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Virginia Estelle Randolph: Keeping the Dream Alive

Posted on October 1, 2022 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig In the early 1900s, Virginia E. Randolph’s dream was for every Black child in the South to get a decent education. She was not the only one to hold fast to that dream. Today, the names … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Kenyon: Early Advocate for Social Justice

Posted on June 1, 2022 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig I have long admired Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, and champion of women’s rights. But before Ruth, there was Dorothy Kenyon. Never achieving the same fame as Ruth B. Ginsburg, Dorothy Kenyon never-the-less left … Continue reading →

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Rosalind Franklin: the Unsung Heroine of DNA

Posted on May 1, 2022 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig Although you know Rosalind Franklin’s scientific discovery, you may not recognize her name. That is because her accomplishment was overshadowed and credited to three men: Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins, who won the 1962 … Continue reading →

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The 120 Strong Women I Know

Posted on April 1, 2022 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig Back in April 2012, I wrote these words: Welcome to my blog – Strong Women in History. My name is Linda Harris Sittig, and if you have found your way here, you are most likely also … Continue reading →

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Vera Cooper Rubin: Persistent Star Tracker

Posted on February 1, 2022 by lhsittig@verizon.net

By Linda Harris Sittig As a child, I was always fascinated by the stars. But unlike Vera Rubin, I never considered the possibility of studying them. The best I have done is put an app, The Night Sky, on my … Continue reading →

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Mary Eliza Mahoney: Determined to Overcome Medical Training Prejudice

Posted on March 1, 2021 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig In 1985 my father lay immobile in a hospital bed in Florida, a viral infection victim with Guillain Barré.  For a 71-year-old previously healthy and active man, we were all in shock that his body had … Continue reading →

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Anna Asbury Stone: Courageous American Patriot

Posted on February 1, 2021 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda Harris Sittig What would you do if you found out your two brothers and your husband, all three serving in the Continental Army, had run out of food and supplies, and your brothers were sick, encamped 200 miles … Continue reading →

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Susie Baker King Taylor: Caring to Make a Difference

Posted on September 30, 2020 by lhsittig@verizon.net

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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Amazon Warrior Women: Then and Now by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on February 28, 2020 by lhsittig@verizon.net

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 →

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Diane Crump: Run for the Roses by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on June 1, 2019 by lhsittig@verizon.net

The year 2019 will stand out in Derby chronicles due to the controversy when Maximum Security was stripped of the win because of jockey interference. The only other horse to win, then lose the title was Dancer’s Image in 1968 … Continue reading →

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