Archive for February, 2024
Women and Adversity: Mary Hemphill, Ph.D., Educator, Leadership Coach
February 8, 2024Women and Adversity: Mary Hemphill, Ph.D. Educator, Leadership Coach I heard Dr. Mary Hemphill speak at the Brunswick County, North Carolina, Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Impact Brunch ...
Women and Adversity: Welcome, 2024!
January 11, 2024This year marks the 10th anniversary of me writing Women and Adversity. As I stated in my initial 2023 post, I started this blog to promote women writers and praise their achievements. I expanded pa ...
Women and Adversity: Anne L’Huillier, 2023 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
November 23, 2023Subscribe to my blog via email at the bottom of www.jamathews.com/blog Women and Adversity: Anne L’Huillier 2023 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Anne L’Huillier was awarded the Nobel Prize ...
Women and Adversity: Claudia Goldin, 2023 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics
November 9, 2023Subscribe to my blog via email at the bottom of www.jamathews.com/blog Women and Adversity: Claudia Goldin 2023 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Claudia Goldin is the third woman to receive the ...
Women and Adversity: Narges Mohammadi, 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
October 26, 2023Subscribe to my blog via email at the bottom of www.jamathews.com/blog Women and Adversity: Narges Mohammadi 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Winner The suppression of women in Iran goes beyond what any ...
Women and Adversity: Katalin Karikó 2023 Winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine
October 12, 2023Women and Adversity: Katalin Karikó 2023 Winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine Katalin “Kati” Karikó’s scientific pursuit is a journey of determination. She believed in her research of mRNA ...
Women and Adversity: Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards First Woman to graduate M.I.T.
September 14, 2023Women and Adversity: Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards First Woman to graduate M.I.T. The recent bestseller Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus relates a clever use of chemistry in daily li ...
Women and Adversity: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Prime Minister of Namibia
July 27, 2023Women and Adversity: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Prime Minister of Namibia It’s possible most Americans haven’t heard of Namibia, officially Republic of Namibia. It is a country ...
Women and Adversity: Maia Sandu, President of Moldova
July 13, 2023Women and Adversity: Maia Sandu President of Moldova Maia Sandu (pronounced My⸍a San⸍du) faces more adversity than the average American realizes. In an interview in February 2023, Sandu said ...
Women and Adversity: Anya Williams Interim Governor of Turks and Caicos
June 8, 2023My husband and I recently returned from a Caribbean cruise where one of the ports was Grand Turk Island, a place we had never visited. The guide on our around-the-island tour mentioned several ...