by Michele Genthon | Oct 21, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady ever elected to national office (Senator from New York) and the First Woman to win a presidential primary, in New Hampshire in 2008. She was not the first First Lady to be influential; Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D....
by Michele Genthon | Oct 17, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
When researching Hillary Clinton’s biography, I noted that she had graduated from a woman’s college. Clinton graduated from Wellesley, as did the First Woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. Nancy Pelosi, the First Woman Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 13, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
As Hillary Clinton still maintains her status as frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and Carly Fiorna gains momentum for the Republican nomination, the possibility of having a First Woman president improves. It is exhilarating to imagine that two women might vie...
by Michele Genthon | Sep 10, 2015 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN, Law and Law Enforcement, Politics and Government, Sports and Adventure
A couple of weeks ago, Jeopardy included another First Women category in their show. Once again I have taken the names used in their category and created a quiz. Match the descriptions below (a through e) with the names (1 to 5). Answers appear at the bottom. a....
by Michele Genthon | Apr 28, 2015 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders, Politics and Government, Sports and Adventure
Last week, on Jeopardy, there was a category called Female Firsts. I didn’t record the full text of the questions, but I thought it might be fun to quiz the readers of this blog on the women included, but in a different format. Match the descriptions below (a through...
by Michele Genthon | Feb 19, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Yesterday Kate Brown was sworn in as Governor of Oregon. Previously she had served as Secretary of State. Since, there is no Lieutenant Governor in Oregon the Secretary of State is next in the line of succession. She was elevated to this office when Governor John...
