Blogs Posts in Working Women category; 169 blog posts

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, First Women computer pione...

Born in New York City, Rear Admiral Hopper was the first programmer on the U.S. Navy’s Mark I computer, the first woman awarded a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale University, and coined the term “debugging” after removing a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Women Social Gathering

Women Social Gathering

Feasts were a social event for the Plains Indians with all the members of a community usually in attendance. The women made nutritious dishes for these gatherings with a variety of wild vegetables such as onions, turnips and carrots, a vari [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Women's Work Is Never Done

Women's Work Is Never Done

A woman's place in Plains Indian culture was an indispensable part of tribal life. The man and the woman were partners, he had his responsibilities and she had her responsibilities, and both were necessary for their survival. The lifestyle [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Florence Hawley Ellis`

Florence Hawley Ellis was born in Cananea, Mexico, on September 17, 1906. In Cananea, Mexico her father was a mining chemist.Ellis’s education began at the University of Arizona. It was there that she was a student of Byron Cummings, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Susan B. Anthony, activist

Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony fought tirelessly for more than thirty years on behalf of women's rights to own property, earn equal pay, and have access to education. Born in Adams, Massachusetts, she was raised in a s [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Jane Addams, Nobel Prize winner & social worker

While travelling through Europe, Ms. Addams visited a settlement house, which provided services to the poverty-stricken residents of London's East End. In 1889, she opened a similar facility in Chicago's poor immigrant ward. Known as Hull H [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Successful Working Strategies for Women

A female pioneer at State Farm, Deb Traskell began her journey as the first woman fire underwriter in the company's Eastern Region. Now a member of their highest management level, the Chairman's Council, her perception of the industry has [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2007 | Comments : 0

Work-Family Issues

It would be nice if all things were equal on the work-family front -- if men took on just as many domestic responsibilities and were just as eager for maternity leave and flexible working schedules. But we all know this isn't true. Women [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2007 | Comments : 0

Women Managing Women

Just because a woman business owner hires other women doesn't mean everyone will magically get along. Here are a few of the more common problems women encounter when managing other women, and how to avoid them. The latest Census Bureau st [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2007 | Comments : 0

WW II and oppertunities for women

When the United States entered World War II, many women in Arkansas, especially those in professions, realized that a heavy demand would be placed upon the nation's manpower and this would open up new opportunities for women. With that in m [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

AWID - Association of Women Industrial Designers

AWID - Association of Women Industrial Designers

AWID is an international resource which facilitates access to design talent, networking and social interaction in the design community. AWID is an advocate of projects which enrich the growing public awareness of the work of women industria [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

British Computer Society Encourages Women to Get in the Technology Industry

British Computer Society Encourages Women to Get in the Tech...

'Never has there been a more exciting time to look for a career in IT,' states the British Computer Society (BCS) president Wendy Hall. 'The opportunities for travel, good salaries and working in exciting and dynamic team environments are t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Founder of Missionaries of Charity MOTHER TERESA

Founder of Missionaries of Charity MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhin on 26th August 1910 in Skopje, now the capital of Macedonia to Albanian parents. she was the 'angel of mercy' dedicated herself to the service of mankind and served god amongst the poorest of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Women at Work - Meeting the Challenge of Job and Family

Women at Work - Meeting the Challenge of Job and Family

Women are entering the workplace in record numbers. Today women face many of the challenges that confronted women who entered the workforce a decade ago: the continuing struggle for pay equity, finding work in jobs traditionally filled by m [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

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