Category Archives: history

My Name is Anonymous by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on November 2, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

This month’s blog is written about twenty very strong women, whose names I do not know. There was a time when their neighbors, or husbands, or perhaps friends could have listed their identity; but no more. They lived in a … Continue reading →

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Donaldina Cameron by Linda Harris Sittig

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

During the late 1840s when the California Gold Rush lured thousands of would-be miners to the West, San Francisco was a wild town of narrow alleyways, hilly streets, and an infamous section called Chinatown. While some men like Levi Strauss … Continue reading →

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Susan Koerner by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on August 31, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Stopping to read a historical marker, I found that in 1831 Susan Koerner had been born about six miles north of where I live today. Who was she? Her father, John Koerner, was a German wagon maker who had ventured … Continue reading →

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Elisabeth Koenigsberger Bing by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on July 30, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Take a deep breath, pushing your stomach out as you inhale. Now exhale slowly to the count of six. Welcome to the techniques of Lamaze, natural childbirth, and relaxation. Although most women would not put childbirth and relaxation together in … Continue reading →

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Clara Shortridge Foltz by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on July 2, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Amidst the gentle rolling plains of central Indiana, Clara Shortridge was born in 1849. Her family then moved to Iowa where Clara had the unusual opportunity to attend a coeducational school and receive a basic education. By the age of fifteen … Continue reading →

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Katherine G. Johnson by Linda Harris Sittig

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

The next time you look up at the night sky and are smitten by the pale opalescence of the moon, I don’t want you to think of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, or Michael Collins, the astronauts of the historic Apollo … Continue reading →

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Ann Seton Chase by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on April 30, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

In the small town where I grew up, there was a unique rite of passage for preteens. Once you reached your twelfth birthday, and had a letter from a parent, you were allowed entrance into the hallowed halls of the … Continue reading →

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Elisabeth Oesterlein by Linda Harris Sittig

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

  Education was always a priority in our family. My father pursued a B.S. in Accounting from New York University because as a World War II Veteran he could attend under the G.I. Bill. After graduating from high school, my mother … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary Strong Women in History!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

This April marks when Strong Women in History moves into its fourth consecutive year of paying tribute monthly to a variety of extraordinary women who accomplished amazing feats in their lifetime. Every woman I choose to highlight should have become … Continue reading →

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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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