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Mary Harris Jones by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on March 1, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

~No, I am not related to Mary Harris Jones, just in awe of her. Born in County Cork, Ireland in 1837 to a tenant farmer and his wife, Mary Harris moved with her family to Toronto, Canada, and then to Michigan while … Continue reading →

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Marjorie E. Doremus by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on January 25, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Little is known about the background of Marjorie E. Doremus, of Glen Rock, New Jersey. She never married, spent her entire professional career teaching third grade, and taught while sitting behind her desk. But, if you ask any of her … Continue reading →

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Molly Craig Kelly and Doris Pilkington Garimara by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on December 31, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

On Christmas Eve I watched my almost 4 year–old granddaughter add a few extra cookies to the plate set out for Santa. When I asked her why, she replied, “Because Mrs. Claus works hard too.” I was amazed that in … Continue reading →

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2014 in review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,700 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

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Margaret Higgins Sanger

Posted on December 1, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

(Psst! My novel, Cut From Strong Cloth, is out and selling well in both print and Kindle. Here is the Amazon link:  http://amzn.com/1940553024) Margaret Higgins’s life goal was to become a successful nurse, and after several years into the practice she … Continue reading →

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Ellen Canavan – part two, by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on October 30, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

 It was in the summer of 1998 that I stood in front of my mother’s family mausoleum in New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia. The cemetery is located in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, once the textile epi-center of the United States, … Continue reading →

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Isabelle Romee by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on October 1, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Isabelle Romée was born in the small village of Vouthon-Bas in eastern France where in late summer bright yellow fields of grain ripen under a sky of azure blue. Born around 1385, she became the wife of Jacques Darc, giving him … Continue reading →

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Alicia Bewicke Little by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on September 1, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

In order to understand the importance of the crusading work of Alicia Bewicke Little, one has to understand what she was fighting for—or rather, what she was fighting against: the practice of foot binding in China. The Chinese custom of … Continue reading →

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Jane Hunt and the Formidable Five by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on August 1, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

While many people recognize the name of Elizabeth Cady Stanton as one of the early activists in the Women’s Rights Movement, Jane Hunt’s legacy is often overshadowed by the more prominent founding  members. The original group of five women who launched … Continue reading →

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Aranka Siegal by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on July 1, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

I usually only profile women from the past, but with Aranka Siegal I am making an exception. Aranka Siegal is a writer, a Holocaust survivor, and a woman of passion and perseverance. Her mission for the past seventy years has … Continue reading →

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