Women’s History Months: March 13, 2020
Victoria Woodhull was a leader in the American suffrage movement. She ran for president in the 1872 election before women could vote (and before she was 35). At the time few took her candidacy seriously, but she stands out as someone who intended to act on her beliefs.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 12, 2020
Bibi Aisha was forced into marriage as a teenager. She suffered from serious spousal abuse and decided to run away from her husband. When she was caught, he and other members of the Taliban, held her down and cut her nose off. A foundation in California performed facial reconstruction in the spring of 2012.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 11, 2020
Wilma Rudolph was an American sprinter. She became the world-record-holding Olympic Champion in track and field following her success in the 1956 and 1960 games. Wilma contracted Polio when she was a child and had to visit multiple doctors and take physical therapy to regain complete use of her legs.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 10, 2020
Sophie Scholl was executed during World War II for participating in the White Rose resistance movement. This movement spoke out against the Nazi Regime. Sophie was 21 years old when she was put to death.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 9, 2020
Nadia Comaneci is a retired Romanian gymnast and five time Olympic gold medalist. She was the first gymnast to ever be awarded a perfect 10.0 at the Olympic games. She is credited with popularizing the sport around the world.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 8, 2020
Merit-Ptah is thought to have been the female chief physician of the pharaoh during the Second Dynasty of Egypt around 2700BC. She is one of the first ever female physicians recorded in history.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 7, 2020
Venus & Serena Williams are two professional tennis players. Venus won the Grand Slam 7 times and Serena won 23 times. Both girls were coached from an early age by their parents. They are ground breaking in the sport of tennis and have dominated the game for 20 years.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 6, 2020
Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmental, social, and political activist. She started the Greenbelt Movement and taught women around Kenya how to plant trees. Wangari was the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 5, 2020
Ann Daniels, as a part of an all women team, became the first woman to reach both the north and south poles. Ann was living a typical life in in the early 90s. She worked for a bank and had triplets. Ann decided to change her life and answered and ad in the paper to become part of the all women team.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 4, 2020
Mary Anderson was a real estate developer and rancher. On November 10th 1903 she was granted her first patent. She had invented s blade that would be placed on the outside of car window, but could be controlled from the inside of the car. Mary is the inventor of the Windshield Wiper.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 3, 2020
Vera Wang is a fashion designer based in New York City. She was hired to be an editor at Vogue after completing her degree at Sarah Lawrence College. This made her the youngest Vogue editor ever. She left vogue after 17 years and worked for Ralph Lauren. After 2 more years in the fashion industry she resigned from working for others and began her own independent wedding wear design company.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 2, 2020
Jane Austen was an English novelist. She became popular in the 18th century with her six novels, the most famous of which is Pride and Prejudice. Jane’s plots often explored a woman’s dependence on marriage as a means to keep her social standing. Her irony, humor, and social commentary earned her critical acclaim and love from the public.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 1, 2020
Hedy Lamarr was an actress and inventor. She appeared in over 30 films throughout her career and was known for being a Hollywood beauty. It was not until much later that the general public found out that she was a brilliant mind in STEM. Hedy co-invented an early version of the frequency-hopping spread spectrum.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 31, 2019
To our future - may we build each other up to be brave and strong and smart and kind.
~Caroline & Eliza Greenwood
~Allie Bayne-Greenwood
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 30, 2019
Barbara Walters is a retied broadcast journalist. She is widely respected for her interviewing abilities and popularity with viewers. Barbara was a pioneer in her field. She was reporting as an anchor before women were accepted in that position. She is famous for her appearances on The View, 20/20, Today, and the ABC Evening News.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 29, 2019
Barbara Mikulski was a politician and social worker. She served as a US Senator for Maryland from 1987 - 2017. Before that Barb was in the House of Representatives from 1977-1987. She currently holds the record as the longest serving female representative in US Congress history.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 28, 2019
Queen Nanny was a leader of the 18th century Jamaican Maroons. She was formerly an enslaved African on the island. Much of what is known about her is from oral history, but she is famous for her resistance to the oppression of her people. Queen Nanny is featured on the 500-dollar notes from Jamaica.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 27, 2019
Patsy Mink was a woman of Japanese descent born in Hawaii when it was still a territory of the United States. Her original goal was to be a doctor, but when she was told women could not be doctors, she went to law school in order to change that. Patsy ended up running for Congress when Hawaii became a state and was the first woman of color to win a seat in the House of Reps. Patsy is most known for a bill that she co-authored called Title IX.an of color to win a seat in the House of Reps. Patsy is most known for a bill that she co-authored called Title IX.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 26, 2019
Alessandra Giliani is thought to have been an Italian natural historian. She is best known for her work in anatomy and pathology. The historic evidence of her existence is limited. Some historians believe that she was a fictional character invented by Alessandro Machiavelli. If she lived, it would have been from about 1307 - 1325.
Read MoreWomen’s History Months: March 25, 2019
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) was the second female to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Ruth started her career in law as a lawyer who fought for gender equality, winning many cases that she fought in front of the Supreme Court. Ruth served on the Supreme Court until her death in 2020. She is not only a pioneer for women’s rights, but a pop culture icon in the feminist movement.
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