by Michele Genthon | Jun 4, 2016 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN
Maria Harper-Marinick was recently appointed chancellor of Maricopa Community College, the First Woman to hold that position. She is also the first Latina higher-education chancellor in Arizona. Her background prepared her extensively for the position. She had served...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 25, 2014 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN, Religion
A descendant of the founders of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Katharine Drexel was born into a philanthropic family. At a private audience with Pope Leo XIII, Katharine asked the Pope to send missionaries to the Native Americans whose plight had come to her...
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 | 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...
