by Jill Tietjen | Jun 1, 2013 | In The News, Newsletters
Today, women can choose to train for any career in which they are interested. This was not always the case, as many of us know. Gender discrimination in most fields was real and in countless cases, officially sanctioned. Engineering is one of those fields that is still male-dominated, with women representing significantly less than half of the practitioners in the field. In fact, the percentage of women receiving B.S. degrees in the sciences didn’t even reach one percent until 1972. In this month’s enewsletter, we profile two pioneering women engineers: Edith Clarke and Mabel MacFerran Rockwell.
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by Jill Tietjen | May 1, 2013 | In The News, Newsletters
Two women who are being inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in October 2013 are profiled – Nancy Pelosi and Emma Willard.
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 1, 2013 | In The News, Newsletters
On March 7, 2013, the National Women’s Hall of Fame (www.greatwomen.org) announced its 2013 inductees. Five of the women to be inducted October 12, 2013 are profiled in our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. For our April enewsletter, we profile two of these women – racing jockey Julie Krone and feminist writer Kate Millett.
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by Jill Tietjen | Mar 1, 2013 | In The News, Newsletters
With the release and prominence of the movie Lincoln, the U.S. public is once again interested in abolition and the intrigue and politics surrounding ending slavery. Women played a significant role in that fight as well. This month we highlight Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Angelina Grimke.
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by Jill Tietjen | Feb 1, 2013 | In The News, Newsletters
In January 2013, when President Obama was inaugurated, Michelle Obama began HER second term as First Lady. 
Since our country’s founding, our first ladies have distinguished themselves and changed America through campaigns and contributions of their own. In this month’s enewsletter, we highlight Dolley Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, and Betty Ford.
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by Jill Tietjen | Jan 1, 2013 | In The News, Newsletters
In October 2012, the Vatican chose seven new saints. The two Americans canonized were both women – Kateri 
Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the U.S. and Mother Marianne Cope – both featured in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. We are pleased to tell you about these two women in this month’s enewsletter. No matter your religious beliefs or practices, join us in saluting these two saints who helped to change America.
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