by Jill Tietjen | Jun 1, 2024 | In The News, Newsletters
In early May 2024, President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people including women profiled in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor; it is presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public, or private endeavors.
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by Jill Tietjen | May 1, 2024 | In The News, Newsletters
For decades women have written children’s books that have become classics. In this newsletter, we focus on two authors who were writing in the 1940s.
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 1, 2024 | In The News, Newsletters
On March 5, 2024, Jill Tietjen’s latest book was released. It is the memoir of Dr. Antonia Novello, titled Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service.
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by Jill Tietjen | Mar 1, 2024 | In The News, Newsletters
In the last few months, we have lost two women who are profiled in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America: Sandra Day O’Connor and Chita Rivera. Both were significant pioneers in quite different areas of expertise.
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by Jill Tietjen | Feb 1, 2024 | In The News, Newsletters
The United States mint announced the women who will be featured in 2025 on the American Women Quarters (the last year of the program). In January of 2024, we profiled Althea Gibson and Juliette Gordon Low. In this month’s newsletter, we feature Stacey Park Milbern, Vera Rubin, and Ida B. Wells.
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