917) was an Italian-American religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that was a […]
Women’s History Month: Carol Burnett, comedian and TV icon
Carol Creighton Burnett (born: April 26, 1933) is an actress, comedian, singer, writer and television icon. She lived with her Grandmother in […]
Women’s History Month: JK Rowling, author
Joanne “J.K.” Rowling (born: July 31, 1965) author best known for the Harry Potter series. I was living in Long Island, NY […]
Women’s History Month: Clara Barton, humanitarian
Clara Barton (1821–1912) was an American nurse, suffragist and humanitarian who is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross. I covered […]
Women’s History Month: Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights activist
Marian Wright Edelman (born: June 6, 1939) is an American activist who, in 1973, founded the Children’s Defense Fund. She was the […]
Women’s History Month: Christa McAuliffe, educator and astronaut
Christa McAuliffe ((1948-1986) was an educator and an astronaut. On January 28, 1986 I was standing at the bar in the kitchen […]
Women’s History Month: Margaret Bourke White, photojournalist
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was a documentary photographer. She is a well known photojournalist who was the first permitted to take pictures of […]
Women’s History Month: Martha Graham, dancer and style icon
Martha (1894-1991) was a modern dancer and choreographer whose technique changed dance worldwide. Some her accomplishments: Taught dance for over 70 years […]
Women’s History Month: Emma Stebbins, artist
Emma Stebbins (1815-1882) was an American sculptor. She is best known for her work “The Angel of the Waters” (1873), also known […]
Women’s History Month: Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin (Born: 29 Aug 1947) is an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University and counsels the livestock industry […]
