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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing”.
- Helen Keller -
“Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination”
Suggested Topics
Why are women marginalized?
There are only 1.014 more men to women in the world. But men die sooner
than women and for usually all the wrong reasons. So demographically,
women are about 50% of the world's population at any given time. That
makes women a major voice in the world! You would think so, or does it?.
Then why are women feeling marginalized?? Is it only because of men not
supporting women in their aspirations and dreams? Sometimes, more so in
some area's of the world than in others, but do women also contribute to
this situation?
As a man, I have never understood why women are so hard and sometimes
cruel to one another. Sometimes I think without rhyme nor reason. Yes
you can confide in each other when you want to discuss a problem. You
can open up your emotions and bitch, laugh, cry and let it all hang out
with another woman. But do women really support other women in other
areas or do they judge each other? Imagine for a moment that women
actually got together (wow, what a voice for changing the ills of the world)
put away their jealousies and other negatives and made change happen. Is
that impossible? Yes and no. No one can speak for the masses, but all we
need are a few who are willing and then it will grow from there.
An example of this “snow balling effect” was in the case of a Canadian from
Vancouver, Terry Fox (www.cbc.ca/news/background/fox_terry/ ). In the
1980's he was a young man with one leg and a dream of raising funds for
the Canadian Cancer Society by running across Canada. He didn't make it
all the way across Canada because his Cancer came back and eventually
killed him. Did his dream end there? No, because he inspired others to take
up his cause. Today, not only Canada has the Terry Fox run each year in
his memory, but people run world wide .... even in China. Terry was
quoted as saying “what can one person do” (I don't think he created the
quote) on one of his bad days during his run. Well Terry, unfortunately
you're not here to see the results, but I think you did exceptionally well.
The Terry Fox's “Marathon of Hope” has collected more than
$350,000,000. for Cancer research world wide.
“What can one person do”? Maybe not a lot. Or can they? What if they can
inspire others? Let's think about that for a moment.
Fina Bella needs women to become members of The Fina Bella Coalition
Against Domestic Violence who are up for the challenge and who are
willing to add their voice to start making change a reality. Numbers have
the power to make change happen. How can we do this? To start with, we
need you to be passionate about women's issues and tired of being
marginalized.As we grow, other women's websites/organizations will join
with us in the cause. To give you an idea of the future possibilities, one of
the top women's websites has 20 million visitors each month. But first we
need to become known and creditable. The following is a list of issues in
order of priority:
Domestic Violence (this affects all areas of a womans life) See
www.finabella.org .
Identity and self esteem (Less devastating than above, but a negative to
self-growth)
Children's issues (What can we do to protect children. What affect does
an absentee Father have on the life of a Daughter in the short/long term).
"What can one person do" (1), Well, with determination .........just about
anything they want to!! Can Fina Bella create change in the world?? With
your help it can. So, speak with your Sisters, Mothers, Daughters, Aunts,
Grandmothers, Cousins, Girlfriends, Female co-workers, Female neighbors
and yes, even the Men in your life that care enough about you that they
want you to succeed and have a better life. Share Fina Bella with them and
ask them to become a member. (1) see Membership Page.
Index of the top Women's websites on the web.
surewoman.ning.com Celebrating the woman spirit. With articles,
interviews, personal essays and feel good tips encouraging women to be
their best and celebrate themselves. Women are calling it a feel-good,
inspiring place to visit.
www.awayout4all.org "Saving children from abuse and helping adults
over come past abuse"
www.awm-math.org Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) - The
AWM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the participation
of
women and girls in the mathematical sciences including pure and applied
mathematics and statistics.
www.bellaonline.com BellaOnline - BellaOnline is a site written by
Women, written for women! We have how-to articles, recipes, relationship
tips, shopping links, articles, tips, plus community message boards and
chat where our visitors are the focal point.
www.nfwbo.org Center for Women's Business Research - Premier source
of information, research and resources for women business owners.
Marketing advice and consulting services for corporations to reach women
owned businesses. Leadership development for women business owners.
www.chooselove.org Choose Love - Choose Love is for women leaders, but
on the spiritual side. All women are leaders. It deals with getting rid of
fear, torment and abuse by allowing the perfect love of God to drive the
bad and replace it with good. It also teaches women the power and lifestyle
of love in all areas of life by a weekly newsletter: Women Ambassadors Of
Love.
www.cwfa.org Concerned Women for America -
www.concerningwomen.com - Finally, a free information resource
concerning issues of today's woman. You will be kept up-to-date on
concerns such as women's health and well being, business, fitness, book
and music reviews and much more...
www.cybergrrl.com Cybergrrl - is the community and guide for women
online offering free email, chat, forums, postcards, articles on current
topics, technology information, Internet links and entertainment.
www.deliberatedumbingdown.com Deliberate Dumbing Down of America
(The) - Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt, former Senior Policy Advisor in the U.
S. Department of Education, blew the whistle on government activities.
Her inside knowledge will help you protect your children from
controversial methods and programs.
www.femail.com.au Femail.com - femail.co.uk is the definitive web site
for women, brought to you by the publishers of the Daily Mail, The Mail on
Sunday, Metro and Evening Standard. Updated round-the-clock, femail.co.
uk includes everything from current affairs to health, horoscopes to free
email accounts, interactive calculators to community, weather to the best
TV listings on the Internet.
www.healthywomen.org - Healthywomen.org serves as the one-stop shop
for women's health information. It provides comprehensive and in-depth
information about women's health issues, and links visitors to additional
resources. Built by the National Women's Health Resource Center.
www.ivenus.com - iVenus.com is where women are going for information
and inspiration. Every day thousands of women visit ivenus.com for
horoscopes, magazine features, tools, shopping, expert advice and
community.
www.ivillage.com - iVillage.com offers busy women a community in
which to share advice. Join other women like you to talk about, books,
parenting, careers, computers, diet/fitness, food, money, pets,
relationships, beauty, shopping, travel and working from home.
www.iwf.org - The Independent Women's Forum provides a voice for
American women who believe in individual freedom and personal
responsibility. We have made that voice heard in the U.S. Supreme Court,
among decision makers in Washington, and across America's airwaves.
www.tallwomen.org - Clothes and Shoes - The ultimate resource-page on
the world wide web for tall women including my viewpoint, plenty of links
for clothes and other related web-sites, message boards and the list of the
tallest known living women
www.lwv.org League of Women Voters - The League of Women Voters
encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in
government, works to increase understanding of major public policy
issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
lifestyle.msn.com - MSN WomenCentral
www.healthywomen.org NWHRC's Healthywomen.org [women's health
information brought to you by the NWHRC]. - Healthywomen.org serves
as the one-stop shop for women's health information. It provides
comprehensive and in-depth information about women's health issues,
and links visitors to additional resources. Built by the National Women's
Health Resource Center.
www.nfrw.org National Federation of Republican Women -
www.now.org National Organization for Women -
www.rumela.com Rumela - Vacation Planning,Continental Recipes,
Women's Diary ,Events & Holidays,movies,weather,greetings cards,dresses,
message board at Rumela.com.
www.seniorwomen.com Senior Women Web -
www.WomensHealthResearch.org Society for Women's Health Research -
The Society for Women's Health Research is the nation's only nonprofit
advocacy group whose sole mission is to improve the health of women
through research. The Society was founded in 1990 when it brought to
national attention the need for the appropriate inclusion of women in
major medical research studies and the resulting need for greater funding
for research on conditions experienced by women.
www.swe.org Society of Women Engineers - SWE is a non-profit
educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for
women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an
engineering education. The organization's four objectives are as relevant
today as they were more than 50 years ago
www.storknetfamily.com StorkNetFamily -~ celebrating women and
families worldwide
www.4woman.gov The National Women's Health Information Center -
This website and toll-free call center was created to provide FREE, reliable
health information for women everywhere. Browse our database for great
resources or take a look through our Special Sections on topic areas like
heart disease, disabilities and pregnancy. We're constantly updating our
site so please check back often.
www.totalwoman.com - Totalwoman.com explores health, romance,
family, fashion, careers, money, books, movies; read comics, do puzzles,
shop, send e-greetings to old friends, make new ones on our message
boards for women.
www.truyu.com - TRUYU offers free email, celebrity scoop, plus articles
and forums on music, movies, relationships, faith and money, plus
shopping, online chats and message boards.
www.tufffemme.com - A place for strong minded, strong bodied, & strong
spirited women. A home for the confrontational woman, verbally &
physically. A type of woman who doesn't apologize for what she says &
believes in. A territorial woman in the most glorious & positive way. A
space to encourage all estrogen beings to rejoice in themselves.
www.voicesofwomen.org Voices of Women - VOWworld Your one-stop
comprehensive women's empowerment network--online journal, diverse
article library, woman-friendly marketplace, directories and events
calendar.
www.britannica.com/women - Britannica Online presents a special
multimedia exhibit on women in American history, featuring biographies,
interactive timelines, Internet resources, and more.
www.Digital-Women.com Women in Business - A women's international
online community for women in business and businesswomen around the
globe.
www.umbc.edu Women's Studies Women's Life - A Insurance company
run by women.
www.umbc.edu Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites -
Selective, frequently-updated, annotated listing of more than 600
information-rich web sites offering resources for women's studies and
women's issues. Sixteen subject sections to aid searches.
www.wwwomen.com - Welcome to Women.com -- daily gossip, celebs,
horoscopes, sex and dating articles, quizzes, award show mania and fashion
at your finger tips!
www.womenfolk.com - Womenfolk is a place of inspiration for women
that encourages women's creativity. Creative quilting by women in history.
www.womensnet.org.za -WomensNet -
www.womenswebdaily.com - A voice by and for women. Humor. News.
Dog Zen. Free Stuff. Poetry. News. Writers wanted.
www.thinkwithyourheart.net Think With Your Heart
This welcoming site is "a portal dedicated to personal and spiritual
empowerment, the actualization of our full divine potential and the
conscious creation of our lives." This link leads to a free e-book. "
www.123greetings.com
Free on-line greetings for any occasion. "Free Greetings For the Planet"
with impressive numbers- 20,000 e-cards, 3,000 card categories, 250
million unique users and 40 million opt-in email subscribers. Check this
vast site out.
www.kaizenstorm.co.uk
"One soultion for modern living." Life coaching and personal styling - this
website offers more than just coaching and fashion tips, there are polls, a
personality test and it's pretty in pink. Definitely check this one out.
www.laferle.com Cindy La Ferle is widely recognized for her inspirational
essays and lifestyle columns. Check out this blog for a taste of her life and
times.
www.startingovernow.com Starting Over Now.com is dedicated to you
reaching your greatest achievements while keeping a healthy life balance -
no matter what the obstacles. We invite visitors to share their insight, take
advantage of the resources here and continue to learn and grow.
www.beyondthetears.com Beyond The Tears, a website and book of the
same name - describes the life of its author, Lynn Tolson who lived
through the horrors of mental illness and domestic violence and is now
reaching out to other women with her survivor story.
www.marisamarchetto.com MarisaMarchetto.com - Breast Cancer
Survivor Website and much more- - Spirited website from Glamour
cartoonist, author of the much-touted Cancer Vixen Marisa Acocella
Marchetto. Inspiration abounds everywhere on this colorful website,
much like the author herself.
www.floristryexpert.co.uk Floristry Expert.co.uk - Really informative and
pretty website. Everything you've always wanted to know about flowers.
The experts tell you what kind to get for occasions and celebrations, how
to keep them fresh, and how to create beautiful and professional floral
arrangements.
www.saferdates.co.uk Safer Dates.co.uk - Experts give advice on how to
date safely. Topics include dating ideas, online dating, date rape, safe sex...
Great resources, all in one place...
www.awakeningwithin.com Women's Spiritual Sexuality and Body Image
Workshops with Tantra Yoga and Tantric Sex healing principles -
Awakening Within Spiritual Sexuality workshops teach that by reclaiming
your body as a source of strength and pleasure gives you further power
over your life with the freedom to design your life more creatively, and to
define love and sexuality more flexibly.
www.healthaftertrauma.com - website that addresses the long-term
effects of trauma and abuse is headed up by Ellen Taliaferro, MD. It's aim
is to build a community of survivors, provide support and education about
the after-effects of domestic violence..
www.imaginingourselves.imow.org Imagining Ourselves - This website
looks at the future of women the world over - especially young women.
Interesting Voices.
www.bizymoms.com - A leading resource site for moms who want to start
work at home business.
www.Oprah.com - Living Your Best Life. You know the rest.
www.selfesteem4women.com - Helping Women Build Self-esteem -
Everything a woman needs to build self-esteem and confidence fast. Take
the Ultimate Self-esteem Test and start improving within minutes!
Selfesteem4women.com is the #1 most popular self-esteem site on the web.
www.celebratingwomen.com Celebrating Women - Based on the book of
the same name, this site is about celebrating women through festivals in
different parts of the world.
www.Cynthia Harrison.com - Writer Cynthia Harrison candidness makes
this writer website worth checking out.
www.kathyholmes.net Kathy Holmes - Kathy Holmes writes women's
fiction with romantic comedy elements while raising an awareness for
Women over 40.
www.womensselfesteem.com
Women's Self-esteem.com Description - Women's self-esteem and
Confidence, "THE" Self-esteem Test, Chat at D's Bistro for women, Forum,
self-esteem tips, Screen saver, Quotes, self-esteem Articles, Abuse and
Survival, Information on The Female Body and much more! And it's all
FREE! Come in, introduce yourself and find the NEW YOU!
www.aarp.org AARP is a membership organization leading positive social
change and delivering value to people age 50 and over through
information, advocacy and service. This is a powerful lobbying group for
change.
www.nfdw.co The National Federation of Democratic Women
www.isuma.tv Is an internet video portal for indigenous filmmakers, with
unique indigenous-language content available 24/7. Our goal is to help
films and filmmakers reach a wider audience; help audiences see
themselves in their own languages; help communities connect around
common concerns; and help worldwide viewers see indigenous reality
from its own point of view.
www.WAHM.com The Online Magazine for Work-at-Home Mom
www.nwlc-clfn.ca We can see that women have only just begun to take
their
rightful places in the political landscape.
www.inlw.org To strengthen relationships and exchange information
between Liberal women world-wide.
http://www.parentingpink.com
The only "girl based" parenting site on the web dedicated to helping moms
and dads raise strong, resilient daughters. Offering free parenting advice,
tips, forums, articles, ParenttingPink blog, contests, and lots of humor!
https://www.realwomenissues.com
Our goal is to give women as much information possible to be able to make
well informed decisions in their lives.We also want to create a community
of women, through our forum, that can share different experiences that
will help others overcome hardship by feeling supported and understood.
http://www.tripleaytche.com/index.html
To inspire and educate women to be strong and overcome adversity
through support and affirmation. We offer products that make you
stronger and just let women be women.
www.nowthathesgone.com. - “He’s Gone … Am I Going to Be Okay?A
Financial Therapist's Guide to Life After Loss.
www.enddomesticabuse.org - Intimate Partner Abuse
relationship.
www.creative-personal-development.com - Looking for positive
ways to improve your life? Find motivational articles and tips for
improving your health, relationships, career and finances by
writer/coach Laura Interval. You can create the life you want!
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10. My Diary www.my-diary.org
The global mentor match-up
Learning From The Most Powerful Women in Business
As finance director at Celsys, a firm that distributes security software in Harare, the capital
of politically troubled Zimbabwe, Rosinah Hove , 30, manages cash flow and cost controls,
and works to prevent financial fraud. What Hove learned from Begley : "As a leader, it pays
to surround yourself with people who are smarter than you and gain their loyalty." Hove's
aha! moment: "I realized that despite her commitment and the glamour of it all, her family
is clearly the most important thing to her." What Begley realized: "Many of the experienced
business leaders have left her country, leaving leaders who are being promoted at very young
ages. Hove was interested in learning how a mature company is run."
Maali Qasem , a 29-year-old Jordanian lawyer who advises companies on
corporate-governance and social-responsibility strategies, spent three weeks with Goldman
Sachs's Dina Powell and Edith Hunt learning about the Wall Street firm and the American
workplace. What's next for Qasem: Back home she's leading projects aimed at improving
communication in the public sector and creating safe forums for individuals to voice their
concerns and needs. Ultimately she hopes her work will help ensure the development of an
efficient legal system and improve transparency throughout the Middle East and North
Africa. What Powell learned from Qasem: "We're incorporating her feedback on social
networking and online communities in our corporate engagement initiatives." Hunt's
takeaway: "Even though I've traveled broadly and manage a global enterprise, I realize that
I'm still rather U.S.-focused in my thinking. I'll adjust my lens."
Suma Krishnaswamy , a 42-year-old from Bangalore, India, runs a 25-person biotech
company that specializes in developing plant tissue cultures and trading medicinal herbs and
plant extracts. Lesson learned: To help her reach her goals - to create products that cater to
the health-care market and to increase crop yields through modern and traditional
cultivation methods - the India native spent two weeks at DuPont's research facility with
Diane Gulyas . Gulyas's takeaway: "Watching this young woman in meetings with our CEO, I
realized that there must be untapped young talent at DuPont."
Thirty-six-year-old Paola Gonzalez de Villena runs a company that processes and exports
medicinal products sourced from Peruvian herbs. The 13-person enterprise operates an
online natural-products store, which connects farmers in the Andes Mountains to the global
marketplace. Learning the trade: During her two weeks in Bentonville, Ark., Gonzalez de
Villena studied everything from logistics and merchandising to government relations.
What's next: Gonzalez de Villena and another 2008 mentoring participant from Peru are
creating an association to teach low-income women how to access credit, start businesses,
and reach the global market. Linda Dillman was impressed by: Gonzalez de Villena's focus on
people, especially the farmers in Peru. "These relationships are one of the main reasons her
business is thriving today."
After watching fellow Nigerians struggle to balance their dreams with the constraints of
reality, Lucy Kanu launched IDEA Builders, a nongovernment organization that works to
improve the lives of disadvantaged women and youth. The experience: Three weeks at Exxon
Mobil taught Kanu to "pay attention to detail in every way" and to remember "no waste, no
excess in processes." Cool opportunity: Ortwein organized a dinner with employees from
Exxon Mobil's Nigerian affiliate where Lucy gave an impassioned talk about her
organization. Ortwein's takeaway: "Lucy reinforced for me the difference that one person
can make."
Fortune July 21, 2008
Learning From The Most Powerful Women in Business
As finance director at Celsys, a firm that distributes security software in Harare, the capital
of politically troubled Zimbabwe, Rosinah Hove , 30, manages cash flow and cost controls,
and works to prevent financial fraud. What Hove learned from Begley : "As a leader, it pays
to surround yourself with people who are smarter than you and gain their loyalty." Hove's
aha! moment: "I realized that despite her commitment and the glamour of it all, her family
is clearly the most important thing to her." What Begley realized: "Many of the experienced
business leaders have left her country, leaving leaders who are being promoted at very young
ages. Hove was interested in learning how a mature company is run."
Maali Qasem , a 29-year-old Jordanian lawyer who advises companies on
corporate-governance and social-responsibility strategies, spent three weeks with Goldman
Sachs's Dina Powell and Edith Hunt learning about the Wall Street firm and the American
workplace. What's next for Qasem: Back home she's leading projects aimed at improving
communication in the public sector and creating safe forums for individuals to voice their
concerns and needs. Ultimately she hopes her work will help ensure the development of an
efficient legal system and improve transparency throughout the Middle East and North
Africa. What Powell learned from Qasem: "We're incorporating her feedback on social
networking and online communities in our corporate engagement initiatives." Hunt's
takeaway: "Even though I've traveled broadly and manage a global enterprise, I realize that
I'm still rather U.S.-focused in my thinking. I'll adjust my lens."
Suma Krishnaswamy , a 42-year-old from Bangalore, India, runs a 25-person biotech
company that specializes in developing plant tissue cultures and trading medicinal herbs and
plant extracts. Lesson learned: To help her reach her goals - to create products that cater to
the health-care market and to increase crop yields through modern and traditional
cultivation methods - the India native spent two weeks at DuPont's research facility with
Diane Gulyas . Gulyas's takeaway: "Watching this young woman in meetings with our CEO, I
realized that there must be untapped young talent at DuPont."
Thirty-six-year-old Paola Gonzalez de Villena runs a company that processes and exports
medicinal products sourced from Peruvian herbs. The 13-person enterprise operates an
online natural-products store, which connects farmers in the Andes Mountains to the global
marketplace. Learning the trade: During her two weeks in Bentonville, Ark., Gonzalez de
Villena studied everything from logistics and merchandising to government relations.
What's next: Gonzalez de Villena and another 2008 mentoring participant from Peru are
creating an association to teach low-income women how to access credit, start businesses,
and reach the global market. Linda Dillman was impressed by: Gonzalez de Villena's focus on
people, especially the farmers in Peru. "These relationships are one of the main reasons her
business is thriving today."
After watching fellow Nigerians struggle to balance their dreams with the constraints of
reality, Lucy Kanu launched IDEA Builders, a nongovernment organization that works to
improve the lives of disadvantaged women and youth. The experience: Three weeks at Exxon
Mobil taught Kanu to "pay attention to detail in every way" and to remember "no waste, no
excess in processes." Cool opportunity: Ortwein organized a dinner with employees from
Exxon Mobil's Nigerian affiliate where Lucy gave an impassioned talk about her
organization. Ortwein's takeaway: "Lucy reinforced for me the difference that one person
can make."
Fortune July 21, 2008
"There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen,
those who watch things happen, and those who say, "What happened?"
Ann Landers
(1918-2002) born on Jul 4 US advice columnist. Her advice column is syndicated in over 1,000 newspapers.
those who watch things happen, and those who say, "What happened?"
Ann Landers
(1918-2002) born on Jul 4 US advice columnist. Her advice column is syndicated in over 1,000 newspapers.
Some Important Dates in Women’s History
1777 - Women lose the right to vote in New York
1780 - Women lose the right to vote in Massachusetts
1784 - Women lose the right to vote in New Hampshire
1807 - Women lose the right to vote in New Jersey
1837 - Mount Holyoke College is founded for women
1847 – Maria Mitchell, first American woman astronomer discovers a new comet
1848 – first Women’s rights convention held in New York
1850 - Female Medical College of Pennsylvania is founded
1854 – Sojourner Truth visits President Lincoln at the White House
1861 – Julia Ward Howe write the words to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
1871 - Smith College is founded
1872 - Susan B. Anthony is arrested for attempting to vote
1872 - Victoria Woodhull was selected by the Equal Rights Party to be its candidate in the 1872 Presidential election
1881 – Clara Barton established the American Red Cross
1891 - 1893 Lydia Lilluokalani reigns as Queen of Hawaii
1893 – New Zealand women won the right to vote
1894 - Johns Hopkins Medical School admits women
1904 – Helen Keller graduates from Radcliffe
1910 - Women are allowed to vote in Washington
1911 - Women are allowed to vote in California
1912 - Kansas, Oregon, and Arizona allow women the right to vote
1912 – Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in America
1917 – Jeannette Rankin first woman to be elected to the US Congress
1917 - Women picked the White House demanding the right to vote
1920 – The 19th Amendment is ratified giving United States women the right to vote
1932 - Frances Perkins is appointed Secretary of Labor becoming the first woman to be appointed to the Cabinet
1932 - Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate
1940 - Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected
to the Senate in 1948 becoming the first woman to be elected to serve in both houses.
1946 – Eleanor Roosevelt elected Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Commission
1964 - Margaret Chase Smith of Maine became the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S.
Presidency at a major party's convention.
1966 - National Organization for Women is founded
1968 – Shirley Chisholm is first African American woman elected to Congress
1969 - National Women's Hall of Fame is created in Seneca Falls, NY
1972 - Shirley Chisholm became the first woman and the first African-American to seek the nomination of the
Democratic Party for President of the United States
1972 - Title IX of the Higher Education Act is approved opening doors for women athletes
1972 – Gloria Steinem founds Ms. Magazine
1973 – Barbara Jordan becomes the first African American woman from a southern state to serve in the Congress
1981- Congress approves a resolution creating Women's History Week
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
1983 – Sally Ride becomes the first woman to fly in space
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro is nominated as the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major political party
1987 - Women's History Week is expanded when March becomes Women's History Month
1988 - Jackie Joyner Kersee wins two Olympic Gold medals
1990 - Oprah Winfrey becomes first woman to own and produce her own syndicated television show
1993 – Dr. Jocelyn Elders becomes U.S. Surgeon General
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
1994 - Violence Against Women Act is passed
1996 - Madeline Albright is appointed as the first woman Secretary of State
2000 - Hillary Clinton becomes first former first lady elected Senator
2004 - Sophia Coppola becomes the first American woman to be awarded an Academy Award for Best Director
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1777 - Women lose the right to vote in New York
1780 - Women lose the right to vote in Massachusetts
1784 - Women lose the right to vote in New Hampshire
1807 - Women lose the right to vote in New Jersey
1837 - Mount Holyoke College is founded for women
1847 – Maria Mitchell, first American woman astronomer discovers a new comet
1848 – first Women’s rights convention held in New York
1850 - Female Medical College of Pennsylvania is founded
1854 – Sojourner Truth visits President Lincoln at the White House
1861 – Julia Ward Howe write the words to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
1871 - Smith College is founded
1872 - Susan B. Anthony is arrested for attempting to vote
1872 - Victoria Woodhull was selected by the Equal Rights Party to be its candidate in the 1872 Presidential election
1881 – Clara Barton established the American Red Cross
1891 - 1893 Lydia Lilluokalani reigns as Queen of Hawaii
1893 – New Zealand women won the right to vote
1894 - Johns Hopkins Medical School admits women
1904 – Helen Keller graduates from Radcliffe
1910 - Women are allowed to vote in Washington
1911 - Women are allowed to vote in California
1912 - Kansas, Oregon, and Arizona allow women the right to vote
1912 – Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in America
1917 – Jeannette Rankin first woman to be elected to the US Congress
1917 - Women picked the White House demanding the right to vote
1920 – The 19th Amendment is ratified giving United States women the right to vote
1932 - Frances Perkins is appointed Secretary of Labor becoming the first woman to be appointed to the Cabinet
1932 - Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate
1940 - Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected
to the Senate in 1948 becoming the first woman to be elected to serve in both houses.
1946 – Eleanor Roosevelt elected Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Commission
1964 - Margaret Chase Smith of Maine became the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S.
Presidency at a major party's convention.
1966 - National Organization for Women is founded
1968 – Shirley Chisholm is first African American woman elected to Congress
1969 - National Women's Hall of Fame is created in Seneca Falls, NY
1972 - Shirley Chisholm became the first woman and the first African-American to seek the nomination of the
Democratic Party for President of the United States
1972 - Title IX of the Higher Education Act is approved opening doors for women athletes
1972 – Gloria Steinem founds Ms. Magazine
1973 – Barbara Jordan becomes the first African American woman from a southern state to serve in the Congress
1981- Congress approves a resolution creating Women's History Week
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
1983 – Sally Ride becomes the first woman to fly in space
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro is nominated as the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major political party
1987 - Women's History Week is expanded when March becomes Women's History Month
1988 - Jackie Joyner Kersee wins two Olympic Gold medals
1990 - Oprah Winfrey becomes first woman to own and produce her own syndicated television show
1993 – Dr. Jocelyn Elders becomes U.S. Surgeon General
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
1994 - Violence Against Women Act is passed
1996 - Madeline Albright is appointed as the first woman Secretary of State
2000 - Hillary Clinton becomes first former first lady elected Senator
2004 - Sophia Coppola becomes the first American woman to be awarded an Academy Award for Best Director
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Important Dates
December 7th 2oo9
1801: Abigail Hopper Gibbons born (Quaker, Civil War nurse,
reformer: abolition, prison reform; daughter of Isaac Hopper)
1865: Sibyl Swift Sanderson born (opera singer)
1873: Willa Cather born (writer)
1877: Constance Skinner born (writer, critic, editor, historian)
1893: Virginia Kirkus born (critic, editor, writer)
1924: Willie B. Barrow born (minister, civil rights activist)
December 8th 2009
1542: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, born (queen of Scotland,
queen consort of France)
1626: Christina of Sweden (Kristina) born
1805: Adeline Blanchard Tyler born (nurse, Episcopal deaconess,
Civil War hospital administrator)
1809: Mother Mary Aloysia Hardey born (religious)
1869: Jessie Belle Rittenhouse born (poet, critic)
1878: Mary Mattingly Meloney born (journalist, editor)
1922: Jean Ritchie born (singer, folklorist)
December 9th 2009
1906: Grace Murray Hopper born (mathematician, computer
programmer, naval officer; coined term "bug" for computer
programming errors)
1978: first game of the Women's Professional Basketball League
December 10th 2009
1812: Caroline Fisher Sawyer born (writer, editor)
1815: Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace, born (mathematician, computer
pioneer)
1830: Emily Dickinson born (poet)
1868: Orie Hatcher born (educator)
1891: Nelly Sachs born (Nobel Laureate, poet)
1948: Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by the
United Nations General Assembly. Eleanor Roosevelt was a key
lobbyist for this document, writing much of it herself.
December 7th 2oo9
1801: Abigail Hopper Gibbons born (Quaker, Civil War nurse,
reformer: abolition, prison reform; daughter of Isaac Hopper)
1865: Sibyl Swift Sanderson born (opera singer)
1873: Willa Cather born (writer)
1877: Constance Skinner born (writer, critic, editor, historian)
1893: Virginia Kirkus born (critic, editor, writer)
1924: Willie B. Barrow born (minister, civil rights activist)
December 8th 2009
1542: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, born (queen of Scotland,
queen consort of France)
1626: Christina of Sweden (Kristina) born
1805: Adeline Blanchard Tyler born (nurse, Episcopal deaconess,
Civil War hospital administrator)
1809: Mother Mary Aloysia Hardey born (religious)
1869: Jessie Belle Rittenhouse born (poet, critic)
1878: Mary Mattingly Meloney born (journalist, editor)
1922: Jean Ritchie born (singer, folklorist)
December 9th 2009
1906: Grace Murray Hopper born (mathematician, computer
programmer, naval officer; coined term "bug" for computer
programming errors)
1978: first game of the Women's Professional Basketball League
December 10th 2009
1812: Caroline Fisher Sawyer born (writer, editor)
1815: Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace, born (mathematician, computer
pioneer)
1830: Emily Dickinson born (poet)
1868: Orie Hatcher born (educator)
1891: Nelly Sachs born (Nobel Laureate, poet)
1948: Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by the
United Nations General Assembly. Eleanor Roosevelt was a key
lobbyist for this document, writing much of it herself.
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