She was not only the first woman to run for U.S. President, she and her sister were the first female stockbrokers on Wall Street and she was the first woman to address a congressional committee. […]
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first women to enter and run the Boston Marathon. For several years, another woman, Roberta Gibb, ran in the race, but did not dare register, not that she could. Women were not allowed to run in any marathons until 1972. […]
Brownie Wise was the marketing genius who created the in-home sales technique for Tupperware, giving more power to women. As head of sales, she grew the company to 100 million in revenue by 1958, becoming the first woman ever to grace their cover of Businessweek. Inventor Earl Tupper “grew annoyed when the press implied that his plastic products owed their success entirely to Brownie Wise’s marketing know-how.” […]
“Investigations by the War Department and Edith Rogers uncovered nothing; and the incidence of disorderly and criminal conduct among the WAACs was a tiny fraction of that among the male military population, venereal disease was almost non-existent, and the pregnancy rate was far below civilian women. […]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO OUR GEORGIA GIRLFRIENDS! Today you celebrate 45 years since Georgia passed the 19th Amendment on February 20, 1970, giving women suffrage. […]
Not one of the men and women elected to serve questioned the fact that H.R. 22 makes a compromise with corporations in order to reduce their tax burden by counting non-veterans as one person and veterans with healthcare as a NON-PERSON, not even three-fifths. […]
Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. […]
Addams founded Hull House and used it as the epicenter to affect reform in the slums of Chicago. She understood the power that women held and called upon them to be civic housekeepers, empowering them to be more present in their community. […]
Discounting the value of women continues to be a serious error that plagues much of the world and I still can’t help but remember my friend Ali al-Ahemed’s insightful words, “Terrorists are not raised by free women.” […]
On October 1st, I received a private email from a Veteran through Me and My 1000 Girlfriend’s, That’s Who! Facebook account. He asked me for my help. His request is for an impartial investigation into employment related issues when he was a U.S. Airman at Ellsworth AFB. He’s not alone. This is my gift to him for sacrificing his life for me and my family. Please join me. […]
“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries.” – James Madison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take Me […]
My dad disliked inaction. He was fond of saying, “Get up and do something even if it’s wrong!” […]
Fifty-one years ago today, June 12, 1963, Medgar Wiley Evers was shot in the back by a coward with an Enfield 1917 rifle. You can look up his name. He shouldn’t even share the same page as Evers. […]
You may write me down in history/With your bitter, twisted lies,/You may trod me in the very dirt/But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
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It is one of the most respected organizations in the U.S., but membership is preceded by excruciating pain and emotional loss. Today, the nearly 1000 members of the American Gold Star Mothers are bonded together by the one thing each shares – a child who died on active duty in the U.S. Military. […]
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