by Michele Genthon | Jan 29, 2015 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Thank you to KUOW radio for introducing me to a film from 1939 that starred only women. Predictably titled The Women, it was based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce and adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin. There were 130 speaking roles and, although the...
by Michele Genthon | Jun 23, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Megan Ellison was the first woman producer to receive two Best Picture nominations in one year, but that was not enough to earn her a place on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Only twenty-eight years old, Megan Ellison is...
by Michele Genthon | Jun 13, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Ruby Dee died this week. There are several numbers to note in her passing: –91, her age at death –61, the number of years she was married to Ossie Davis –30+, the number of years she survived breast cancer In addition to her many other...
by Michele Genthon | May 2, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Julia Collins was the First Woman To win eight times on Jeopardy. Check out her exploits and those of other women contestants on Jeopardy at: http://www.goerieblogs.com/lifestyle/hertimes/2014/05/jeopardy-julia-first-8-time-female-winner-on-jeopardy/
by Michele Genthon | Apr 29, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Cristeta Comerford is the first woman (and first minority) to serve as White House Chef. Cooking was natural to her as both of her parents cooked at home. She likens preparing meals for a family with eleven children to preparing a banquet every day. Cristeta studied...
by Michele Genthon | Apr 8, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. [Maya Angelou] Maya Angelou was the first African-American woman to. . . –work as a cable car conductor in San Francisco –work as a cable car conductor in San...
