March 10th

Born this day in 1850,Hallie Quinn Brown, educator, author, and public speaker. Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brown's parents (former slaves)then moved to Canada and moved back to the United States in 1870 settling in Ohio. Earning a degree in education, Brown's first post was in Mississippi and then to Columbia, South Carolina. She also began to teach at Allen University, and also served as their Dean of the University, Brown also served as Dean of Women at Tuskegee Institute. It is during this time that Brown's reputation as a public speaker grew the subjects of Temperance and Suffrage. And in 1899, while serving as one of the United States representatives, she spoke before the International Congress of Women meeting in London. Brown also spoke before Queen Victoria.
Brown helped organize the Colored Woman's League in Washington DC. Also,served as president of the National Association for Colored Women.
Brown published several books in her lifetime: Bits and Odds:A Choice Selections of Recitations 1880; Elocution and Physical Culture, 1910; Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction 1926. This her most popular as it profiled African American Women of the time. Brown died in 1949.

March 9th

On this day in 1976, West Point Military Academy accepted their first female cadet.

Born this day in 1928, Graciela Olivarez, first woman to graduate from The University of Notre Dame School of Law. Olivarez was a high school drop out who dedicated her life as an advocate for civil rights and the poor. Olivarez was one of the first women to serve on the Board of Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. President Carter appointed her director of the Community Services Administration. Each year, Notre Dame School of Law honors a judge or lawyer with The Graciela Olivarez Award.

"Born" this day in 1959, Barbie!! The best selling doll of all time.

March 8th International Women's Day

Today is the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day
Be counted, Join us! www.internationalwomensday.org

Hello,
Early this morning about 2am as I was trying to upload the link to the International Women's Day 2011 and googled it and the only links that came up ended in .com so I clicked and it went to "page not found". Then after doing this many times- I recalled that they were a non-profit with a .org which wrote in and went proper www.Internationalwomensday.org And about 6am I woke up thinking," this is an odd google."
And when I googled again and clicked the .com site there is this huge page that LOOKS LIKE but is NOT www.internationalwomensday.org And on this site they talk about hackers which is this site. I went to the contact and it is a name in Australia
And the talking points are very misleading and a lie as to the history of this special day!
Honor the true day and website and visit www.internatioanlwomensday.org and spread the word! (added at 8:40 am est)
Peace,
Bridget G

March 7th

Born this day in 1869, Abby Lillian Marlatt, Home Economics Professor of University of Wisconsin director of Home Economics. Marlett earned BS in Domestic Science in 1888 Kansas State College and a MS Domestic Economy in 1890. Marlatt organized Utah State Agricultural College's domestic economy department and a home economics department at the Manuel Training High School in Rhode Island. Marlatt's success at these shcools caught the attention of the Dean of UW Harry L. Russell who invited Marlatt to develop a department at UW. In 1909, she began to create a domestic science program that influenced other such educational programs the world over. In 1912, The Practical Cottage, was the corner stone of Marlatt's program. The concept of using an actual home for the studies of domestic arts. The university purchased a house and with some home improvements, and "home schooling" was in session.
Marlatt and her students took the concept of running a household very seriously. The Practical Cottage, was a blank slate ready for the students create functioning household. Marlatt was a strong personality, whose commitment to her program and the students are still remembered. When Marlatt arrived at UW there were 52 students, 12 courses, one major, one faculty member with one assistant. When she retired in 1939the Home Economics Department had 602 students, 67 courses, eight majors, and 25 faculty members, and one research assistant. And that is a good thing.


On this day in 1955, Mary Martin's Peter Pan was televised.

March 6th

Born this day in 1791, Anna Claypoole Perle, portrait artist. Perle was born into inner-generational visual arts family. Trained by her father like her brothers and sisters, it was Anna who stood out. Perle began to sell her work by the age of fourteen. And by the age of twenty in 1811, her work was included in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Portrait painting like her father was Anna's main stay but her talent for painting miniatures made her career. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Pearle traveled to paint her clients which included Presidents Andrew Jackson and James Monroe. Perle married late in life, and twice sadly her first husband died just three months after their marriage and it wasn't until Perle was 50 when she married General William Duncan in 1841 and this marriage lasted until Duncan's death in 1864. Perle never had any children of her own but she trained her niece Mary Jane Simes as a miniaturist. Perle's work is collected the world over.