THE WOMEN'S MERCURY WELCOMES YOU

V.P. Bridget Gethins has been editing this blog for several years. The impetus for writing it was to support the Richmond, VA arts group called The Women's Mercury. We are currently producing a webcast, The Third Wave, to encourage young women to do in-depth research and share their forgotten "herstory" with the world. We are currently working the Anna Ella Carroll story. Look for our completed webcast sometime in the autumn of 2011. This coincides with the Civil War's sesquicentennial and the "invasion" of Steven Spielberg and company into Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Spielberg is shooting a film about Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet. But who is Anna Ella Carroll? Could she be one of Lincoln's cabinet members? Click on the Women's Mercury website (below) to find out.

THE WOMEN'S MERCURY'S MISSION

To challenge women in the local, national and international communities to find their voices, share their stories, and pass them to the next generation of women through participation in the performing arts.

Bridget will continue to share more historic stories about women here in support of our mission and for your enjoyment.

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http://www.womensmercury.com

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Friday, January 06, 2012

January 6th



Born this day in 1794, Rebecca Lukens. Lukens inherited her family's business, Brandywine Iron Mills and turned this business into one of the most successful steel works in US history.
Making boilerplates and track for the nation's growing railways.
Rebecca Lukens is believed to the first woman to head a industrial company in the United States. Lukens was inducted into the Fortune 500 magazine's National Industrial Business List Hall of Fame,in 1982. Coming in at #395. And yes, Ms. Lukens was married (her husband was a physician) and they had a family. Oh, her husband supported Lukens great head for business.
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