Women and Adversity

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 ...

Women and Adversity: Josephine Cochrane Inventor of the Dishwasher Josephine Cochrane was that rare woman in the 1800s who flaunted her independent spirit. One example is the spelling of her na ...

Women and Adversity: Mary Anderson, Inventor of the Windshield Wiper

Women and Adversity: Mary Anderson  Inventor -Windshield Wiper Here is another story about a woman who was deprived of recognition for her invention because no company believed it was relevant. ...

Women and Adversity: Lorraine Hansberry, Lesbian Playwright, Civil Rights Activist

    Women and Adversity: Lorraine Hansberry, Lesbian             Playwright     Civil Rights Activist  My second post for Pride Month is another Chicagoan, playwright and civil rights ...

Women and Adversity: Jane Addams, Lesbian Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago

Women and Adversity: Jane Addams, Lesbian Co-founder of Hull House   To recognize June as Pride Month, I’m featuring famous women who were lesbians. I wrote a post about Jane Addams on this ...

Women and Adversity: Alice Guy-Blaché First Woman Film Director

Women and Adversity: Alice Guy-Blaché First Woman Film Director First Woman to own a Film Company The film industry emerged more than a century ago, but few people know that French-born Alice G ...

Women and Adversity: Margaret E. Knight, ‘Woman Edison’ Inventor of Machines

Women and Adversity: Margaret E. Knight   ‘Woman Edison’ Inventor of Machines My second December repeat post is of Margaret “Mattie” Eloise Knight. She is quoted as saying, “I’m onl ...

Women and Adversity: Marion Donovan Inventor of Disposable Diapers

Marion Donovan is known for inventing the disposable diaper, but Victor Mills took her idea and founded Pampers. Since her mother died when Marion was seven, she grew up spending lots of time ...

Women and Adversity: Margaret Keane Artist: Creator of “Big Eyes” paintings

Women and Adversity: Margaret Keane Artist: Creator of “Big Eyes” paintings Margaret Keane was duped! She didn’t realize her husband, Walter Keane, was taking credit for her paintings until ...

Women and Adversity: Esther Lederberg Microbiologist: Pioneer in Bacterial Genetics Discovered Lambda Phage virus

Esther Lederberg Microbiologist: Pioneer in Bacterial Genetics  Discovered Lambda Phage virus Few people know what lambda phage virus is, but Esther Lederberg discovered it in 1951. This disco ...