31Days of Notable Women…is COMING!!!

Dear Friends,
March is Women’s History Month, which I celebrate each day by posting about an unheard of, unheralded yet notable woman every day of the month. If you’d like to be notified of each “31 Days of Notable Women” post, subscribe here to my FREE blog and don’t miss a single post!

31 Days of Notable Women- Leni Riefenstahl, dancer, actress, director

Leni Riefenstahl’s (1902-2003) show-biz experience began with an experiment: she wanted to know what it felt like to dance on the stage. Success as a dancer gave way to film acting when she attracted the attention of film director Arnold Fanck, subsequently starring in some of his mountaineering pictures. With Fanck as her mentor, Riefenstahl began directing films. Her penchant for artistic work earned her acclaim and awards for her films across Europe.

Source cited: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726166/bio

31 Days of Notable Women- Diane Leonard, impressionist painter

Diane Leonard- Impressionist painter

Diane Leonard is one of America’s most highly respected contemporary impressionists. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she has the privilege of being one of only twenty-five members of the Society of American Impressionists. A self-taught artist, her work is exhibited worldwide and her first One-Woman Show in Nagano, Japan was a huge success. She has exhibited in numerous shows throughout the United States and abroad. Diane has studied with Bettina Steinke and Helen Van Wyk.

Permanent Collections: Dante Alighieri Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Long Beach Museum of Art; Spectrum Health Care Center, Michigan; Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts; Fox Network News; The Williams Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio;
University of Arizona Collection; The Ellison Collection, Boston.
Her Shows: Great American Artists Show, Cincinnati, Ohio; Haley Library Center Show, Midland, Texas; Salmagundi Art Club, New York City; Allied Artists of America, New York City.

Her paintings have been collected by celebrated people from royalty to heads of state. Leonard’s involvement with the community keeps her very busy. Each year she donates her work to different charities to support their worthwhile causes. She is also an instructor at the Scottsdale Artists School. Diane continues to grow as a painter, always seeking new avenues for her creative expression. The growing demand for Leonard’s work is so exciting – her paintings sell as quickly as she paints them.

Source: http://www.dianeleonard.com/content.asp?page_id=1

“31 Days of Notable Women” my special blog is coming for Women’s History Month!

Every March I post one blog per day on notable women and their amazing accomplishments. Come join me to learn about women in science, women inventors, politicians and poets, freedom fighters and artists.

Many of these women have been buried in history, their stories ignored or never told…..meet amazing people whose voices have been silenced, but who are finally being given the credit they deserve!

Subscribe to the blog so you won’t miss a single entry,
Diane Tegarden

Looking for unknown or little known women poets, writers, musicians, artists

March is Women’s History Month and I post a blog every day about an unknown or little known woman who has accomplished greatness in her field. I have almost all of my blogs ready to go, but still need 4 unknown or little known women who write poetry, books, music or are/were artists. It would be nice to include a link to a website with some information on her, but it’s not necessary.

They can be deceased or living, from any country or time period. I already have plenty of inventors, politicians, business women, etc. but still need 4 writers, artists, poets or musicians.

Thanks for the help!
Diane Tegarden

Looking for modern day women inventors….

As many of you may know, during Women’s History month in March I blog every day about amazing but unheralded women who are inventors, artists, writers, political leaders, scientists, pilots, world leaders, doctors, astronomers and authors. These are women who have made history but not gotten the acclaim they deserve. I call the blog “31 Days of Notable Women”.

Here’s your chance to be glorified! If you are (or know of) a woman whose time has come, please email me at rosefirewalker@aol.com so I can give you the attention you so justly deserve. I’ll need time to research and write your short bio, so let’s get the ball rolling.

Looking forward to getting to know some of you amazing women,
Diane Tegarden

Notable, Quotable Woman- Judy Garland

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”- Judy Garland, American singer, actress

31 Days of Notable Women-Mineko Iwasaki- a brave geisha-

Mineko Iwasaki, one of Gion Kobu’s top geisha in the 1960s and 1970s, wrote her autobiography “Geisha-A Life” in order to correct the misconceptions about the life of a geisha. According to an interview published by The Boston Phoenix, she said she wanted to write the book “because I believe there was a lot of misunderstandings about what it means to be a geiko or a geisha, both in Japan and in the West, and I felt honor bound to do what I could to correct those misunderstandings. And the other reason is because ever since I retired 30 years ago, I have been very concerned about reforming the geisha system as it exists in Japan, because I feel it’s an outmoded system, and I want to improve the lives of the women who are working there.” She was the first geisha to uncover the secrets of the private life inside the “willow and flower world”.

Source Cited: http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/qa/documents/02473409.htm

31 Days of Notable Women- What you may NOT know about Cat Woman…

Julie Newmar, a living Hollywood film and television legend, is a women inventor. The former Catwoman patented ultra-sheer, ultra-snug pantyhose. Known for her work in films such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Slaves of Babylon, Newmar has also appeared recently in Fox Television’s Melrose Place and the hit feature-film To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything, Love Julie Newmar.

Source:http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkidprimer6_12w.htm

31 Days of Notable Women- Lillian Russell, lovely inventor

In 1912, the beautiful soprano opera singer and actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Lillian Russell, patented a combination dresser-trunk built solidly enough to remain intact during travel and doubled as a portable dressing room.

Source: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkidprimer6_12w.htm