Jessie Tarbox Beals: First American Female Photojournalist by Linda Harris Sittig
I love to profile stories of strong females who vigorously pursued their passions because they had a zeal for life....
Aelfleda and Her Fellow Needle Workers by Linda Harris Sittig
Picture a few women sitting together with a large piece of linen stretched out between them on a wooden frame....
Bridget Biddy Mason: from Slave to Philanthropist by Linda Harris Sittig
On a block on Spring Street, in downtown Los Angeles, sits a unique art installation, dedicated to a woman whose...
Lis Hartel and Jubilee: Olympic Champions by Linda Harris Sittig
I live in an area where horse farms dot the countryside and driving the back roads one can not fail...
Mary Freeman Kelly Spitzer: For the Love of Swimming by Linda Harris Sittig
I usually make it a rule only to profile strong women who have passed away. But for this month I...
2019
By Linda Harris Sittig When I first started this blog seven years ago, I wanted to highlight women from all...
Anna Coleman Ladd: an Artist Who Gave Back by Linda Harris Sittig
Walt Whitman once said, “Keep your face always turned toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” But WWI...
Mary Titcomb: Bringing Books to the People by Linda Harris Sittig
Before we had Kindle and Nooks and E-Readers, we had stand-alone bookstores and public libraries. Today, most of us take...
Clara Lemlich: Labor Activist by Linda Harris Sittig
In November of 1909, she appeared as a will-of-the wisp young woman pushing her way to the front of the...
Emma Gatewood: Guardian of the Appalachian Trail by Linda Harris Sittig
Emma Gatewood never considered that she was a remarkable woman. In 1955, at the age of 67, she hiked the...