How the Personal Becomes Political: Will 2012 Become the Next Surge for Women? In 1991 my mother and I moved to DC from Kansas City, Missouri. I was 13 years old and it would be the first time that I had ever lived anywhere but the house that I grew up in. My mother wasRead… Read more »
There are few women in Government, who have carved out a harder path than Barbara Roberts. Oregon’s first (and to date only) woman Governor, Barbara Roberts is a woman of great integrity and commitment to public service, who has served in state and local government for over 25 years. Barbara Roberts was born Barbara KayRead… Read more »
Born in 1877 in Prattville, California – Annette Abbott Adams was a trailblazing jurist who conquered many firsts. Graduating from the University of California at Berkeley in 1904, Adams went on to get her law degree in 1912. She became politically active and campaigned heavily for Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Wilson appointed her an AssistantRead… Read more »
I just watched this clip on MSNBC. Senator Gillibrand talks about how women are an underused resource in the United States Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Many early women who entered public office, often did so as surrogates for their husband. Either because their husbands had died and they were appointed or elected to their office, or because their husbands were ineligible to run again for that office. Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman Governor in the United States whenRead… Read more »
In 2008 Meg Ryan remade a 1939 Norma Shearer film, “The Women.” Both of these films were incredibly unique in that no man appeared on the screen. The film is based on a stage play written by Clare Boothe Luce. However, being a playwright was only one career of this incredible woman. Clare Boothe LuceRead… Read more »
Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby was a pioneer for women in government. She was the first woman to serve in the cabinet of a Republican President, the first head of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), and the first Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW eventually split and became Department of Health and Human ServicesRead… Read more »
There is not a lot of politics on GovLoop for a reason. But I think its important to take a moment and recognize a group of women in government that have made a difference – specifically women political leaders. The Alice Awards, named after suffragist Alice Paul – a key figure in the 19th AmendmentRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoopers!! It is Friday and so its time for the Friday Fab Five! This is also my first Fab Five as a member of the GovLoop Staff – so I hope you enjoy my selections. On my mind today was looking for better ways to communicate. Nothing gets done in government or anywhere else,Read… Read more »