Women’s History Month: Authors
Jane Austen Jane Austen wrote six novels, which have had many adaptions for TV and film. Among these books are “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility.” Born in 1775,…
Women’s History Month: Actors
Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, in Belgium. She was a British citizen and attended school in England. She experienced hardship as she lived through World…
Women’s History Month: Musicians
Florence Price Florence Price was born in Arkansas in 1887. Her mother was a music teacher, and Price graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1910,…
Grace O’Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland
March is Irish American Heritage Month as well as Women’s History Month. While history has no shortage of remarkable Irish women, one stands out above the rest. Her name was…
Women’s History Month: Eleanor Roosevelt
The first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on Oct. 11, 1884, in New York City. She was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.…
Women’s History Month: Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall was born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on April 3, 1934, in London, England. Even from a young age, she showed a love for animals. Goodall received a chimpanzee toy…