Tuesday, March 5, 2013

SUFFREGETTES

ERNESTINE ROSE (1810-1892) joined Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others in 1840 fighting for passage in New York of the married women's property bill which took 20 years to be passed in full. In 1850, she called for "political, legal, and social equality with man." Her lectures included themes of anti-slavery, temperance and freedom of thought. Anthony wrote that the suffrage movement pioneers "begin with Mary Wollstonecraft—then Frances Wright—then Ernestine L. Rose."

The frozen food industry owes a great deal to MARY ENGLE PENNINGTON, who worked during the first half of the 20th century on the industrial processes which made frozen fruits, vegetables, and fish such successful products. She was the first female member of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers and one of the first female members of the American Chemical Society.

QUIZ: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932?

ANSWER:     AMELIA EARHART

Source NWHP.org 


 

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