by Michele Genthon | Mar 27, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
The ritual of the Mass in the Catholic Church has a uniformity throughout the world. The prayers follow in a particular order, and if you are visiting a cathedral you can pop your head into a side chapel and know within a minute exactly where the priest is in the...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 24, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Eleanor Roosevelt was the first woman to hold a press conference as a First Lady. She was also the first First Lady to write a newspaper column, or speak at a national convention. Eleanor Roosevelt was educated at the Allenswood Girl’s Academy in London where Marie...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 10, 2014 | FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders
Continuing in the celebration of National Women’s History Month, here is a trio of women’s firsts from the Civil War era. Among the First Women To. . .in the Civil War are a combatant, a doctor, and an orator. All three defied the gender designations of their time and...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 3, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders
Instead of blogging about contemporary women this month, I want to celebrate National Women’s History Month and write about women in our past history. The theme for the National Women’s History Project’s theme for 2014 is: Celebrating Women...