Jill Tietjen
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Jill Tietjen
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Women Contribute to Our Arts and Culture in Many Ways
As we all are aware, women contribute to our arts and culture in many ways. As visual artists, they have enhanced books, painted portraits of...
Oscar Milestones
Many of us recently spent an evening enjoying the 2019 — 91st Oscars. It may seem surprising that significant firsts for women are still occurring...
What We Wouldn’t Have Without Women
The statement of a friend triggered the thought – what wouldn’t we have without women? We wouldn’t have iPhones, United Way, tuberculosis tests, the drug...
Women Poets and Lyricists in History
Over the course of our lives, we learn poems, songs, and hymns without thinking about the authorship or wondering about which ones were written by...
It’s a New Year – Celebrating New Ideas through History
With the start of each new year, many of us make resolutions whereby we vow to change our behavior and start new patterns. What a...
Women Motor and Horse Racing Athletes in History
The chairwoman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for almost thirty years, Mari Hulman George died in November 2018 at age 83. George is credited as...
Social Reformers – Women in History
Women are often on the front lines of social change. Over the last two hundred years or more of U.S. history, women have worked for...
Celebrating Women Singers in History
As we mourn the recent death of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, we take the opportunity to acknowledge and remember several women singers who...
Women and Food – What A Delicious History!
Mmmmm! Food! As women, we are generally connected with all aspects of food preparation. In our work, we are continuing to discover additional historical women...
Women on U.S. Postage Stamps
In May of 2018, the United States Postal Service issued a Forever postage stamp featuring Sally Ride. Earlier in 2018, a Forever postage stamp had...