by Michele Genthon | Jul 19, 2014 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, died this week in her hometown of Albany, Georgia. She was 90 years old. In 1948 Alice Coachman competed in the Olympics and won the high jump at the London Games. Alice believed she...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 16, 2014 | MUSINGS, Reading
Elizabeth Warren’s A Fighting Chance is must reading for all American citizens but especially for mothers, for dog lovers, and for anyone who thinks they have gotten a raw deal from those who control this country’s economy. The book is like a rolling ocean wave. It...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 16, 2014 | FIRST WOMEN, Law and Law Enforcement
Seattle recently hired its First Woman police chief, Kathleen O’Toole. She steps into a quagmire as the police department has been investigated by the Justice Department and placed under a federal consent decree for use of excessive force and biased policing. A...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 7, 2014 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN
THE GOOD NEWS: Women CEO’s appear to earn similar salaries to their male counterparts, although it might be noted that the top earner started out life as a man THE BAD NEWS: The number of women CEO’s has stalled. They hold only 14.6% of executive posts overall and...
