Women have made strides in America since the birth of our great nation; however women are still not treated as equal to their male counterparts. On the heel of Women’s History Month and on Equal Pay Day–a symbolic day when...
Black women are a powerful voting force, more powerful than any other race and gender group in America. In 2008, black women made history when they overwhelmingly voted Democratic. In 2012, again black women voted at a higher rate than any other group across gender,...
Mildred Dresselhaus was born in Brooklyn on November 11, 1930. The daughter of Eastern European immigrants, the only career option that was seriously presented to her through the New York school system was that of school teacher. She did ultimately end up in...
A female Marine goes through an obstacle course, one of the tasks of the combat endurance test. (Photo: H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/23/panetta-women-combat-pentagon/1859221/ Less than a week after President...
President Obama’s second inaugural address, January 21st, 2013. PBS NewsHour As we wrote back in November, history was made with the US election. It was solidified on Sunday, January 20th when President Obama was sworn in for his second term as US President in a...
