National Women's Month – History Becomes You

Highly Skilled

From the Mind of a Woman For many Americans, World War II was a distant thought until the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. However, for U.S. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers (Mass.), the looming likelihood of U.S. entry into the war spurred an idea that would forever change the role of women inContinue reading “Highly Skilled”

The Beating Heart

Since its founding in 1881, the American Red Cross has seen generations of women serve as the beating heart of the organization’s relief work. From its founder, Clara Barton (a wartime nurse and one of the first women to work for the federal government) to the countless women who have served as Red Cross staffContinue reading “The Beating Heart”

Fore!

“Fore” score and many MANY of years ago, the game of golf changed forever as women stepped onto the greens. So, although many people may think of women golfing as a relatively new phenomenon, the truth is that women have been swinging clubs for AT LEAST 300 YEARS! Some sources put the advent of womenContinue reading “Fore!”