Jill Tietjen

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Women in History: Political Firsts

Isn’t it amazing that we are still experiencing women’s firsts across many areas of business and government?  In May 2018, those firsts were everywhere.  Gina...

History of Children’s Books and the Women Who Wrote Them

How ironic that there was a mystery about the author of the beloved mysteries that many of us read when we were young.  Recently, we...

Pioneering Women Educators – A Brief Look at Education and Women

At the time of the landing at Jamestown, the arrival of the Pilgrims, through the Revolutionary War and into the 1800s, public education as we...

Books with Strong Female Protagonists

The movie A Wrinkle in Time, adapted from Madeline L’Engle’s Newbery Medal award-winning book, started playing in theaters in March 2018.  Awarded annually, the Newbery...

The History of the Tony Award

The Oscar nominees for 2018 have been announced and shortly after this column appears in March 2018, we will know the winners.  Oscars, Emmys, Grammys...

Women Inventors and Discoverers in History

Google Arts & Culture is presenting exhibits on inventors and discoverers for online viewing.  Five specific exhibits have been developed to present women inventors and...

Sports Women Making History

In October 2017, the University of Virginia announced the hiring of the first African-American woman ever brought in as an Athletic Director at one of...

The History of Women Astronomers

On August 21, 2017, the first total solar eclipse in 99 years visible from coast to coast became a national event in the U.S.  Millions...

Women Who Worked to Improve Human Health

The 2017 book, The Radium Girls, describes the terrible illnesses the women who painted radium dials on clocks and watches for their employers suffered. The...

Back to School – The History of Women College Presidents

When September and fall arrive, students head back to school and college.  Although women college presidents are more prevalent today than ever, there is still...