Millinery as a Top Industry for Women
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
Category: Women’s History
(Re)Discovering Freda De Knight and Her 1948 Cookbook, “A Date with a Dish”
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
International Women’s Day Symposium at the Library of Congress, March 8
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
Nannie Helen Burroughs and her “most creditable work”
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
Alice Foote MacDougall and her (not so) Little Coffee Shop
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
Entrepreneur, Pioneer, and Philanthropist Clara Brown.
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
Standard Oil, Tariffs, and Ida Tarbell
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Ida Tarbell was a journalist of the early 20th century and is most known for “The History of Standard Oil” but she wrote many other things and has become an important figure in American history.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History
The Very Fascinating Elizabeth J. Magie
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
we published a post about the creation of Monopoly and only touched on Elizabeth J. Magie the creator of the game that became Monopoly. Since then I have found a bit more about her and discovered she had quite an interesting life and deserved her own post.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Rachel Carson: Defender of the Natural World
Posted by: Nate Smith
Marine biologist, conservationist, and author Rachel Carson tirelessly lobbied on behalf of nature. Her efforts were a boon to the modern environmental movement.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Women's History