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Susie Baker King Taylor: Caring to Make a Difference
By guest blogger Millicent H.B. Hughes While many people may associate St. Simons Island, Georgia, with laidback southern beach living, the island played an important role in the Civil War. In April 1862, when the Union Army reclaimed the Sea … Continue reading
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Tagged All-Black Troops, Civil War, St. Simons Island
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Oseola McCarty: Pennies to Philanthropist by Linda Harris Sittig
There is no way that Oseola McCarty would ever have dreamed that one day she would become the woman who financed college educations for others. You see, Oseola dropped out of school at the age of twelve and never stepped … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged philanthropists, scholarships, washerwomen
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Phoebe Burn: Tennessee Strong by Linda Harris Sittig
Before I share Phoebe’s story, I need to tell you it was a story 72 years in the making. THE BACKGROUND The narrative begins on July 19, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. You might recognize the town as the … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged Presidential Elections, Seneca Falls, Voting, Women's Rights Movement
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Book Women by Linda Harris Sittig
One positive aspect of COVID 19 is that people are reading more. And while reading is always an excellent pastime, please take a moment to consider ordering your books from independent bookstores, whose very existence must compete with the online … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged bookstores, Mary Katherine Goddard, Phyllis Wheatley
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The Women of World War Two by Linda Harris Sittig
The Women of World War II by Linda Harris Sittig In 1942, when thousands of American men marched nobly off to war, thousands of American women made an important decision—they gallantly joined the war effort on the home front. You’ve … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged Betty Crocker, Marjorie Childs, Mary Welsh, Pearl Harbor, Ruth Erickson, WWII
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June Hart Almeida: Coronavirus Scientist
June Hart Almeida rose above her humble Scottish roots, and, discovered the coronavirus in 1964 when she was 34 years old. Yes, you read that correctly. June discovered the coronavirus back in 1964 – the same virus that has brought … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged coronavirus, electron microscopy, Glasgow, Scotland, St. Thomas Medical School
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Frances Oldham Kelsey: Medical Advocate by Linda Harris Sittig
With everyone anxious about getting a coronavirus vaccine, I thought I would highlight a very different scenario. One that tells the story about Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian pharmacologist who came under intense pressure to sign off on a new … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women, women
Tagged 1960s, FDA, pharmacology, thalidomide
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Amazon Warrior Women: Then and Now by Linda Harris Sittig
Mention Amazon Warrior Women, and you may think I am referring to Wonder Woman of the DC Comic Series. However, recent archeological evidence now substantiates the previous existence of such a group. The Amazon women were profiled in stories told … Continue reading
Cockacoeske: an Early Virginia Politician by Linda Harris Sittig
You may be aware that the state legislature of Virginia recently voted to finalize passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, better known as the ERA. Virginia is now the 38th state to ratify the amendment that would guarantee equal rights … Continue reading
Grace Caudill Lucas: the Book Woman by Linda Harris Sittig
I have always been in awe of libraries, and therefore also with librarians. From the bibliophiles of my childhood, who introduced me to Nancy Drew to the librarians of my teen years who helped encourage my love of historical fiction, … Continue reading
Posted in history, short biographies, strong women, women who made a difference, world history
Tagged Appalachia, Great Depression, Kentucky, libraries
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