First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Friday August 30, 2013
In the history of First Ladies, Rosalynn Carter played a more active part in her husband's administration than most other First Ladies before her. She traveled to Latin America ... Read More
Fair Maid Joan of Kent
Wednesday August 28, 2013
If you've done genealogical research and the family tree connects up with British royalty, chances are you've run across Joan of Kent. Her descendants are plenty. She lived ... Read More
Suffrage Picketers Treated Brutally
Sunday August 25, 2013
There's an email circulating that tells of the brutal treatment in 1917 at Occoquan, Virginia, prison, of women who had picketed the White House as part of the campaign to ... Read More
Nineteenth Amendment - Women's Right to Vote
Friday August 23, 2013
The text of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is simple:
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the ... Read More
Renaissance Woman Isabella d'Este
Tuesday August 20, 2013
Isabelle d'Este
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
She's one of the women of history that few remember today, but she was well-known in her time and is worth remembering for her contributions to ... Read More
Guilty or Not Guilty?
Monday August 19, 2013
One of the 20th century's most notorious women, Mata Hari, a dancer and celebrity, was executed in 1917 by the French as a spy for the Germans. Do you ... Read More
Marriage Key to Habsburg Empire Roots
Sunday August 18, 2013
In the 15th century, the most common way that a noble or royal woman could influence the course of history was through her marriage. On August 18, 1477, Mary ... Read More
A Yorkshire Witch?
Thursday August 15, 2013
Mother Shipton was a Yorkshire witch whose prophecies predicted the fates of several rulers within and just after her lifetime, and who even managed to predict the future after her ... Read More
Prophet of Management
Wednesday August 14, 2013
Mary Parker Follett, called the "prophet of management" by Peter Drucker, was a pioneer in management thinking. Her 1918 and 1924 books laid the groundwork for many later theorists who ... Read More
Women in Office in the US
Tuesday August 13, 2013
The growing number of women in Congress -- in the House and in the Senate -- is a story often told (see below for some lists of those women). ... Read More
Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!
Tuesday August 13, 2013
Marie Antoinette, a privileged daughter of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa and of Francis I, HOly Roman Emperor, expected a royal marriage and a life of privilege. Her spending, ... Read More
As Free As the Air
Tuesday August 13, 2013
Lucy Stone was an abolitionist and women's rights advocate whose accomplishments were many -- including being the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She was born August ... Read More
She Wrote "America the Beautiful"
Monday August 12, 2013
Katharine Lee Bates, a poet and professor of English at Wellesley, is best known for writing the words to "America the Beautiful." She was born on August 12, 1859. ... Read More
Quotations From a President's Daughter
Thursday August 8, 2013
Maureen Reagan, eldest child of US President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Jane Wyman, forged a political presence herself as an activist and political commentator. At a time when ... Read More
AAUW Grants: 125th Anniversary
Friday August 2, 2013
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the fellowships and grants program of the American Association for University Women. The AAUW was founded, first as the Association of Collegiate ... Read More