Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in
shape ...
but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape.
A strong woman isn't afraid of anything ...
but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.
A strong woman won't let
anyone get the best of her...
but a woman of strength gives the best of her
to everyone.
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the
future...
a woman of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be God's
blessings and capitalizes on them.
A strong woman walks sure footedly
...
but a woman of strength knows God will catch her when she falls.
A
strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face ...
but a woman of
strength wears grace.
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough
for the journey ...
but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the
journey that she will become strong.
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of strength" you know.
Women's History Month
March is Women's
History Month when we recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic
accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and
programs.
In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, and
March was declared Women's History Month. PDF
Before 1970, women's history
was rarely the subject of serious study. Since then, almost every college offers
women's history courses and most major graduate programs offer doctoral degrees
in the field.
The public celebration of women's history began in 1978 as
"Women's History Week" in Sonoma County, California. The week including March 8,
International Women's Day, was selected.
In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski
(D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national
Women's History Week.
Ann Teresa Mathews:
First
woman whose invention received a patent (for cleaning and curing corn) - it was
granted to her husband 1715.
Mary Katherine Goddard:
First woman postmaster 1775
Betsy Ross:
First person to be
a U.S. flag maker 1776/77
Hannah Adams: First woman
to become professional writer 1784
Lucy Brewer: First woman marine
1812
Elizabeth Blackwell: First
woman to receive a medical degree 1849
Amelia Jenks Bloomer:
Publisher/editor of first prominent women's rights newspaper 1849
Harriet Tubman: First woman to
run underground railroad to help slaves escape 1850
Lucy Hobbs: First woman to
graduate from dental school 1866
Susan B. Anthony: Co-Founder of
first US woman's suffrage organization 1869
Arabella Mansfield Babb: First
woman admitted to the bar 1869
Frances Elizabeth Willard:
First woman to become a college president (Evanston College) 1871
Victoria Chaflin Woodhull:
First woman to be presidential candidate 1872
Helen Magill: First woman to
receive a Ph.D. degree (Boston University) 1877
Belva Ann Lockwood: First woman
to practice law before U.S. Supreme Court 1879
Clara Barton: Founder of the
American Red Cross 1881
Maud Booth: Co-Founder of
Salvation Army and Volunteers of America 1887/96
Suzanna Madora Salter: First
woman mayor (Argonia, Kansas) 1887
Mary McLeod Bethune: First
woman to establish secondary school that became 4-year accredited college 1904
Blanche Scott: First woman to
fly an airplane 1910
Jeannette Rankin: First woman
U.S. House Representative (Montana) 1916
Kate Gleason: First woman
president of a national bank 1917
Jeannette Rankin: First woman
in Congress 1917
Florence E. Allen: First woman
judge 1920
Hallie Ferguson: First woman
governor of U. S. state (Texas) 1924
Katherine Bement Davis: First
person to conduct national survey of sexual attitudes 1929
Jane Addams: First woman to
receive the Nobel Peace Prize 1931
Hattie Wyatt Caraway: First
woman elected to U.S. Senate 1932
Amelia Earhart: First woman to
fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean 1932
Ruth Bran Owen: First woman
foreign diplomat 1933
Pearl S. Buck: First woman to
win a Nobel Prize for Literature 1935
Hattie McDaniel: First
African-American of any gender to win an Academy Award (she won for Best
Supporting Actress in the film, Gone with the Wind). 1939
Linda Darnell: First woman to
sell securities on the New York Stock Curb Exchange 1941
Conchita V. Cintron: First U.S.
woman bullfighter in Spain 1949
Georgia Nesse Clark: First
woman treasurer of the United States 1949
Valentina Vladimirovna
Tereshkova: First woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6. 1963
Muriel Siebert: First woman to
own seat on the New York Stock Exchange 1967
Janice Lee York Romary: First
woman to carry U.S. flag at the Olympic Games 1968
Mary Clarke: First woman to be
named major general in U.S. Army 1978
Ella Grasso: First woman
govenor to be re-elected (Connecticut) 1978
Sandra Day O'Connor: First
woman a justice of the U. S. Supreme Court 1981
Sally Kristen Ride: First American
woman to reach outer space. 1983
Joan Benoit (Samuelson): First
woman to win an Olympic marathon 1984
Penny Harrington: First woman
police chief of major U. S. city (Portland, OR) 1985
Ann Bancroft: First woman to
walk to North Pole 1986
Christa McAuliffe: First woman
citizen passenger on a space mission 1986
Lt. Col. Eileen Collins: First
American woman to pilot a Space Shuttle 1995
Madeleine K. Albright: First
woman Secretary of State and highest ranking woman in the U.S. government 1997
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Only
First Lady ever elected to the United States Senate 2000
Halle Berry: First
African-American woman to win a Best Actress Oscar 2002
Condoleezza Rice: First
African-American woman to be appointed Secretary of State 2005
Nancy
Pelosi: First woman to become Speaker of the House 2007
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