Women Golfers – October 2012 Newsletter

Momentous news occurred in August 2012, when the Augusta National Golf Club FINALLY admitted women. This October 2012 ENewsletter as published_Page_1news, while clearly important to the golf community, has reverberations for many other associations, organizations and clubs where women still do not have a sanctioned presence. While Augusta is albeit a belated event, we still must stop to celebrate Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state, and Darla Moore, a South Carolina business executive, who as Augusta’s newest members, help to pave the way for women in the 21st century! We decided to profile some historical women golfers to commemorate this occasion: Margaret Abbott, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Amy Alcott.

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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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Civil War Personalities- June 2012 Newsletter

When we learn about the Civil War in school, the focus is always on the battles and the famous and infamous battlegrounds. There are also stories about the Generals (both Union and Confederate) and their battle strategies. We don’t learn about some of the fascinating women whose contributions were important during that very difficult time in our country’s history. In this month’s newsletter, we provide you some tidbits about Mary Edwards Walker, Sally Tompkins, Pauline Cushman, and Belle Boyd.

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