by Jill Tietjen | Mar 1, 2009 | In The News, Publications
Daring to dream – Staten Island Parent
What do the following have in common? A patent for an illuminated writing board. The commercialization of indigo.
The process of tufting used for chenille bedspreads and industrial carpeting. The answer is: all were developed by girls while they were teenagers! Becky Schroeder, Eliza Lucas, and Catherine Evans didn’t know that they were changing the world with their ideas; but they did.
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by Jill Tietjen | Aug 1, 2008 | In The News, Publications
Writing for students and general readers, Waisman and Tietjen track the achievements of American women from 1587 to 2007, in an extensive timeline filled with reproductions and photographs. Each woman receives a small biographical paragraph intended to pique the reader’s interest as opposed to fully sate them to the topic. The women are from diverse fields and include writers, actors, athletes, doctors, scientists, social and political activists, educators, and inventors; the 1900s and 2000s are particularly represented, taking over half of the total book. The venerable Madeleine Albright provides a brief introduction to this interesting and illuminating book.
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by Jill Tietjen | Jul 8, 2008 | In The News, Publications
“No longer will the accomplishments of women throughout U.S. history be forgotten or remain invisible!” Albright 
says in her forward. “Women have made significant and surprising contributions to our American way of life, and this book recognizes and celebrates them”
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by Jill Tietjen | Jul 1, 2008 | In The News, Publications
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by Jill Tietjen | Jun 8, 2008 | In The News, Publications
A book-signing event held In April drew more than 100 executive-level women who gathered to celebrate the 
completion of the book Her Story – A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. The event was hosted by Women’sVision Foundation and Janus Funds. Written by Women’sVision Foundation’s Leadership Institute founder Charlotte S. Waisman and honorary member Jill S. Tietjen, the book documents 866 women who blazed trails and made history in America.
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