My book, Petticoats and Pinstripes: Portraits of Women in Wall Street’s History, was published by Praeger on June 30 and is now available. It is the first book to survey the evolution of women’s contributions to American finance. The book documents how women frequently assumed financial roles as a temporary palliative to the nation’s ills, [...]

 
Please check out our blog on our eye witness account of President Obama’s stop at Seneca Falls.
http://fantasticallyfeminist.wordpress.com/

I’ve been blessed to have grown up surrounded by an amazing group of women! All, who in their own little way, paved the future for me…sometimes unbeknownst to them. Women, like my mother, my sisters, my cousins and my aunts. I shared with you a few weeks ago about my lovely mother, who was one [...]

There are several women’s events in Buffalo, NY throughout the year to support women and their role in the community. During the month of March we are fortunate to have numerous groups sponsoring events throughout our Western New York area. For more informations on these events go to: www.BuffaloLib.org, www.womeneventsbuffalo.com
On December 1, 2012 TEDxBuffaloWomen (www.tedxbuffalowomen.com) [...]

MakeBeliefsComix.com has published a special free printable for Women’s History Month at http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Printables/print.php?category=Featured&file=465_Print.GIF
It asks: Imagine that you could talk with any woman in history whom you admire. Who would that be and what would you say to her.
You are welcome to print it out and also pin it on your Pinterest page. Hope you will [...]

I once found myself in a heated discussion with a former teacher about why women’s accomplishments were rarely taught in school and he snapped, “Well, nearly every major achievement for mankind was developed by a man. Think about it.”
As a budding feminist I understood what he said was sexist, what left me speechless was my inability to [...]

Just in time for Women’s History Month, a new website summarizing the 30-year history of women firefighters in the New York City Fire Department.  Check it out and pass it on.
http://www.laborarts.org/exhibits/womenfirefighters/

[ February 13, 2013 to February 17, 2013. ] DETROIT—Imagine, yes imagine, yourself suddenly thrust into the Pop-Culture world of the Planted Kingdom; and the featured news of the day hails from the syndicated Fertilizer Files of news correspondent Mrs. Brown. Fluent in Vegetable linguistics, Mrs. Brown is on special assignment for the most prestigious Planted Kingdom news mediums and journals including, but notwithstanding, [...]

Mary Baker Eddy was no ordinary woman. Behind her Victorian-era velvet and lace dress was a 21st century power suit. At a time when women could not vote, rarely preached from a pulpit or took part in medical professions, Eddy’s work in the healthcare arena broke through the glass ceiling that had yet to become [...]

Activism and Scholarship: A Conference Honoring Amy Swerdlow and Gerda Lerner
15th Annual Women’s History Conference at Sarah Lawrence College
March 1-2, 2013
Free and Open to the Public
Featuring: The keynote Address by Women’s Historian Alice Kessler Harris, distinguished professor at Columbia University and Author of A Difficult Woman The Challenging Life and Times of [...]