by Michele Genthon | May 6, 2021 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Many of us still remember the affable Walt Disney we often saw on television. This smiling man with a twinkle in his eye hired women from the beginning of his career in animation and recognized their creativity; he did not, however, pay them well nor publicly...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 26, 2021 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Effa Manley was the first (and only) woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. She also may have been the First Black Woman but there is some uncertainty about her ethnicity. She certainly had a black stepfather, married a black man, and identified as...
by Michele Genthon | Feb 12, 2021 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders, Sports and Adventure
With all those brawny guys on the field for the 2021 Super Bowl, it might have been easy to overlook the women who were making history. Since women often make history quietly, and on the sidelines, this is probably fitting, but one should stop and celebrate. Referee...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 8, 2020 | FIRST WOMEN, Law and Law Enforcement
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the First Woman to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Only thirty-five men have been granted this honor, most of them presidents, senators, or military men. It is a fitting tribute to a woman who changed the lives of so many...
by Michele Genthon | Aug 25, 2020 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Lucille Desirée Ball’s life was not a trajectory to stardom. It was a slog that began with a childhood and youth constantly in upheaval. Parenting, place of residence, and expectations for her behavior varied every few years. Her career followed a similar path: steady...
by Michele Genthon | Aug 18, 2020 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Celebrate!!! This is the centennial of Women’s Independence Day in the United States. This is the 100-year anniversary of the recognition that women have the right to vote. This is the day the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. There were women who had the right...
