by Michele Genthon | Jun 27, 2016 | MUSINGS, Reading
Cokie Roberts has written about women from various periods of American history. Her most recent book, Capital Dames, tells the story of women in Washington, D.C. around the Civil War era. I had never considered how fearful the people of D.C. were during that time...
by Michele Genthon | Jun 26, 2016 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Italy’s capital city of Rome was founded in 753, B.C. Just last week, Virginia Raggi became the First Woman elected to the position of mayor of Rome. It only took 2,769 years, almost three millennia. Not only is this election historic because she is a woman, but also...
by Michele Genthon | Jun 4, 2016 | Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN
Maria Harper-Marinick was recently appointed chancellor of Maricopa Community College, the First Woman to hold that position. She is also the first Latina higher-education chancellor in Arizona. Her background prepared her extensively for the position. She had served...
