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Elizabeth McIntosh and the Strong Women of the OSS by Linda Harris Sittig

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

Before the CIA, there was the Office of Strategic Services, known as the OSS. Composed of both civilians and military, nationals and foreign correspondents, it constituted an army of men and women dedicated to penetrating the world of foreign intelligence. … Continue reading →

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Katie Hall Underwood by Linda Harris Sittig

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

Katie Hall Underwood would probably shake her head in disbelief to find her name on a blog about strong women. But make no mistake, Katie Hall Underwood was a woman who empowered herself to bring new lives into the world … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Blog! by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

The month of April will mark the beginning of my third year writing this blog and paying tribute to an amazing array of strong women; each of whom pursued her dream to make this world a better place.  In celebration of … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Kenny by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on February 26, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Born in 1880 New South Wales, Australia, Elizabeth Kenny grew up as a tomboy preferring to spend her time outdoors. Always empathetic to the injured and the sick, she eventually dedicated her life to nursing; but because her only medical … Continue reading →

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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on January 29, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Strong women sometimes come as a pair, and sometimes they actually do get recognized for their achievements. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams were the winners of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in organizing a significant peace movement … Continue reading →

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Karin Bergöö by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on January 2, 2014 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Should a woman’s life change because she marries someone famous? Would her life change even more if both she and her husband share the same career? In 1882 at the age of twenty-three Karin Bergöö became engaged to Carl Larsson, … Continue reading →

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Dagmar Wilson by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on December 3, 2013 by lhsittig@verizon.net

If Dagmar Wilson were alive today, she’d be shaking her head about the recent nuclear activity negotiations with Iran. Fifty years ago Dagmar fought a similar issue, but against the Soviet Union. She was enough of a pragmatist to realize … Continue reading →

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Tempe Wick by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on October 31, 2013 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Tempe Wick grew up in an era when our country was at war. Actually, we weren’t even a country yet – just thirteen colonies bound together in a rebellion against England. Tempe was the youngest of the Wick’s five children, … Continue reading →

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Judith Goodman and the Pioneer Women of Big Sur by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on October 1, 2013 by lhsittig@verizon.net

The women who helped to settle the wild coastline that hugs the Santa Lucia Mountains in Monterey County, California came from many different backgrounds. They trickled in over the course of different eras, but were all bound by a love … Continue reading →

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Mary Anning, Paleontologist by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on September 2, 2013 by lhsittig@verizon.net

What if you made one of the most important geological discoveries of all time, but because you were a young uneducated girl, no one paid much attention – at first. Ichthyosaur, plesiosaur, pterosaur. Today dinosaurs are familiar creatures in story … Continue reading →

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