Women in History: Political Firsts – Kalon Women column July 2018
Isn’t it amazing that we are still experiencing women’s first across many areas of business and government? In May 2018, those first were everywhere.
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History of Children’s Book and the Women Who Wrote Them – Kalon Women Column June 2018
How ironic that there was a mystery about the author of the beloved mysteries that many of us read when we were young. Recently, we learned more about Carolyn Keene, the “author” of the Nancy Drew mystery series.
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Pioneering Women Educators – A Brief Look at Education and Women – Kalon Women Column May 2018
At the time of the landing at Jamestown, the arrival of the Pilgrims, through the Revolutionary War and into the 1800s, public education as we know it today in the United States did not exist. Although institutions of high education such as Harvard University were founded as early as 1636, these institutions did not admit women.
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Books with Strong Female Protagonists – Kalon Women Column April 2018
The movie A Wrinkle in Time, adapted from Madeline L’Engle’s Newbery Medal award-winning book, started playing in theaters in March 2018. Awarded annually, the Newbery Medal is presented to the author of what is considered to be that year’s most distinguished contribution to American literature written for children.
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The History of the Tony Award – Kalon Women Column March 2018
The Oscar nominees for 2018 have been announced and shortly after this column appears in March 2018, we will know the winners. Oscars, Emmys, Grammys. Tonys. These awards are among the most significant presented to entertainers.
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Women Inventors and Discoverers in History – Kalon Women Column February 2018
Google Arts & Culture is presenting exhibits on inventors and discoverers for online viewing. Five specific exhibits have been developed to present women inventors and discoverers: science, medicine, engineering, health and beauty, and household.
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