Perhaps it will not surprise you if we add composing music to the list of traditionally male-dominated fields. The women composers whom we know through history persevered against tremendous odds and discrimination, in order to actually compose and then have their music performed and known to the general public.
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Two feature films have been released in recent months telling the stories of the lives of historical women – Judy and Harriet – about Judy Garland and Harriet Tubman, respectively. In addition, a documentary has qualified for Oscar consideration of another historical women – Marilyn Van Derbur Atler – an incest survivor whose documentary is titled Miss America by Day.
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Sometimes we’ll read a book or hear a story and think: “This ought to be made into a movie.” There are quite a number of women authors whose books have been made into movies – movies that we know and love!
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Women participate in every area of society, including in the arts and culture. Women ballerinas are a key component of the art form. In addition, women have laid the foundation for, developed and innovated in the art form of modern dance.
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The newspaper business has welcomed women for many years; women have had much success as both publishers and editors (leadership positions) since the time of the American Revolution. For example, a woman was the first to publish the Declaration of Independence with the names of the signers.
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The Civil War affected everyone, both in the North and in the South in the U.S. We are reminded of this time in our country’s history as we follow the recent events in Washington, D.C. at the Treasury Department.
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