by Jill Tietjen | Aug 1, 2012 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
As we go about our daily lives, not many of us think about the rights and priveledges that we enjoy as American women of the 21st century. Legal rights did not exist for women when colonists first come over from Europe countries in face, at that time, women existed in a condition referred to as “civildeath”. By July 1848 when the first women’s rights conventions was held in Seneca Falls, New York (today the home of the National Women’s Hall of Fame), women could not vote, married women could not own property, women didn’t have access to education, and women could not be awarded custody of their children in the case of divorce.
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by Jill Tietjen | Jun 1, 2012 | In The News, Newsletters
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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by Jill Tietjen | Jun 1, 2012 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
As many of us get ready to travel with our families on vacation across the continental U.S., to Alaska or Hawaii, or perhaps overseas over the summer months, we take this opportunity to applaud some of the women who have participated in what might be regarded as extreme vacations. 
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by Jill Tietjen | May 1, 2012 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
Unlike a broken arm, which is obvious and requires immediate medical attention, mental health issues are not always immediately recognized, nor have there always been effective medical treatment.
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 1, 2012 | In The News, Publications
“Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America” by Charlotte Waisman and Jill Tietjen is #1 on the Local Best Seller list for Nonfiction by The Denver Post this week!
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