Programs
spotlighting Women
GREAT
Lakes Ladies: Meet some special ladies Abigail Becker, who
rescued more than four sailors off the treacherous Long Point Shoals of
Lake Erie; Maebelle Mason, who saved a man from drowning by the Mamajuda
Light in the Detroit River when she was fourteen years old; and Harriet
Colfax, who manned the Michigan City Light for more than 40
years to name a few! Companion
book available.
Lady of the Lake: Travel back to the 1890s when steamships crossed
the Great Lakes carrying passengers and cargo. Hear some of the exciting
tales from the Lakes when you meet Mrs. Annie Grey -- wife of Captain
Patrick Grey. Mrs. Grey will tell you about a daring rescue made by a
brave 14 year old girl, the terrible storm that sunk the ship Amelia,
and the only Captain to ever race the land and win! These are just some
of the exciting stories from the Great Lakes that Mrs. Grey will share
with you. Companion
book available.
Letters In The Margins: Meet a young Jewish couple as the bride
recounts their adventures with the Resistance Movement of W.W.II to her
mother.
Clarissa Marks and Phoebe Farr: Western Reserve
Pioneers from the 1800s.
Meet Margaret Bourke-White: photographer Margaret
Bourke-White remembers W.W. II.
You Can't Play Ball In A Skirt!: Alta Weiss
put herself through medical school playing professional baseball on a
mens team in the early 1900s! Companion
book available. **EVE is looking for information about any Ohio
women who played baseball during WW II. Do YOU have
any information for us? Read an article about Alta and "The
Women From Ragersville" For more information about Baseball
history in the Cleveland Area, be sure to visit the Baseball
Heritage Museum.
What's Her Story? you can't ignore women
like Osa Johnson who saved her husband from a charging elephant or Victoria
Woodhull who tried to bring a soft touch to the White House. Read an
article about Victoria
Woodhull
For
more information on Women's History, see The
National Women's History Project .
For
information about Today's Women and THEIR stories, see Ladies
Who Launch
Wise
Words from a Woman: The idea of strictly minding or own business is moldy
rubbish. Who could be so selfish? -- Myrtie Barker, American Columnist
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