Women in History

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The 2021 U.S. President Inauguration

• Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris takes Oath of Office

• Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb'

• 'The Hill We Climb' (Text)

• CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks with Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, after she delivered a poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden

• Poet analyzes the GENIUS behind Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural poem ‘The Hill We Climb’

Designer Highlights

The Women in Leadership we admire

Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie An Antiguan-born Judge becomes the first black Chief judge for the Eastern District of New York. February 1, 2020. Judge Brodie was born in 1966 in St. John's, Antigua. She was nominated by Barack Obama 2011 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was confirmed a United States District Judge in 2012

WOMEN Achievers

• All Astronauts

• Henrietta Wood sued for slavery reparations after the Civil War and won. Her descendants never knew. - The Washington Post 

• Jacinda Ardern. Prime Minister of New Zealand (Video)

Women prove age is no barrier to launching innovative farming enterprise (L–R: Carolyn McCoy, Kathleen Forde, Roberta Williams)

Women's History Month

• About International Women's Day   (Wikipedia)

• Commentary by Caryn Riswold / Prayer

• Dr. Patricia Bath: First Female Doctor granted patent

• Dr. Patricia Bath's Fight for Right to Sight

• History of Maya Angelo

• International Women's Day

• Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour

• Prayers for International Women's Day

• Sophia Stewart: The Real Creator of ‘The Matrix,’ Wins Billion Dollar Copyright Case

• The Voice of Maya Angelo  “Still I Rise”

• Women's History Month (Wikipedia)

Black Women : High Achievers
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