Golda Meir: Who Was She? Golda Meir (1898 – 1976) was an Israeli political leader who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. She was the first ever female Prime Minister of Israel, and only the 3rd woman in the world to lead a state. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, she immigrated to the United … Read more
Honored for her contributions to the field of cardiology, Helen B. Taussig was a highly respected medical researcher and practitioner. A leading authority on congenital heart defects, she helped develop the field of pediatric cardiology and pioneered surgical treatments that have saved countless lives. Helen Brooke Taussig: Childhood & Early Life Born in 1898 in … Read more
“My beauty was my curse, so-to-speak. It created an impenetrable shield between people and who I really was, and made people view me in only one light.” So said Hedy Lamarr, one of the most amazing women of the 20th century and the stars of Hollywood during it’s Golden Age. Lamarr was called “the most … Read more
Portland, under the leadership of Dr. Esther Pohl, was the only city on the West Coast that didn’t have any deaths from bubonic plague.
Lisa Lindahl, Polly Smith, and Hinda Miller wanted to find a way to run without back pain. The invention is what we know now as the sports bra.
She was widowed at the age of 27, as a mother to a 3-year-old daughter. Napoleon’s wars occupied the world, and importing goods from France was forbidden. But Barbe-Nicole Clicquot didn’t give up. Instead, she went down to the basement and developed new methods to make wine. Her methods are still used today to make … Read more
