Women and Adversity:
Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano
President of Gallaudet University
I’ve reached into the 21st century to feature women changing people’s lives today, and I discovered Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano. She is the first deaf woman president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. It is the school founded in 1864 and dedicated to providing education for the deaf by using American Sign Language. It is the only liberal arts university in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing ...
August 22, 2024
Women and Adversity:
Elizabeth Magie Phillips
Inventor of Monopoly
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie was that rare woman in the 1800s who believed women could achieve as much as men even though they d ...
August 8, 2024
Women and Adversity:
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor of Liquid Paper
Bette Nesmith Graham’s story is miraculous and what most people dream would happen for them. This Texas native dropped out of ...
