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...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 24, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Eleanor Roosevelt was the first woman to hold a press conference as a First Lady. She was also the first First Lady to write a newspaper column, or speak at a national convention. Eleanor Roosevelt was educated at the Allenswood Girl’s Academy in London where Marie...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 3, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders
Instead of blogging about contemporary women this month, I want to celebrate National Women’s History Month and write about women in our past history. The theme for the National Women’s History Project’s theme for 2014 is: Celebrating Women...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 20, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Pat Mitchell has worked in front of the camera and behind it to improve the lives of women, both in the media industry and outside it. The first woman hired as President and CEO of the Public Broadcasting System, Pat Mitchell was also the first producer and...
by Michele Genthon | Dec 16, 2013 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, Business and Economics, Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN, Law and Law Enforcement, Military and Crusaders, Politics and Government, Sports and Adventure
I received the lovely grace of being able to spend the fall in Southern Europe. I enjoyed the quality of life and the freedom from the usual daily responsibilities, but I missed out on being in touch with the news from the United States. When I returned to a pile of...
by Michele Genthon | Dec 2, 2013 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
“I think all wars are a tragedy, and to critique it, you have to look at it. . .to examine and experience the futility of war, to engage in that subject and treat it as a raw, primal, experiential observation.” [Kathryn Bigelow] Kathryn Bigelow is a visual artist and...
