Category Archives: strong women

Alice Paul, Suffragette by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on April 4, 2013 by lhsittig@verizon.net

I am able to vote today because Alice Paul and her contemporaries determinedly campaigned for women’s suffrage a hundred years ago. Alice Paul was born in 1885 to Quaker parents who instilled in her the notion of gender equality and … Continue reading →

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Ruby Bridges, Child of Civil Rights by Linda Harris Sittig

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

Some women become strong with age and others are forced to learn strength during childhood. One such woman is Ruby Bridges. Artist Norman Rockwell painted her before her ninth birthday. Look, a popular magazine of that era, featured her the … Continue reading →

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Edythe Donovan Fox, Multiple Sclerosis Fighter, by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on January 29, 2013 by lhsittig@verizon.net

In her day she must have been a real looker, the type of woman who makes men stop to gaze at an hourglass figure and confident stride. Born in 1913, Edythe Donovan was a physically striking woman with a magnetic … Continue reading →

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Harriet Hanson Robinson, Factory Child by Linda Harris Sittig

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

The city of Lowell, Massachusetts hugs the Merrimack River, grateful to the water source that once played host to ten giant textile mills starting back in the 1830s. Energy surged through the town as over 10,000 power looms transferred raw … Continue reading →

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Sarah Chamberlain Eccelston, Champion of Education by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on December 4, 2012 by lhsittig@verizon.net

For most five year olds in the United States entering kindergarten is a normal event, seen often as a rite of passage rather than a privilege for the masses. This was not always the case. In fact, not until the … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Roosevelt, National Activist by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on November 1, 2012 by lhsittig@verizon.net

At a physical glance, Eleanor Roosevelt might not be considered memorable. She never opted for the limelight and would have perhaps been perfectly content just marrying the man she loved, raising a family, and working for a charitable cause. Instead … Continue reading →

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Lola Herrera, Adventurer by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on September 25, 2012 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Lola Herrera was the youngest daughter of a Peruvian plantation owner at the turn of the last century. Living the life of privilege, she could not have imagined how quickly fate can change in the blink of an eye. Entering … Continue reading →

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Josie Murray, Civil Rights Activist by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on August 31, 2012 by lhsittig@verizon.net

You probably have walked into a public library at one point in your life and checked out a book.  But how would you feel if you were denied that privilege due to the color of your skin? One African American … Continue reading →

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Ka’ahumanu, Rule Breaker by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on August 3, 2012 by lhsittig@verizon.net

She squared off against the sacred traditions of her people, customs that had endured for well over a thousand years. Ka’ahumanu of Maui, initiated the breakup of the taboo system that had prevailed against women since the arrival of her … Continue reading →

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Cicely Saunders, Founder of Hospice by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on June 30, 2012 by lhsittig@verizon.net

While this woman’s name might not be familiar to you, her cause has touched almost every nation on Earth. Cicely Saunders started the modern Hospice program. Born in June, 1918 in the countryside of Hertfordshire, England, Cicely Saunders came to … Continue reading →

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