The recent book, The Radium Girls, tells the story of illnesses suffered by the women who painted radium on dials in the early part of the twentieth century. It speaks of a time when few workplace regulations were in place to protect employees. Dr. Alice Hamilton is featured in the book and Frances Perkins is mentioned. Let’s learn more about the roles these women played as advocates for safe labor conditions.
It’s Emmy season! Although most of us think of Emmys as recognizing acting on television, there are multiple other categories of Emmy awards. In this enewsletter, we profile two of the many amazing women who have received Emmys in recognition of their significant prowess as entertainers: Rita Moreno and Leontyne Price.
The recent obituary of Dr. Angela Hartley Brodie was titled “Scientist Paved Way for a Breast-Cancer Treatment.” Dr. Brodie’s accomplishments are significant and she stands on the shoulders of those who came before her. In this enewsletter we profile two research scientists who made ground-breaking contributions: Nettie Stevens and Flossie Wong-Staal.
June 2017 Her Story ENewsletter New Yorkers – The recent release of the documentary “Citizen Jane” profiling the influence that journalist and activist Jane Jacobs had on the development of New York City leads her to be profiled in this month’s ENewsletter. Another woman who loved New York City and documented its evolution in photographs, Berenice Abbott, joins
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May 2017 Her Story ENewsletter Singers
On the occasion of what would have been Ella Fitzgerald’s 100th birthday, we are pleased to profile her as well as Billie Holiday in this month’s ENewsletter. Both Fitzgerald and Holiday have been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Known as the First Lady of Soul, the Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella, Ella Fitzgerald could sing every genre of music. For more than half a century, she was the most popular female jazz singer in the U.S. Over her lifetime, Fitzgerald won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. She worked with all of the jazz greats including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.
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In early February, the National Women’s Hall of Fame announced the ten 2017 Inductees. In our March ENewsletter, we profiled Lorraine Hansberry and Temple Grandin. In this month’s ENewsletter, we profile Clare Boothe Luce and Sherry Lansing.
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