by michelle | Mar 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Captured and taken from her home in Africa as a young girl, this enslaved person found power in the written word and is still studied for her poetry today. When the slave ship brought her to Boston in 1761 when she was around 7, she was purchased to be a domestic...
by michelle | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Women in sports have had to fight to prove their worth, as both competitors and crowd-worthy entertainment. However, thanks to one woman who took a stand against the discrimination faced by her gender, sports fans saw that being a male did not equal dominance. ...
by michelle | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
WHM: Deborah Read As a teenager in Philadelphia, Deborah Read caught the eye of young Benjamin Franklin. While he wanted to marry, her mother did not trust him to return from an upcoming trip to England, so she suggested they wait until his return. The young...
by michelle | Mar 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time in New York City, there was a woman whose ambition to be recognized socially could not be ignored. Not only did she achieve wealth, status, and power, but she also campaigned for women’s rights. A daughter of a wealthy Southern family, Alva...
by michelle | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you’re unfamiliar with the true life story of the Delany sisters, you are in for a great treat! Years ago with my book club I read their memoir Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First Hundred Years. These women were not only remarkable for their long lives but...
by michelle | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court is also a member of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame! Sandra Day O’Connor grew up on her parents’ cattle ranch in Arizona. During the school year, she lived with her grandmother in El Paso, Texas,...
by michelle | Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 1848 at a church in Seneca Falls, New York, men and women gathered for the First Women’s Rights Convention, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Marth Coffin Wright, Mary Ann M’Clintock, and Jane Hunt. This historic event is seen as the...
by michelle | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
When someone mentions impressionist art, typically a person thinks about the male artists who created a stir on the scene in France in the 1870s with their unconventional paintings. One American woman would join them and create some of the most memorable paintings of...
by michelle | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
I was discussing with my daughter this series about women in American history and asked if there were women she felt would be important to include. She reminded me of our heroine from today, and I am so glad she did. Lewis and Clark are often lauded for their...
by michelle | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
At the turn of the 20th Century, the United States was still very much segregated. Laws were prevalent in the South to keep Blacks and Whites from intermixing. Racism led to informally practiced separation of races in the North. When Belle Marion Greener’s mother...
