by Jill Tietjen | Mar 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
At the time of the Revolutionary War, less than 40% of white women were literate; the percentage of women of color who were literate was significantly lower. In general, those who had some education were from upper class families who employed tutors. those women (girls) were taught privately with their brothers. Some woman who were educated realized the necessity that all women be given this opportunity. Two women who were clearly advocates of women’s education are profiled in this month’s enewsletter: Emma Willard and Sophia Smith. Both have been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
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by Jill Tietjen | Feb 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
Each year in February, we celebrate African American History Month. In this issue of our enewsletter we focus on two of the many women who are instrumental in the civil rights movement of the 20th century. We feature Ella Baker and Coretta Scott King.
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by Jill Tietjen | Jan 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
Throughout history, women have been precluded from certain behaviors because of real and/or perceived physical or emotional dangers. But a number of women preserved, showing that they fearlessly faced challenges and overcame barriers. Two athletes who demonstrated that boldness and paved the way for generations to come and profiled in this months newsletter – Wilma Rudolph and Kathrine Switzer.
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by Jill Tietjen | Dec 1, 2014 | In The News, Newsletters
Did you know that a woman was the first to use three cameras on a television set? And that a woman revolutionized preschool education by bringing characters such as Big Bird and Ernie to the television screen? We are constantly amazed at the diversity of women’s accomplishments and our collective lack of knowledge about half of our history – as women’s contributions to history are not told or acknowledged.
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by Jill Tietjen | Nov 1, 2014 | In The News, Newsletters
Most of our readers know of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and its home in upstate New York. Do you also know hat a number of states (including our home state of Colorado) have a state Women’s Hall of fame? In this month’s enewsletter, we profile two women from our book who are also inductees into the Florida Women’s Hall of fame: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Althea Gibson.
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by Jill Tietjen | Oct 1, 2014 | In The News, Newsletters
In 2014, Sarah Deckert made history when she became the first female Armed Forces ‘Chef of the Year.’ In 2013, she had been named a 4 Star Military Executive Chef. Deckert follows in the trailblazing footsteps of women who regularized recipes – adding measurements – and brought French and Chinese cooking to America.
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