Marie Sklodowska Curie October 30, 2022PermalinkNancy WaldoToday's AMITEuropean History, French History, Medical History, Science History, Women in History Lead: Winner of two Nobel prizes, the French physicist Marie Curie, born Maria Sklodowska near Warsaw, Poland, helped advance the understanding of radioactive substances. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: Learning was a lifetime passion for Marie Curie. Her parents lived and taught in a private school and as a child she demonstrated a remarkable memory in academic matters but hers was not a purely abstract scholarship. During Maria's childhood, her native Poland could not be found on the maps of eastern Europe. For centuries Polish territory had been parceled out to hostile neighbors and in 1863, due to an abortive revolt, Poland had become little more than a Russian province. The Polish language was suppressed. As a teenager she took part in the secret nationalist "free university" where she taught the Polish language to women workers. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [7.98 KB]
George Sand October 4, 2022PermalinkNancy WaldoToday's AMITEuropean History, French History, Literary History, Women in History Lead: In November 1830 in a chateau in central France, an unhappy 26-year-old woman discovered in her husband’s desk a fat envelope on which was written her name and the words, “Only to be Opened After My Death.” For the Baroness Aurore Dudevant it became cause for her declaration of independence. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: In the packet, her husband Casimir had poured out volumes of bitterness and rancor built up in their years of marriage. For Aurore the role of dutiful wife and mother of their two young ones had never been particularly agreeable and the letter seemed good cause to break away from a man with whom she had little in common and whom she considered a drunken idler. Though her inheritance had provided the family its income, a married women in that era had little rights to her own money therefore when Madame Dudevant left for Paris she had to make her living as a writer. Read more →
First Ladies: Sarah Childress Polk August 14, 2022PermalinkNancy WaldoToday's AMITAmerican History, American Politics, Women in History Lead: The wife of the tenth President of the United States was the ideal political spouse: devoted, principled, and ambitious. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: In 1823 James Knox Polk was stuck in what he considered a dead end job as a clerk employed by the Tennessee legislature. He asked Andrew Jackson, just beginning his first run for the Presidency, what advice he would give for success in politics. Jackson told him, "stop this philandering...settle down as a sober married man." "Which lady shall I choose?" asked Polk. "The one who will never give you no trouble," replied Jackson, "you know her well." "You mean Sarah Childress?" Polk asked, thought a minute, went out and asked her to marry him. He never regretted the choice. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [7.27 KB]
Carry Nation, Reformer June 3, 2022PermalinkNancy WaldoToday's AMITAmerican History, legal reform, Women in History Lead: At six feet tall and 175 pounds, Carry Nation organized the shock troops of the temperance movement. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: Carry Amelia Moore was born in Garrard County Kentucky in 1846. Her education was limited though she held a teaching certificate. She left her first marriage because of her husband’s alcoholism and soon married David Nation, a lawyer, journalist and minister. Religious convictions drove her deeper and deeper into opposition to the sale and consumption of alcohol. For Carry Nation, drinking liquor was a moral question and fighting it became for her a crusade. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [113.50 KB]
First Ladies: Mamie Doud Eisenhower March 31, 2022PermalinkNancy WaldoToday's AMITAmerican History, American Politics, Women in History Lead: Through the years of lonely separation and worry that are part of the life of a military spouse, Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower never liked it but loved her Kansas farm boy and was there for the long haul. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: Dwight Eisenhower was a second lieutenant fresh from West Point when he first laid eyes on Mamie Geneva Doud, daughter of a wealthy Denver family who wintered in San Antonio. She was standing on the porch of the Officer’s Club at Fort Sam Houston when as Officer of the Day he walked by on his rounds. She thought he was the most handsome male she had ever seen; he was struck with her vivacious personality and attractive, saucy looks. They were married in the summer of 1916. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [71.52 KB]
First Ladies: Rosalynn Carter March 20, 2022PermalinkNancy WaldoToday's AMITAmerican History, American Politics, Women in History Lead: By the time they reached the White House in 1977, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were beyond close, they were a political and personal team that regarded each other as full and equal partners. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith grew up just a few miles from her husband in the tiny west Georgia town of Plains. She was the oldest of four and very close to her father, a farmer and auto mechanic, and Rosalynn always worked hard to succeed and to please her loving but strict parents. When Mr. Smith died of leukemia in the early 1940s, Rosalynn was forced to assume many responsibilities in the home, but she excelled academically and after high school studied at a nearby junior college. One of her best friends was Ruth Carter, whose brother Jimmy was three years older, a cadet at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. They had known each other all of their lives, but never were interested. That changed dramatically in 1945, and in a year they were married. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [69.24 KB]
Laura Ingalls Wilder February 5, 2022PermalinkSandy CreedToday's AMITAmerican Literature, Literary History, Women in History Lead: In 1930 Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing about her childhood experiences on the American frontier. The result was classic literature read by young people and adults throughout the world. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: The inspiration came from her daughter, Laura Lane, a San Francisco journalist. Then in her mid-sixties, Laura Wilder, writing on school tablets and using pencils, created eight loosely autobiographical novels, known collectively as the “Little House Books,” published between 1932 and 1943. They have been praised as vividly detailing frontier domestic life, seen through the eyes of a young girl. Read more →
Pearl Buck February 4, 2022PermalinkGabe OffenbackToday's AMITAmerican History, Literary History, Women in History Lead: In 1938 an American woman was first awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: The Nobel Prizes were established in 1901 by the trust of the Swedish inventor and scientist Alfred Nobel. They are awarded annually to persons conferring “the greatest benefit on mankind.” To the prizes for chemistry, medicine, literature, physics and peace, a prize for economics was added in 1969, endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden. Two American women have won the prize for literature, Tony Morrison in 1993 and in 1938 Pearl Buck. Read more →
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