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Category Archives: short biographies
Alice Hamilton: the Woman Who May Have Saved Your Life
By Linda Harris Sittig OK, raise your hand if you have ever worn a mask over your nose and mouth. I am hoping for 100% participation. Covid 19, anyone? But did you ever stop to wonder whose idea it was … Continue reading
Johanna Bonger: Saving the Legacy of Vincent van Gogh
by Linda Harris Sittig A few years back, while traveling in France, I stood at the foot of two tombstones: Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theodore van Gogh. Little did I know that their fame and legacy were due … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women, women who made a difference
Tagged Dutch art, Holland, Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh
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Jovita Idár: Fighting for Justice
by Linda Harris Sittig I must admit that before this month, I had never heard of Jovita Idár. Nor did I know a Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement started in Texas back in 1911 and continues to this day. And I … Continue reading
Françoise Gilot: Strong Woman
by Linda Harris Sittig I don’t usually profile a Strong Woman so soon after she has passed, but I am making an exception this month. French artist Françoise Gilot died recently at 101, having led an extraordinary life. She became … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged Civil Rights, JIm Crow, public libraries, Purcellville VA, segregation
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Josephine Diebitsch Peary: Arctic Explorer
by Linda Harris Sittig I often find fascinating, strong women through their husbands. Like Karin Bergöö, a talented textile artist married to Swedish painter Carl Larsson. And Mileva Marić, a brilliant mathematician married to Albert Einstein (his first wife). Anne Morrow, … Continue reading
Josie Cook Murray: Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement
by Linda Harris Sittig Do you own a library card? Have you ever walked into a library to use their materials? Have you ever checked out a library book? Like many Americans, you most likely answered YES to at least … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women, Uncategorized
Tagged JIm Crow, public libraries, Purcellville VA, segregation
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Fanny Eyal Ben-Ami: Tenacious Holocaust Heroine
by Linda Harris Sittig January was Holocaust Remembrance Month, paying homage to the 11 million victims of the Holocaust. It was almost seventy-eight years ago, in 1945, the death camp of Auschwitz was liberated, and the world at large learned … Continue reading
Belle Jennings Benchley: Animal Rights Champion
by Linda Harris Sittig Long before we had Hollywood stars campaigning for animal rights, there was Belle Jennings Benchley. BEFORE THE ZOO Born in August 1882 to a strait-laced Victorian family in rural Kansas, Belle’s future was mapped out to … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women
Tagged Belle Benchley, giraffes, San Diego Zoo
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Hedwig Kiesler: More than Just a Pretty Face
By Linda Harris Sittig Do you use Wifi or GPS, or a cell phone? Then you should know the story of one strong woman whose research and inventions were the precursor to much of our day-to-day technology. But I bet … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies, strong women, Uncategorized
Tagged Hedy Lamarr, submarine warfare, WWII
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