As we are all aware, women contribute to our arts and culture in many ways. As visual artists, they have enhanced books, painted portraits of people and landscapes, and developed abstract art forms.
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Many of us recently spent an evening enjoying the 2019 – 91st Oscars. It may seem surprising that significant firsts for women are still occurring – but they are!
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The statement of a friend triggered the thought – what wouldn’t we have without women? We wouldn’t have iPhones, United Way, tuberculosis tests, the drug to effectively treat childhood leukemia, the Apgar score, fruits and vegetables from California, Kevlar, affordable ice cream, commercial maternity clothes, real D/3D for 3D movies, and much more.
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Over the course of our lives, we learn poems, songs, and hymns without thinking about the authorship or wondering about which ones were written by women. Mary Had a Little Lamb, Over the River and Through the Wood, Battle Hymn of the Republic, America the Beautiful, and many others that are famous and well-loved hymns were written by women.
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With the start of each new year, many of us make resolutions whereby we vow to change our behavior and start new patterns. What a great time of year to celebrate some of the women throughout American history who have come up with new ideas to improve our quality of life and standard of living.
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