January 2024 Newsletter – Women on Quarters – 2025

The United States Mint has announced the women who will be featured in 2025 on the American Women Quarters (the last year of the program). They are Althea Gibson, Juliette Gordon Low, Stacey Park Milbern, Vera Rubin, and Ida B. Wells. Click here to read the...

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December 2023 Newsletter – A Stamp and a Book

In the Fall of 2023, multiple women profiled in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America were featured in the news. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's face graced a U.S. postage stamp. Click here to read the newsletter.

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November 2023 Newsletter – 2024 Quarters #2

In last month's ENewsletter, we profiled Patsy Mink, Pauli Murray, and Mary Edwards Walker - three of the five women whose likenesses will be on the 2024 Quarters. This month we tell you about the others who are planned for 2024: Celia Cruz, and Zitkala-Sa. Click here...

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August 2023 Newsletter – Armed Services Leaders

In July 2023, it was announced that Admiral Lisa Franchetti was going to be nominated as the Chief of Naval Operations. If confirmed, this would make her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Click...

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July 2023 Newsletter – Jockeys

In June 2023, Jena Antonucci, horse trainer, made history when the horse she works with, Arcangelo, won the Belmont Stakes, one of three races of the Triple Crown. She is the first female trainer whose horse has won a Triple Crown race. Click here to read the...

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June 2023 Newsletter – Legacies

So far in 2023, we have lost three of the women featured in our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America: Marianne Mantell, Patricia Schroeder, and Tina Turner. Click here to read the newsletter.

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March 2023 Newsletter – In Memoriam #2

In this month's ENewsletter we profile two women featured in our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America who played important roles in getting it to publication - both separately and together: Madeleine Albright, who wrote the foreword, and Steffie...

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February 2023 Newsletter – in Memoriam

In this month's ENewsletter we profile two women featured in our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America who died in 2022: Angela Lansbury and Barbara Walters. Click here to read the newsletter.

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November 2022 Newsletter – Surgeon Generals

The United States Surgeon General serves to protect the health of the country and is also the overseer of the United States Public Health Service. The first female U.S. surgeon general, #14, was Dr. Antonia Novello. Click here to read the newsletter.

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October 2022 Newsletter – Young Women

It might be surprising to you that among the more than 850 women profiled in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America are a few young women in their pre-teens or teen years whose accomplishments were so important. Click here to read the newsletter.

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July 2022 Newsletter – Authors’ Choice

Smithsonian Magazine recently featured two amazing women from our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed American: Shirley Temple Black and Octavia Butler. We thought we would share some of their accomplishments as well. Click here to read the...

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June 2022 Newsletter – Education Advocates

Higher levels of education have consistently led to better lives. In this month's newsletter, we profile two advocates for education: Fanny Jackson Coppin and Grace Hoadley Dodge. Click here to read the newsletter.

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April 2022 Newsletter – Secretaries of State

In this month's ENewsletter we pay tribute to Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State in the U.S., who died in March 2022. We also celebrate and recognize the two women (to date) who have followed in her footsteps: Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton....

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February 2022 Newsletter – Entertainers

Following up from our January 2022 Newsletter, we feature actress and entertainer Betty White who died shortly before her 100th birthday. We also feature Katherine Dunham, an entertainer and anthropologist, who also accomplished so much in her long life. Click here to...

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January 2022 Newsletter – In Memoriam 2021

During December 2021, we lost three of the women profiled in our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. In memoriam, we feature Joan Didion and Sarah Weddington in this month's ENewsletter. We will pay tribute to amazing actress and entertainer...

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November 2021 ENewsletter – Social Reform Advocates

Women have been in the forefront of many social reform movements during the history of our country. The movements to which we are referring include civil rights, suffrage, the elimination of child labor, disability rights, assistance to survivors of sexual assault,...

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October 2021 ENewsletter – Women Religious Leaders

In September, the holiest days in the Jewish calendar were celebrated. Of course, in December, we will celebrate one of the holiest days of the Christian calendar. Now both Christians and Jews have women clergy. Click here to read the newsletter.

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August 2021 ENewsletter – Women in Aviation

The U.S. Congress has spent much of 2021 working on a bill to fund improvements and repairs to our country's infrastructure - the underpinning of our standard of living and quality of life. Click here to read the newsletter.

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July 2021 ENewsletter – Summer Olympics Athletes

It looks like the 2020 Olympics will take place in July 2021 in Tokyo, Japan after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Olympic athletes hone their skills for years in order to compete in many different types of events. Click here to read the newsletter.

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June 2021 ENewsletter – Psychologists

Sadly, the recent pandemic has resulted in psychological issues for many. Women psychologists have long been involved in seminal developments in psychology. Click here to read the newsletter.

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CEOs – October 2020 ENewsletter

Two very significant business announcements occurred in September 2020: Citigroup announced that Jane Fraser will become its chief executive officer in February 2021 and Kathryn Farmer became the CEO of BNSF Railway. Click here to read the newsletter.

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Publishers – August 2020 ENewsletter

As of July 2020, Simon & Shuster has a female publisher: Dana Canedy. Upon her appointment, Canedy became the first African American to lead a major publishing imprint. Click here to read the newsletter.

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Flag Makers – July 2020 ENewslettter

Independence Day - the Fourth of July - will be here in a blink of an eye. We will fly our nation's flag proudly as we remember the Revolutionary War days and our independence from Great Britain. Click here to read ENewsletter.

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Technology Pioneers – June 2020 Newsletter

During the 2020 pandemic, many people have been able to work from home. This radical change in our working environments has been possible because technology and video conference software is readily available and easy to use - and the spectrum exists to support it....

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Healthcare Heroines – April 2020 ENewsletter

As all of us around the world focus on keeping ourselves healthy and not overwhelming the healthcare system, we remember two women whose pioneering efforts helped in earlier health crises: Gladys Dick and Florence Seibert. Click here to read the newsletter.

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Photographers – February 2020 ENewsletter

A recent article on Dorothea Lange with her signature photo of "Migrant Mother" prompted us to write this month's enewsletter on two women photographers: Frances Benjamin Johnston and Dorothea Lange. Click here to read the newsletter.

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Composers – ENewsletter December 2019

Would you consider composing music to be a traditionally men's field? Surprisingly, over the centuries it has been difficult for women to succeed in this male-dominated field. Not that women didn't have the ability or passion for this endeavor. This month we feature...

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Pulitzer Prize Winners – October 2019 ENewsletter

Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, as well as the Nobel Prize in Literature.  The first black woman of any nationality to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, her citation reads “who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives...

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Dancers – September 2019 ENewsletter

The arts, including dance, are an important part of our culture.  Women have innovated in dance theory, founded whole new schools of dance and thrilled us with their beauty and grace.  Who can forget Ginger Rogers who did everything Fred Astaire did, except...

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Newspaper Editors – August 2019 ENewsletter

Newspapers have been important sources of information during much of this country’s history.  In this month’s ENewsletter we profile two women who ran newspapers and made historic contributions in those roles:  Mary Katherine Goddard and Katharine...

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College Presidents – July 2019 ENewsletter

Women’s contributions to education which include everything from endowing the schools to running them have occurred at every level from pre-school through graduate school.  In this month’s ENewsletter we profile two women who served as college presidents, where...

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Fashion and Dressmaking – June 2019 ENewsletter

Until the mid-1800s, people were not able to purchase clothing commercially or in sizes to fit them.  Maternity clothing would not be commercially available until the early 1900s.  Two women who contributed enormously to advances in dressmaking and clothing...

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Women in Baseball – May 2019 ENewsletter

It’s springtime and for many sports fans, thoughts turn to baseball.  In a previous ENewsletter, we profiled two amazing women in baseball – Effa Manley and Linda Alvarado.  Effa Manley was the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (2006); she...

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Entrepreneurs – March 2019 ENewsletter

Women have started businesses for centuries both in order to earn money to support their families and to satisfy their own economic objectives.  This month we profile two entrepreneurs:  Polly Bemis and Linda Alvarado. Polly Bemis’s resilience and...

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Judges – February 2019 ENewsletter

The recent movies RBG and On the Basis of Sex demonstrate some of the hurdles U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome. In this month’s ENewsletter, we profile two other legal pioneers: Florence Allen and Constance Baker Motley. A woman of many...

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Women, Art and Museums – January 2019 ENewsletter

Women artists, like women in every endeavor, have been overlooked throughout history. In this month's ENewsletter we feature two women whose contributions to the arts and culture are enduring: Georgia O'Keeffe and Wilhemina Holladay, both of whom have been inducted...

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Women in Statuary Hall – December 2018 ENewsletter

National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., contains 100 statues - two from each state. Of that total, nine (9%) are women - Helen Keller (Alabama), Dr. Florence Sabin (Colorado), Frances Willard (Illinois), Maria Sanford...

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Nobel Laureates – November 2018 ENewsletter

November ENewsletter  Nobel Laureates Very exciting news came in October 2018 - women were going to share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physics! Donna Strickland, one of the trio to be awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics works at the...

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Pianists – October 2018 ENewsletter

Beautiful:  The Carole King Musical, honoring composer, musician, and singer Carole King, is currently playing on Broadway.  This month’s e-newsletter not only features Carole King but another musical sensation as well, Hazel Harrison.  Enjoy reading...

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Food Glorious Food! – September 2018 ENewsletter

Ella Brennan, a well-known, well respected New Orleans restaurant owner, nurtured celebrity chefs, but didn't believe it appropriate to worship them, "A restaurant is not a church, where you have to be quiet and kneel," she said. Brennan, whose family owned more than...

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Playwrights – August 2018 ENewsletter

Young Jean Lee is the first Asian-American woman to have her play performed on Broadway. This occurred in July when Straight White Men opened. Lorraine Hansberry was the first AfricanAmerican woman author with a play on Broadway when A Raisin in the Sun opened in...

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Women on U.S. Postage Stamps – July 2018 ENewsletter

During 2018, the United States Postal Service has selected two women to be featured on U.S. postage stamps. These stamps have already been released; they feature Lena Horne and Sally Ride. Let's learn more about these amazing women! For over seventy years, actress,...

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Political Firsts – June 2018 ENewsletter

May 2018 was a month in which women achieved firsts in politics and government. Gina Haspel became the first female director of the Central Intelligence Agency, after her confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Stacey Abrams became the first African-American woman to win a...

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Sunday School Pioneers – May 2018 ENewsletter

Public education as we know it in the United States was not available prior to the middle of the 1800s.  Women led education reform in many areas including in the establishment of Sunday Schools.  In this month’s enewsletter we feature two Sunday School...

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Robotics – April 2018 ENewsletter

One area of technological focus in the twenty-first century is using robots to do work that is either tedious for, or dangerous to humans. Like every other field of endeavor, women are involved in developing, refining, and improving robots. In this month’s enewsletter...

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February 2018 ENewsletter – Extraordinary Entertainers

Only twelve artists have achieved the entertainer’s equivalent of ‘horsedom’s’ Triple Crown – EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards) and four of them are women. The four are Rita Moreno, Helen Hayes, Audrey Hepburn, and Whoopi Goldberg. In this month’s enewsletter...

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January 2018 ENewsletter – Household Inventors

A series of exhibits on inventors and discoverers was recently put together for Google Arts and Culture.  These exhibits featured women inventors and discoverers in medicine, science, engineering, health and beauty, and the household.  In this month’s...

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December 2017 ENewsletter – Poet Laureates

Tracy K. Smith, the new poet laureate of the U.S., assumed her one-year term of office in September 2017.  She stands on the shoulders of other women who have filled that office and the predecessor office.  These women include Gwendolyn Brooks who served as Consultant...

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November 2017 ENewsletter – Opera Singers

A recent performance of the opera Madame Butterfly triggered the thought to profile opera singers in this month’s enewsletter.  This art form originated in Italy in the 1500s; even today it delights audiences and enriches us culturally.  We are pleased to profile...

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October 2017 ENewsletter – Race Car Drivers

Business Week recently featured an article on the economics of racing cars. It highlighted Julia Landauer, referred to as the best female racer since Danica Patrick. Do you know that Shirley Muldowney and Janet Guthrie actually paved the way for Danica Patrick and...

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September 2017 ENewsletter – Labor Advocates

The recent book, The Radium Girls, tells the story of illnesses suffered by the women who painted radium on dials in the early part of the twentieth century. It speaks of a time when few workplace regulations were in place to protect employees. Dr. Alice Hamilton is...

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August 2017 ENewsletter – Emmy Winners

It’s Emmy season! Although most of us think of Emmys as recognizing acting on television, there are multiple other categories of Emmy awards. In this enewsletter, we profile two of the many amazing women who have received Emmys in recognition of their significant...

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July 2017 – ENewsletter Research Scientist

The recent obituary of Dr. Angela Hartley Brodie was titled “Scientist Paved Way for a Breast-Cancer Treatment.” Dr. Brodie’s accomplishments are significant and she stands on the shoulders of those who came before her. In this enewsletter we profile two research...

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June 2017 HerStory ENewsletter – New Yorkers

June 2017 Her Story ENewsletter New Yorkers - The recent release of the documentary "Citizen Jane" profiling the influence that journalist and activist Jane Jacobs had on the development of New York City leads her to be profiled in this month's ENewsletter. Another...

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May 2017 Her Story ENewsletter Singers

May 2017 Her Story ENewsletter Singers On the occasion of what would have been Ella Fitzgerald's 100th birthday, we are pleased to profile her as well as Billie Holiday in this month's ENewsletter. Both Fitzgerald and Holiday have been inducted into the National...

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Journalists – February 2017 ENewsletter

The recent passing of British journalist Clare Hollingworth, who reported the outbreak of World War II, reminds us that women have played key roles in reporting news. Although the role of newspapers is diminishing today, for a long time people got their information...

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Astronomers – January 2017 ENewsletter

The publication of The Glass Universe and the release of the movie, Hidden Figures, as well as the recent death of astronomer Vera Rubin reminds us to share the stories of three historical women astronomers.  In this ENewsletter, we learn about Maria Mitchell,...

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Astronauts – December 2016 ENewsletter

Fascination with space travel has intrigued generations, probably for millennia.  More recently, every rocket launch  and NASA mission has inspired awe.  Many of us are still enthralled by science fiction movies including the Star Wars and Star Trek episodes.  Let's...

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Civil Rights Activists – October 2016 ENewsletter

In recognition of the honor being bestowed on the six women members of the 'Little Rock Nine' - they will be the sponsors of the new U.S. Navy submarine - the USS Arkansas - we profile civil rights activists - Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer. For the full...

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Youth Organization Founders – August 2016 Newsletter

Many of the women reading this newsletter will have spent some of their formative years either as Girl Scouts or in a 4-H club.  Studies show, in fact, that 70% of today's women leaders were Girl Scouts in their youth!  What readers may not know is that both of these...

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Advocates for Animals – July 2016 Newsletter

Women have been at the forefront of many social issues.  These included suffrage for all, property rights, labor reforms, expansion of mental health facilities, helping immigrants with their adjustment, and, of course, educational reforms.  Now, attention can be...

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Stewards – June 2016 Newsletter

Of the five leadership traits needed in the 21st century as espoused by The Athena Group Learning Institute, stewardship is the one least expressed in the leadership development literature.  Two amazing stewards are profiled - Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Katherine...

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Runners and Athletes – May 2016 Newsletter

On May 7, 2016, the inaugural Women's Right to Run 19K will be held in Seneca Falls, New York, the birthplace of women's rights (where the first women's rights convention was held in 1848).  The unusual distance of 19k was selected to acknowledge the importance of the...

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Nuclear Physicists – April 2016 Newsletter

In the twenty-first century, we often hear how important it is for our country's youth, and young women in particular, to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  Two women who pursued important scientific careers - as...

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Authors – March 2016 Newsletter

The recent passing of Harper Lee brings to mind authors whose writing addresses Southern culture.  This newsletter pays homage to Harper Lee  and profiles another significant author as well, Zora Neale Hurston. To read the full enewsletter, click here.

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Sports Officials – February 2016 Newsletter

With the Denver Broncos going to the Super Bowl, our thoughts turned to sports and sports officials.  Two women who have broken the gender barrier and serve as officials in men's professional sports are profiled. For full newsletter click here. 

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Movie Directors – January 2016 Newsletter

As the year comes to an end, the Oscar races start to heat up as movies are released in time to ensure their consideration for these significant awards.  Two early female movie directors are profiled in this newsletter. For full newsletter click here. 

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Poetry and Songs – December 2015 Newsletter

At this time of year, as we gather and celebrate with family and friends, we sometimes sing the words or hum the song: "Over the River and Through the Wood" or some variation thereof.  Most of us don't realize that the song is based on lyrics written by a woman. Learn...

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Nobel Peace Prize Laureates – November 2015 Newsletter

Fall is a bewitching time of year not only because of Halloween.  It is also a time when a handful of Americans are awakened from sleep by a voice telling them that they will be awarded a Nobel Prize.  Two women Nobel Peace Price Laureates are featured in this...

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Inventors – October 2015 Newsletter

As we think about our own lives today, it is hard to believe that women couldn't get patents in their own name until 1809.  Before that, every patent issued was issued in a man's name.  Let's learn about some "Mothers of Invention." For the full newsletter click...

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Sculptors – September 2015 Newsletter

Did you know that a woman was the youngest artist to ever get a commission for a statue from the U.S. Government? In this edition of our enewsletter, we profile two female sculptors whose artistry we celebrate! To view full article click here

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