Sentences with phrase «american woman in history»

Beginning her career teaching on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, Juneau became the first Native American woman in history to win a statewide election when she was chosen as Montana's State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Bright Star Theater inspires with its production of We Can Do It: American Women in History (Jamaica Plain)

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Many describe it as a signal moment in politics, women's rights and American history.

While the U.S. has no shortage of questionable holidays (hello, National Rum Day), Women's Equality Day is a vitally important day for roughly half of the country's population, with real roots in American history.

Reshma Saujani made history in 2010 when she became the first Indian - American woman to run for U.S. Congress.

More than 75,000 men, women and children crossed the plains in the largest mass movement of people in American History, (until the railroad was finished in 1856) and 6,000 died along the trail.

While allegations of Trump's previous sexual attacks on women currently make the news, his campaign won the primary while proposing a ban on Muslims from entering the US and attacking a Mexican - American judge for his heritage, actions indicative of a larger thread in Republican history, said Tisby.

Each week, I shared some of the tragic history of the church in how we have sinned against African Americans, Immigrants, Women, and the LGBTQ community.

«Catholic politicians should build new coalitions in support of protecting innocent human life: Coalitions, first and foremost, with American women» the majority of whom are pro-life» who understand that Roe's abortion license has encouraged irresponsible male sexual behavior more than any other legal act in our history.

The US was NEVER for» all people being created equal», Even when that quote was written only rich white land - owning males could vote in this country... Women, African - Americans, Native Americans, and Indians were secluded from that... You need to read «the people's history of the united states» by howard zinn..

The whole thing began on a cold March day in 1841 when a remarkable woman, one of the great women of American history, Dorothea Lynn Dix, visited a house of correction in Massachusetts and found mentally ill people chained to the walls.

The Sad, Sexist History of Salad — «Americans, in particular, strongly associate healthy or light foods, such as salad, chicken, and yogurt, with women, and unhealthy or heavy foods, such as beef, potatoes, and beer, with men, both men and women preferred unhealthy foods with masculine packaging and healthy foods with feminine packaging.»

She also sits on the advisory committees for the James Beard Foundations» Women's Leadership Advisory Committee and is the Culinary Ambassador for Sweet Home Café at the Smithsonian National Museum for African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

The former Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady is seeking to become the first woman president in American history.

In celebration of African American History Month in February, our cover story is award winning poet Juliet Howard, founder and curator of Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS) based in New York CitIn celebration of African American History Month in February, our cover story is award winning poet Juliet Howard, founder and curator of Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS) based in New York Citin February, our cover story is award winning poet Juliet Howard, founder and curator of Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS) based in New York Citin Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS) based in New York Citin New York City.

The Women's March on January 21, 2017 was likely the largest day of protest in American history, with marches happening in all 50 states, and on all 7 continents.

«I saw a photo from early in American history where women were openly nursing in church.

These are Black women's voices speaking on intergenerational experiences with and issues surrounding childbirth and their relationship to the history and legacy of traditional birthing practitioners in the American South.

Listen to audio clips collected for Nicole's thesis, A Long Line of Healers: Tracking the Evolution of Birthing Practices Among Women of African Descent and its Connection to the History of Traditional Midwifery in the American South.

This particular meta - study reported that breastfeeding provides up to a 28 % decrease in risk of developing breast cancer at any age (pre - or post-menopausal) for women without a family history of the disease, who breastfed for 12 months or longer (World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research, 2007).

«New York is on the cusp of making history, Andrea Stewart - Cousins should be the first woman, and first African American woman, to ever lead a Majority Conference in the New York Legislature.

Idaho woman challenges establishment and history in hope of becoming nation's first Native American governor

Should she prevail in the primary and win the election, Ms. Throne - Holst would be the first woman to represent New York's First district, in a year in which Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, would also represent a first in American history.

I am honored to be beside him in the storied history of Brooklyn as the first African - Americans to hold boroughwide office, and I know that many young men and women will reach a bit higher because of the heights that Ken reached in his career and his life,» Adams said in a statement.

If elected, James would not only be the first African - American attorney general in New York state history, but also the first woman to be elected to the position.

The highest African - American female Democrat in the state of New York, who made history as the first African - American Woman in New York State to lead the conference in Albany stopped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday, February 11th to give us an update on what's going on in the state level.

«I am honored to be beside him in the storied history of Brooklyn as the first African - Americans to hold borough - wide office, and I know that many young men and women will reach a bit higher because of the heights that Ken reached in his career and his life.»

During a segment on women's evolving roles in the workplace on Meet the Press Sunday morning, GOP political operative and former McCain campaign adviser Steve Schmidt made a compelling case for equal opportunity in American businesses and the country at large, asserting that organizations that do not afford women a place at the table are on the wrong side of history and will, eventually, lose out.

Not only is she making history as the first African American woman to serve in this role, she is one of our country's most accomplished and distinguished minds serving in law enforcement.»

She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcasWomen in Radio and Television as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcaswomen in the history of broadcasting.

In 2009, Mariette DiChristina became the eighth Editor - in - Chief in Scientific American's history and the first woman to hold the positioIn 2009, Mariette DiChristina became the eighth Editor - in - Chief in Scientific American's history and the first woman to hold the positioin - Chief in Scientific American's history and the first woman to hold the positioin Scientific American's history and the first woman to hold the position.

For that reason, the American Cancer Society recommends annual MRI screenings only in women with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer.

Points to make: soy protein isolate and other highly processed modern soy protein products are not safe and have no long history of use in the food supply; studies published since 1999 undermine the credibility of — and conclusions drawn — from key studies evaluated by the FDA when it approved the health claim in 1999; recent studies show that soy can contribute to or cause heart disease, including endothelial damage (especially in women), heart arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy, an increasingly prevalent condition that affects 1 in 500 Americans.

Under Imbra, dating agencies that specialize in matching American men with women overseas must first obtain information about a man's criminal record and marital history, relay it to the woman and then get her consent before disclosing her contact information.

Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.

Forms of hypergamy have been practiced throughout history, including in India, imperial China, ancient Greece, the Ottoman Empire, feudal Color is more than skin deep for young African - American women struggling to define themselves.

After the arrest, police discovered more than 1,000 photos of women and teenaged boys in sexually One of the most prolific serial killers in American history was once a contestant on a dating game show

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In 1991, at the U.S. Nationals, she became the first American woman and only the second female in history to land a triple axeIn 1991, at the U.S. Nationals, she became the first American woman and only the second female in history to land a triple axein history to land a triple axel.

Over in Berkeley, the Pacific Film Archive has two subversive series, on Japanese bad boy Shohei Imamura («The Insect Woman,» «History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess») and American action director Walter Hill («The Warriors,» «Streets of Fire»).

What It's About: «The untold story of three brilliant, African American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: launching a man into orbit.»

He beat out Jordan Peele («Get Out») who would have been the first African - American to win the award and Greta Gerwig («Lady Bird») who would have been the second woman in the Oscars 90 year history to win it.

Jordan Peele, the mastermind of «Get Out,» a social thriller about American racism, became the first African American to earn producer, director and writer nominations for a single film; the academy nominated a female cinematographer, «Mudbound's» Rachel Morrison, for the first time in its 90 - year history; and Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman recognized as a director, feted for her wry, observational coming - of - age story «Lady Bird.»

In addition to AAFCA dubbing 2017 the «Year of the Woman in Cinema» — for women helming a number of critically and commercially successful pictures — this year, he says, also saw the largest output of film content by African American directors in historIn addition to AAFCA dubbing 2017 the «Year of the Woman in Cinema» — for women helming a number of critically and commercially successful pictures — this year, he says, also saw the largest output of film content by African American directors in historin Cinema» — for women helming a number of critically and commercially successful pictures — this year, he says, also saw the largest output of film content by African American directors in historin history.

Starring Hemlock Grove's Kaniehtiio Horn — a First Nations Mohawk who grew up on the Kahnawake Reserve — as a Mohawk woman driven to violence by soldiers» assault on her family and her ancestral home in early 19th - century New York, the film engages with the horrors of American history in an uncommonly blunt way, using them to tell a tale of supernaturally tinged revenge.

It's believed to be the first play in Broadway history written, directed by and starring women — and African American women at that — and comes during a landmark year for diversity on the New York stage.

The media dubbed her the «Queen of All Media» and also the greatest black philanthropist in American history as well as one the most influential woman in the world.

««Hidden Figures» is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson — brilliant African - American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world.

«To have the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day - Lewis and to play one of the most complicated and colorful women in American history is simply as good as it gets,» said Sally Field.