Many of us aspired to be ballerinas when we were little girls. We were mesmerized by the beauty and grace of female dancers. In this month’s enewsletter, we profile two women who succeeded in that profession: Maria Tallchief and Suzanne Farrell.
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Many of us today write ourselves little notes on “stickies.” Or we journal and record out thoughts of times and events – both intriguing and banal. How many of us actually write in a way that would record our thoughts for our families, our children, or, even, posterity? Even more thought-provoking-how many of our thoughts are recorded in the ‘artistic’ manner that linguists call POETRY?
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Jill S. Tietjen, an author, speaker and electrical engineer, poured out facts about women in the United States that not many are aware of: The 14-year-old who first commercially processed indigo dye in 1744; the woman whose research on bacteria and refrigeration in 1895 led to safer eggs, poultry and fish.
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Engineer writes book on females that changed history- Less than 20 percent of women pursue careers in the sciences, said president and CEO of Technically Speaking, Jill Tietjen, in her lecture sponsored by the Women in Science and Engineering Endowment at the Campus Theater Tuesday morning.
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March 12, 2012 is a special day for many women in the United States and around the world – it marks the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting! In 1911, Juliette Gordon Low was searching for something useful to do with her life. She was in England and met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movement. On March 12, 1912, from her home in Savannah, Georgia, Juliette (whose nickname was Daisy) made her historic phone call to a friend who was a distant cousin and said “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” Eighteen girls formed that first troop including Margaret “Daisy Doots” Gordon, her niece and namesake, who was the first registered member.
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