Henrietta Leavitt, How She Loved the ‘Clouds’
Posted by: Nate Smith
Henrietta Leavitt's discovery led to new ways of measuring distances in space.
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Science, Women's History
Category: Women’s History
The First Lady Astronaut Trainees
Posted by: Nate Smith
These thirteen women defied the conventions of their time to have their shot at space flight.
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Women's History
The Enchantress of Number
Posted by: Nate Smith
This blog was written in preparation for Ada Lovelace Day, which occurs every year on the second Tuesday of October and celebrates women in STEM. Augusta Ada Byron, daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and intellectual Lady Byron (whom Byron once named the “Princess of Parallelograms”), was born in 1815. Shortly after Ada’s birth, …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Women's History
Not Business As Usual: U.S. Suffrage Activists Gain a Voice
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In the drive toward the 19th Amendment, suffragettes proved they could run movements, organizations, and businesses.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History
Unions, Feminism, and Margaret Dreier Robins
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about Margaret Dreier Robins and the National Women’s Trade Union League.
Posted in: Business, Women's History
Josephine Aspinwall Roche: A Changemaker You’ve Likely Never Heard of!
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about Josephine Aspinwall Roche, Progressive reform advocate.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History
Earhart in L’Aerophile
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
For Women's History month, a short post about Amelia Earhart material in the L'Aerophile collection.
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Women's History
Tearooms, “A Very Profitable Undertaking”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Tea rooms were once an enticing business opportunity for women.
Posted in: Business, Women's History