This section began as a celebration of March and Women’s History Month; it continues as a regular feature because there are so many unrecognized women who have made major contributions to history.
The cherry blossom trees that bloom so beautifully along the Potomac in Washington, D.C. are a huge and very deserving tourist attraction each spring. Americans are told they were given […]
Cherry Trees Brought to D.C. By Helen Taft Read More »
The most recent movie of the novel, Little Women, released in 2019. What viewers may not realize is that director Greta Gerwig was able to do part of her filming
Louisa May Alcott’s Home: Orchard House Read More »
Hazel Ying Lee broke barriers by becoming the first female Chinese-American pilot to fly for the military during World War II. Women were not permitted by the U.S. military to
Hazel Ying Lee: First Female Chinese American Military Pilot Read More »
Sybil Ludington is known for her 40-mile night ride through parts of New York and Connecticut to alert American Patriots that the British military had come ashore in Connecticut and
Sybil Ludington, 16, Helped Patriots in Revolutionary War Read More »
Abolitionist and successful Gold Rush entrepreneur Mary Ellen Pleasant was a free woman of mixed-race who dedicated her life to equality for African Americans. From helping with the Underground Railroad
Mary Ellen Pleasant, Entrepreneur and Abolitionist Read More »
The inventor of the correcting fluid Liquid Paper was a woman by the name of Bette Nesmith Graham (1924-1980). Her work as a secretary and her background in art were
“Liquid Paper” for Typists Invented by Secretary Read More »
