Oscar Milestones – Kalon Women column April 2019
Many of us recently spent an evening enjoying the 2019 – 91st Oscars. It may seem surprising that significant firsts for women are still occurring – but they are!
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2019 Inductees into the National Women’s Hall of Fame – April 2019 ENewsletter
The National Women’s Hall of Fame announced its 2019 Inductees in early March. They include AIDS researcher Flossie Wong-Staal, who was profiled in our July 2017 ENewsletter, Jane Fonda and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Let’s discover more about Jane Fonda and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
The winner of two Academy Awards, actress, political activist, fitness guru, writer and producer Jane Fonda received her first Oscar nomination for the movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
What We Wouldn’t Have Without Women – Kalon Women column March 2019
The statement of a friend triggered the thought – what wouldn’t we have without women? We wouldn’t have iPhones, United Way, tuberculosis tests, the drug to effectively treat childhood leukemia, the Apgar score, fruits and vegetables from California, Kevlar, affordable ice cream, commercial maternity clothes, real D/3D for 3D movies, and much more.
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Women Poets and Lyricists in History – Kalon Women column February 2019
Over the course of our lives, we learn poems, songs, and hymns without thinking about the authorship or wondering about which ones were written by women. Mary Had a Little Lamb, Over the River and Through the Wood, Battle Hymn of the Republic, America the Beautiful, and many others that are famous and well-loved hymns were written by women.
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It’s a New Year – Celebrating New Ideas through History – Kalon Women column January 2019
With the start of each new year, many of us make resolutions whereby we vow to change our behavior and start new patterns. What a great time of year to celebrate some of the women throughout American history who have come up with new ideas to improve our quality of life and standard of living.
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