Each session brings a knowledgeable volunteer discussion leader who has researched the chosen valiant woman’s life and work using biographical, autobiographical and historical sources. Participants in the forum are encouraged to ask questions and join the conversation.
Feb. 11 Women Scientists and the Nobel Prize?
Only 28 women were awarded Nobel Prizes in the sciences between 1901, the year of its inception, and 2023.?In this talk, Joanna Clancy highlights the inspiring stories of some of these women and their contributions, including two who perfected CRISPR as a tool of modern biology, and one whose discoveries made the s the life stories of some women who should have received the prize but, for one reason or another, did not.?
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March 11 Miriam Follin: Trophy Wife, Media Mogul and Suffrage Activist
Miriam Follin, better known, perhaps, as Mrs. Frank Leslie, managed to take her third husband, publisher Frank Leslie's bankrupt business, to solvency. Rebecca Taylor introduces us to this important figure, often called "The Queen of Publisher's Row" by her competitors. Miriam Follin ultimately amassed a fortune, which she left to Carrie Chapman Catt to fund the suffrage movement.?
April 8 Frances Perkins: Her Great Works Live on Today?
After her career as a social worker, labor legislator and New York state industrial commissioner, Frances Perkins became the first female cabinet member, serving as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Jamie Scott explains how Perkins promoted the New Deal and pushed Social Security into law. Perkins had the education, experience, courage and determination to bring the country out of The Great Depression. She did all this in the face of criticism and misogyny from union leaders, the political right and the media.??
May 13 ? Pioneer Women of Valor?
Nancy Nail leads this exploration of the stories of women who lived boldly and bravely, overcame obstacles, broke down barriers, endured hardships and changed America.?The American frontier offered women the chance to pursue careers that redefined their roles in society. As historian Glenda Riley observes “the frontier provided women with opportunities to step outside of traditional roles and develop new skills and attitudes.”?
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