by Michele Genthon | Jan 29, 2015 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Thank you to KUOW radio for introducing me to a film from 1939 that starred only women. Predictably titled The Women, it was based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce and adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin. There were 130 speaking roles and, although the...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 28, 2015 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
According to a report just issued by the United Nation’s International Labour Organization (ILO), women’s representation in leadership of the workforce is growing. The number of businesses owned or managed by women is increasing, with women heading 30% of businesses...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 7, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Religion
Last month Libby Lane was appointed the first female bishop of the Church of England. It was a long time coming. Since 1861 women have been deaconesses in the Church of England but no women became full deacons until 1987. During the First World War women were...