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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
National Ice Cream Day gives us the opportunity to highlight two people whose contributions are important in bringing us this sweet treat.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
This week we commemorate Equal Pay Day, which represents the extra number of days beyond a year that the average woman needs to work to earn the same amount a man earns in one year for equal work, by taking a look at sources that examine the pay gap.
Posted in: Labor, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Explore the life and work of naturalist, conservationist, and trailblazer Gloria Hollister Anable (1900-1988) who, in the 1930s, established records for the deepest ocean dives completed by a woman!
Posted in: Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A brief post for those interested in the history of the hat making industry with a cameo from Lilly Daché.
Posted in: Business, Women's History
Posted by: Nate Smith
Many Black home cooks may have on their bookcase, or have seen in their mother's collection, a copy of "The Ebony Cookbook: Date with a Dish." This cookbook was the creation of Freda De Knight, who was the first food editor for "Ebony," and author of the monthly food column “A Date with a Dish,” which premiered in Ebony in 1946.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Cookbooks and Food, Women's History
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Join us in-person at the Library of Congress on the morning of Wednesday, March 8 for a conversation around the current state of investments in technology, increasing the percentage of women in leadership positions, and how to incorporate diverse thinking when solving for today's problems through technology.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Nannie Helen Burroughs a remarkable and determined woman established in Washington, D.C., the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909 to train black women and girls in the skills needed to be successful in their careers.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Alice Foote MacDougall was a coffee house entrepreneur of the early 20th century; read a little about her story.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History
Posted by: Amber Paranick
Clara Brown was one of the most noted Black women of the West. Read more about her investments in Colorado after the Colorado Gold Rush and her philanthropy there.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Women's History