by Michele Genthon | Oct 28, 2013 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Dianne Feinstein’s career has been a succession of firsts: –the first woman to be President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors –the first woman to be Mayor of San Francisco –the first woman elected Senator from the State of California...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 22, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
GONDOLAS (Written October 2, 2013) This morning, while fixing breakfast in our apartment, I heard a gondolier singing, not an unusual occurrence in Venice, but his voice sounded like it was in the next room. I pulled back the curtains and shutters, and a gondolier was...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 21, 2013 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Bathing suits that gave women the freedom to swim were considered scandalous and women were expected to wear stockings for swimming competitions when Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle decided to compete. Only when women agreed to robe as soon as they stepped...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 19, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
Although I do not particularly enjoy shopping, I thought my serous shopper friends might enjoy pictures of the shops and markets in Positano, Italy. The colors were almost enticing enough to convert me to their passion.
by Michele Genthon | Oct 14, 2013 | FIRST WOMEN, Law and Law Enforcement
Sandra Day O’Connor said, “It’s great to be the first, but you don’t want to be the last.” We are all formed by our families, but that formation is rarely as publicly evident as with...