Katharine Hepburn dies at 96
Sunday June 29, 2003
One of America's favorite leading ladies has died at 96. As I said when I wrote her biography for this site, she was known for her portrayal of strong women ... Read More
About Pauline Kael
Saturday June 28, 2003
She never heard, or practiced, the dictum, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Read about the life and career of Pauline Kael, whose style ... Read More
Virginia Military Institute
Wednesday June 25, 2003
June 26, 1996: the Supreme Court ruled that Virginia Military Institute must admit women to the formerly all-male school.
Women in Space
Saturday June 21, 2003
NPR's Talk of the Nation celebrates the 20th anniversary of Sally Ride's pioneering space flight, with interviews with astronauts Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D., and with Stephanie Nolen, who was one ... Read More
Finland's First Female Prime Minister Resigns After Two Months in Office
Thursday June 19, 2003
Female prime ministers are more common than they once were, but each new "first female prime minister" of a nation is an automatic pioneer. Unfortunately, Finland's history maker is ... Read More
Free Love
Tuesday June 17, 2003
"Yes, I am a Free Lover. I have an inalienable, constitutional and natural right to love whom I may, to love as long or as short a period as I ... Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi
Saturday June 14, 2003
Since May 30, when pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi was taken into custody by the military rulers of Burma (Myanmar), Aung San Suu Kyi has been in the news.
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