Nature…by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.”-Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Short bio:
Widely credited as one of the founding geniuses of the women’s rights movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton used her brilliance, insightfulness, and eloquence to advocate for many important issues. In addition to being one of the first women’s rights activists, she was also a dedicated abolitionist, and advocated in favor of temperance.

Check out the whole story at: http://www.greatwomen.org/women-of-the-hall/search-the-hall/details/2/148-Stanton

Energetically, Diane Tegarden

31 Days of Notable Women- Eva Le Gallienne, actress turned director

Eva Le Gallienne was a 20th century English actress, producer, and director, known for her support of repertory theater and her classical roles and productions.

Source: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/filmdirectors/Women_Film_Directors_and_Producers.htm

31 Days of Notable Women-Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, famous first, poet

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson was born on September 27, 1861 in New York City, the fourth and youngest child of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.

She began writing at an early age, through the encouragement of her friends, in particular Edith Wharton who helped critique her poetry. In 1911, she published her first poem, “The Call of Brotherhood”, in Scribner’s Magazine. Her first book of poems of the same title was published in 1912. This volume was quickly followed by One Woman to Another and Other Poems (1914) dedicated to her daughter, also named Corinne, commemorating the loss of Robinson’s brother Elliott and son, Stewart. Other volumes of poetry by Robinson include Service and Sacrifice (1919) dedicated to her brother Theodore Roosevelt, The Poems of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1924), and Out of Nymph (1930) dedicated to Charles Scribner. She also wrote the prose memoir My Brother Theodore Roosevelt (1924). In 1920, Robinson became the first woman ever to address a nomination convention speaking before a crowd of 14,000.

 Bio from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne_Roosevelt_Robinson

31 Days of Notable Women- meet Yemeni’s “Iron Woman”

Tawakel Abdel-Salam Karman (born 7 February 1979) became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings. She has been called by Yemenis the “Iron Woman” and “Mother of the Revolution.”. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize and the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate to date.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawakkul_Karman

31 Days of Notable Women- Helen Hunt Jackson, activist for Native Americans

Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, born Helen Fiske (October 18, 1830 – August 12, 1885), was a United States writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the U.S.government. She detailed the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor (1881). Her novel Ramona dramatized the federal government’s mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California and attracted considerable attention to her cause, although its popularity was based on its romantic and picturesque qualities rather than its political content. It was estimated to have been reprinted 300 times, and contributed to the growth of tourism in Southern California.

Bio from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hunt_Jackson

31 Days of Notable Women- Carolina Nairne, Scottish poet

 

Baroness Carolina Nairne (August 16, 1766 – October 26, 1845), a Scottish songwriter, was born in the “auld hoose” of Gask, Perthshire to Jacobite parents. Throughout her lifetime, she wrote various poems and songs, which she kept a secret from everyone in her life, including her husband, WM Nairne. Her works have been praised for their vivacity and eloquent style, and were often published under the pseudonym of “BB” during her lifetime mainly because it was not socially acceptable for women to write poetry at that time. She loved the Scottish countryside. She died in her family’s home on October 26, 1845, at the age of seventy-nine. Her songs are said to be second only to those of Robert Burns in popularity. Her legacy is also important because she adapted popular melodies and helped by so doing to preserve much of Scotland’s musical heritage, which would otherwise have been lost.

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lady_Carolina_Nairne

31 Days of Notable Women- quotable Elizabeth Robins

“I am conscious that in talking and writing to my nearest and most trusted friends I sometimes suppress and I sometimes embroider.” – Elizabeth Robins-1895

Elizabeth Robins was an American actress, author, playwright and women’s freedom fighter (1862-1952).

http://www.jsu.edu/depart/english/robins/erchron.htm

31 Days of Notable Women- Maude MacBride, Irish Freedom Fighter

Maude Gonne MacBride  (1865-1953) was an Irish Nationalist, I.R.A. leader and actress. She was born of an Irish father and English mother, in Aldershot, England. Her mother died in 1871 and she was educated in France and in 1882 moved to Dublin when her father was posted there. Her father died in 1886 leaving her independently wealthy. She developed tuberculosis and moved back to France to recover where she met Lucien Millevoye, editor of “La Patrie”. They agreed to work for Irish and French nationalist causes. They had two children. After a couple of years she returned to Ireland where she aided people in County Donegal who were the victims of mass evictions. Her work was so successful she had to go back to France to avoid arrest.

She co-founded Inghinidhe na hEireann (Daughters of Erin), a revolutionary woman society.

Source cited: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irelandlist/1916.html

31 Days of Notable Women- Janet Napolitano, woman of many firsts

Janet Napolitano is a woman of many “firsts”, as the current Head of Homeland Security, she resides in Washington, DC. Her educational background includes a BA/BS from Santa Clara University; and a JD from the University of Virginia. Her term as governor of Arizona (yes, she was the first woman) gives her special insight into the escalating, gory drug war on the Mexican-U.S. border and the American public’s strident disagreements over immigration reform–most notably the Arizona law aimed at identifying, prosecuting and deporting illegal immigrants.

As the country’s first female head of the Department of Homeland Security,  she’s had to deal with several tough, high-profile cases, among them the near-miss bombing on Times Square and a Nigerian national’s Christmas Day effort to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner. 

Source cited: http://www.forbes.com/profile/janet-napolitano

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