Honor these important women in jazz.
Jazz is a style of music that doesn’t have a huge following, but it was huge in its heyday in the 1920s. What a lot of people don’t know is that jazz opened doors for women. The music was a force in women’s liberation of t…
Celebrating Arab American Women this Arab history month.
As March ends, it’s time to wrap up Women’s History Month. April begins Arab American Heritage Month, so let’s talk about some women who have their roots in Middle Eastern countries.
Donna Shalala
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Female Laureates and a list of their Noble Peace Prize winning contributions.
The Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in 1901 to Henry Dunant for his role in founding the International Committee of the Red Cross, and to Frederic Passy, who was a main organizer of t…
On Christmas Day last year, Fox released the movie “Hidden Figures,” which is about three African-American women who made a difference in the efforts of the United States to go into space. These three women worked behind the scenes in an era where “coloreds…
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Notable Women who stood up for LGBT Rights
Most Americans are familiar with Ellen DeGeneres, one of the first major celebrities to come out as a lesbian. Her show “Ellen” was acclaimed for having the first openly lesbian character played by an openly gay woman….
Women
March is Women’s History Month. Although the first celebration of International Women’s Day was held in 1911, the actual event didn’t really pick up steam until the late ’70s. Congress was making attempts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which wa…
First Female Bishop Ordained. On Jan. 26, 2015, Libby Lane made history when she became the Church of England’s first female bishop. She was ordained the Bishop of Stockport and serves in the Diocese of Chester, which is located in central England. The ceremony t…
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While some feminist women in the LDS Church are merely pushing for greater acknowledgement, others want the option for women to be ordained
As important as women are to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they have no voice within the religious communi…