Families – Kalon Women November 2012 Issue

For the theme of family this November, we wanted to draw your attention to women who have helped dress women Kalon Women Column November 2012_Page_1when they were in a “family way.”  Did you know that before the early 1900s, ‘proper’ women could not be seen in public when they were pregnant?  We are talking here about middle class and upper class women, whose clothing was made for them by private seamstresses or family servants.  Not surprisingly, there were no commercially available maternity clothes.  Working class women, who did work throughout their pregnancy, ‘made do’ with larger size clothing or men’s overshirts topping their regular skirts and tops.

Early in the twentieth century, Lena Bryant set out to change that situation.  Later, Rebecca Mathais would ensure that pregnant professional women had suitable business attire to wear to work. We know you will enjoy reading about their stories.

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Halloween – Not So Scary Anymore – Kalon Women October 2012 Issue

Kalon Women October 2012_Page_1With the month of October, out thoughts turn to scary costumes and haunted houses, as we celebrate Halloween. Fortunately, we do not need to also be worried about quite a number of scary illnesses and diseases. For this, we can thank the efforts of women scientists and women physicians who have helped to make out world a much healthier and safer place.

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Girl Scouts of the USA – Inspiring Women Timeline – August 2012 Newsletter

Check out http://inspire.girlscouts.org/! Girl Scouts of the USA, in cooperation with the authors of Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America, has posted the initial entries into their Inspiring Women Timeline. Many of the women featured are profiled in our book, starts in 1587, and profiles amazing women of the 21st century. Here is just a sample.

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