New York Battles for Equal Suffrage 95 Years Ago, Part 1
2012 marks the 95th anniversary of New York women winning the right to vote on November 6, 1917.  The suffragists’ spectacular electoral campaign, waged during the trials of World War I, changed American history and led directly to passage of the 19th amendment and the [...]

A Women’s History Month Lesson Plan

Here at Flocabulary, we use hip-hop music to make learning exciting and accessible to students. We recently created a song all about the history of women’s rights, and we couldn’t wait to share it with the NWHP community. Using our Women’s Rights Song as a jumping off point, this lesson [...]

Today in History: Birth of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Second woman to serve as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court
Ginsburg was born March 15th, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. After receiving her BA at Cornell University, she attended Harvard Law School receiving her LL.B. from Columbia Law School.  She began her career serving as a law [...]

 In 2011, women can vote, run for office and even run Forbes 500 companies. However, all of this was not possible if it weren’t for the struggles of many notable women in history who paved a clear path.
July 1848 is also  an important date in U.S history.  At the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention, organized [...]

It’s rare nowadays to find a book that everyone can find useful. Normally poetry books only divulge creative folk or English majors.
 But “The Greatest Inspirations” by Listiani Wijaya has found a home in the hearts of many:  accountants, consultants, attorneys, architects, auditors, architects, body builders, sport people, engineers, entrepreneurs, IT (Information Technology) people, bankers, teachers, [...]

The World Trade Center Institute, located in Baltimore, MD, along with  Jhpiego, Title Sponsor Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Murthy Law Firm, P&G, and Laureate Education are sponsoring this year’s 5th Annual Women Spanning The Globe  event. 
This highly coveted event will serve as a great opportunity for local businesses to network, mingle and to learn about women leaders [...]

In the span of a few months, i’ve read more than 3 books in between doing school work and in between writing for 4-5 platforms.  Reading frequently not only enhances your memory but it enriches you with knowing more than you did before. No, this is not a service announcement but a fact.
Anyways, How to [...]

NWHP blog proudly  supports women-based non-profits, like  the Junior League of Baltimore that embrace and propel women to make history in their area.  This particular  non-profit spawns progressive change and enhancement in the lives of so many women across the area.
 In it’s quiet and graceful ways, this organization has been collectively honored by the United Nations [...]

My mother, Patricia Zuniga, was the first woman to receive a graduate degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University – in 1985 – with five children.My mother-in-law, Marye Anne Fox, was awarded a 2009 National Medal of Science for her work in organic chemistry. We have great role models in our family!
By  Christine Fox

In 1964, Flora Mae Smith decided that her children would not be attending the “separate but equal” Douglas High School. So, she walked into Key West High and quietly informed the Superintendent of Schools that her husband, Bernard C. Smith, was serving as an officer in the U.S. Military, and that her children, therefore, deserved [...]