by Michele Genthon | Sep 15, 2014 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN
Judith Rodin was on the forefront of making education accessible to women. When she was a student at the University of Pennsylvania’s College for Women in the 1960’s, she was president of Penn’s Women’s Student Government. She led the movement to merge with the Men’s...
by Michele Genthon | Sep 8, 2014 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN
Christa McAuliffe’s birthday was September 2nd. It seems appropriate to include her here as the school year begins. Christa McAuliffe’s First Woman To. . .achievement was made possible by President Ronald Reagan when he decided that the first civilian in space should...
by Michele Genthon | Sep 1, 2014 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Maryam Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford University, was the first woman and the first Iranian to earn the Fields Medal, the highest recognition in mathematics. Her understanding of the symmetry of curved surfaces was noted in her award. Before she entered college,...
by Michele Genthon | Feb 25, 2014 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
In every community, whether large of small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times. [Donna Shalala] Donna Shalala was the first woman to head a Big Ten school, but she may be better known for holding a cabinet position. Shalala was...
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 9, 2013 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN
“A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for. Sail out to sea and do new things.” [Grace Hopper] Grace Hopper was first in areas where men had not even trod before. She refused to believe that a computer could only perform arithmetic and was...
