The United States Surgeon General serves to protect the health of the country and is also the overseer of the United States Public Health Service. The first female U.S. surgeon general, #14, was Dr. Antonia Novello.
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It might be surprising to you that among the more than 850 women profiled in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America are a few young women in their pre-teens or teen years whose accomplishments were so important.
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National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., contains 100 statues – two from each state. The addition of Florida’s sculpture of Mary McLeod Bethune to Statuary Hall during 2022 now brings the total number of women represented to ten.
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The year 2022 marks 50 years since the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
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Smithsonian Magazine recently featured two amazing women from our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed American: Shirley Temple Black and Octavia Butler. We thought we would share some of their accomplishments as well.
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Higher levels of education have consistently led to better lives. In this month’s newsletter, we profile two advocates for education: Fanny Jackson Coppin and Grace Hoadley Dodge.
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