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Lillian Moller Gilbreth: Thought Provoking Engineer

Posted on May 1, 2026 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig I grew up in the 1950s and ‘60s with certain family traditions. One was that we ate dinner together at the kitchen table every night, except on Sundays when we were allowed to pull out the … Continue reading →

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DorisMarie McCormick, Fay Payne, Diane Peedin, Gene Townley, and Carol Wooten: Strong Women by Fate.

Posted on April 1, 2026 by lhsittig@verizon.net

By Linda Harris Sittig As this monthly blog enters its 15th year (!) I want to pay tribute to five women who became Strong Women not by choice, but by fate. What bound these five women together was their courage … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month

Posted on March 1, 2026 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig In celebration of Women’s History Month, a Windows Update released gremlins that have incapacitated my computer. Until it comes back from the shop, I am giving you this inspirational quote from Jane Walker that I keep … Continue reading →

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Florence Merriam Bailey: Protect the Birds!

Posted on February 1, 2026 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig I am sitting by the back windows in our home, overlooking a grove of trees and the bird feeders attached to the deck railing. It’s bitterly cold, and the birds have been ravenous. Suddenly, a bluebird … Continue reading →

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Carol Green: and The Women’s Bank

Posted on January 1, 2026 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig It may be hard for younger American women to truly appreciate the Herculean task that Carol Green undertook in the mid-1970s. But I do. I clearly remember, as a newlywed in 1973, applying for my first … Continue reading →

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Odette Sansom & Krystyna Skarbek: Freedom Fighters

Posted on December 1, 2025 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig While researching my current work-in-progress, a WWII-set novel, I find myself drawn to stories of strong women during that war. Although Odette Sansom and Krystyna Skarbek may never have met during the war, they were both … Continue reading →

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Annie Moore: First Ellis Island Immigrant

Posted on November 1, 2025 by lhsittig@verizon.net

By Linda Harris Sittig I have often said that many of the Strong Women I write about find me. As did Annie Moore. A few weeks ago, while browsing YouTube for exercise videos, I came across a mention of a … Continue reading →

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Josephine Porter Winter: Ambulance Driver in War

Posted on October 1, 2025 by lhsittig@verizon.net

By Linda Harris Sittig I have found in life that nothing really happens by pure chance, and the people you meet come into your life for a reason. Two weeks ago, I met a fellow writer, and during the discussion … Continue reading →

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Marion Harland: a.k.a. Mary Terhune

Posted on September 1, 2025 by lhsittig@verizon.net

By Linda Harris Sittig I discovered Marion purely by accident. Last month, I stumbled upon a used book warehouse that advertised old, historic books. The temperature outside blistered at 98 degrees, and the AC inside the cavernous space was temporarily … Continue reading →

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                        Ho Sau-Mei: The Last Artisan

Posted on August 2, 2025 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig I usually do not write about women who are still alive, but in this case, I want to make an exception because Ho Sau Mei is the last known master craftsperson in Hong Kong who creates … Continue reading →

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