by Jill Tietjen | Dec 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
At this time of year, as we gather and celebrate with family and friends, we sometimes sing the words or hum the song: “Over the River and Through the Wood” or some variation thereof. Most of us don’t realize that the song is based on lyrics written by a woman. Learn about poetry and songs very familiar to us whose authors were women.
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by Jill Tietjen | Nov 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
Fall is a bewitching time of year not only because of Halloween. It is also a time when a handful of Americans are awakened from sleep by a voice telling them that they will be awarded a Nobel Prize. Two women Nobel Peace Price Laureates are featured in this newsletter.
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by Jill Tietjen | Oct 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
As we think about our own lives today, it is hard to believe that women couldn’t get patents in their own name until 1809. Before that, every patent issued was issued in a man’s name. Let’s learn about some “Mothers of Invention.”
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by Jill Tietjen | Sep 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
Did you know that a woman was the youngest artist to ever get a commission for a statue from the U.S. Government? In this edition of our enewsletter, we profile two female sculptors whose artistry we celebrate!
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by Jill Tietjen | Aug 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
Did you know that two of the most familiar patriotic songs – The Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful – were composed by women? In this month’s newsletter we will learn about those poets and writers – Julia Ward Howe and Katherine Bates.
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by Jill Tietjen | Jul 1, 2015 | In The News, Newsletters
Recently, Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam trophy in women’s tennis. She follows in a line of women’s greats in tennis. In this months enewsletter, we briefly profile a number of giants in American women’s tennis: Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Marina Navratilova, and Serena Williams.
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