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 | Sep 5, 2015 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Serena Williams is favored to win the U.S. Open. If she does she will have a calendar Grand Slam: winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open in the same year. She will be the first player to do this since Steffi Graf in 1988. Serena is probably...
by Michele Genthon | Aug 19, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Jen Welter is the first woman coach in NFL history. As announced a few weeks ago, her position with the Arizona Cardinals is temporary, an internship, but still a remarkable achievement. Full credit goes to head coach, Bruce Arians, who justifies the hire by...
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 | Apr 8, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Sarah Thomas is the First Woman to be a fulltime game official in the NFL. It was announced today that she will hold the position of line judge. Sarah has been a First Woman before. She was the First Woman to officiate an NCAA football game, First Woman to officiate a...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 9, 2014 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
I am struck by two things about Annika Sorenstam’s career as a golfer: her persistent rise from one first for women to another; and the fact that, even as late as 2003, she experienced discrimination because of her gender. Annika was born in Sweden where she excelled...
