Did you know that a woman was the youngest artist to ever get a commission for a statue from the U.S. Government? Although women sculptors with professional careers were rare until recently in our country’s history, that doesn’t mean they were non-existent.
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Music and the arts have suffered tremendously during the current pandemic. Yet they are so important to our life and culture. In this month’s column, we feature women instrumentalists who paved the way for all of us.
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In 2021, Deb Haaland, of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexcio, became the first Native American Secretary of the Interior.
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Nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu is featured on a 2021 postage stamp.
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Janet Yellen became the first female Secretary of the Treasury upon her confirmation in January 2021, as part of the Biden administration.
The roots of a Black History Month celebration were planted in the 1920s and in 1976, President Gerald Ford designated February as Black or African American History Month. To celebrate, we profile several outstanding Black women.