2013 National Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees – April 2013 Newsletter

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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First Ladies Who Changed America – February 2013 Newsletter

In January 2013, when President Obama was inaugurated, Michelle Obama began HER second term as First Lady.  Feb 2013 -newsletter as published_Page_1Since 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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The Newest American Saints – January 2013 Newsletter

In October 2012, the Vatican chose seven new saints. The two Americans canonized were both women – Kateri January 2013 ENewsletter as published_Page_1Tekakwitha, 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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Labor Leaders – December 2012 Newsletter

Today in the United States, among the many situations that we take for granted are the minimum wage, limits on the December 2012 ENewsletter as published_Page_1numbers of hours we can work, and many other “labor reforms.” Corporate and industrial workplaces were not always safe, the conditions were not necessarily sanitary, and the health and welfare of the workers was not a top concern of employers. This month we profile three women whose efforts led to significant labor reforms.

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