Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) famously wrote the lyric, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” after meeting Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The well- educated daughter of a prosperous banker, Howe grew …
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) famously wrote the lyric, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” after meeting Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The well- educated daughter of a prosperous banker, Howe grew …
Ella Grasso, born on May 10, 1919, was elected the first woman governor in her own right in the United States in 1975 and became a symbol for women in …
Dr. Dolores Grier (1931-2018) was one of the most passionate advocates of justice, both in the pro-life and civil rights movements, of the 20th and 21st centuries. She founded the …
A Catholic prep school graduate, Lucy Burns (1879-1966) gave up language studies in Europe to join Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters in their fight for women’s suffrage. At a protest, …