COURIERHEALTHLIFE | FAITHFOOD || HEALTHTRAVEL | |MONEY SCIENCE | EVENTS| BOOKS | CLASSIFIEDS | MOVIES | TV | ENTERTAINMENT | AUTOS | SPORTS | FOOD Andre Benjamin MARCH 4 – MARCH 10, 2016 SHARING BLACK LIFE, STATEWIDE SECTION reflects on Citrus | ‘American Crime’ varieties See page B5 with lots of appeal SOUTH FLORIDA / TREASURE COAST AREA See page B6 B LIFE/FAITH S WWW.FLCOURIER.COM JANUARY JULY Jan. 5, 1925: Nellie Tayloe July 2, 1979: The Susan B. An- Ross is inaugurated as governor thony dollar is released. of Wyoming, becoming the first July 7, 1981: Sandra Day female governor in the U.S. O’Connor is nominated as the Jan. 7, 1896: Fanny Farmer’s first woman Supreme Court Jus- first cookbook is published with tice. standardized cooking measure- Janet July 12, 1984: Rep. Geraldine ments. Reno Ferraro, D-N.Y., is chosen as the Jan. 8, 1977: Pauli Murray be- first female to run for vice presi- comes the first female African- dent. She joined Walter Mon- American Episcopal priest. dale, D-Minn., on the Demo- Jan. 25, 1980: Mary Decker cratic Party ticket. became the first woman to run July 19-20, 1848: The Seneca a mile under 41/2 minutes, Falls Convention, the country’s coming in at 4:17.55. first women’s rights convention, is held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Toni FEBRUARY Morrison Feb. 4, 1987: The first Na- AUGUST tional Women in Sports Day is Aug. 9, 1995: Roberta Cooper celebrated. Ramo becomes president of the Feb. 15, 1953: Tenley Albright Sally American Bar Association. She becomes the first American Ride is the first woman to hold that woman to win a World Figure office. Skating championship. Aug. 26, 1920: The 19th Feb. 24, 1967: Jocelyn Bell Amendment of the Constitution Burnell makes the first discov- is ratified granting women the ery of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating right to vote. neutron star. Aug. 26, 1970: Betty Friedan Feb. 27, 1922: The U.S. Su- leads a nationwide protest preme Court upholds the 19th called the Women’s Strike for Amendment to the Constitu- Equality in New York City on the tion, guaranteeing women’s 50th anniversary of women’s right to vote. suffrage. Aug. 30, 1984: Judith A. Resn- ick joins the maiden flight of the MARCH space shuttle Discovery, becom- March 4, 1917: Jeannette ing the second U.S. woman in Rankin, R-Mont., becomes the space. first female member of Con- gress. March 11, 1993: Janet Reno SEPTEMBER is confirmed as the first woman Sept. 12, 1910: In Los An- U.S. Attorney General. geles, Alice Stebbins Wells be- March 13, 1986: Susan comes the first woman police Butcher officer with arrest powers in U.S. wins the By Wendy Zang, McClatchy-Tribune Sept. 20, 1973: Billie Jean first of three King defeats Bobby Riggs in the straight, and battle of the sexes tennis match. four total, It wasn’t until 1987 that Congress declared Sept 26, 1973: American Bap- Iditarod dog tist minister Capt. Lorraine Pot- sled races. March Women’s History Month, in celebration NATIONAL ARCHIVES ter becomes the first woman Harriet March 20, of women’s contributions and achievements. U.S. Air Force chaplain. Beecher Stowe 1852: “Uncle The month was a step up from Women’s History Sept. 29, 1988: Stacy Allison Tom’s Cabin,” becomes first U.S. woman to by Harriet Week, which had been recognized, first in reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Beecher Stowe, is published. It becomes the best-selling book Sonoma, Calif., in the late 1970s, and then a few of the 19th century. years later nationally. OCTOBER Oct. 4, 1976: ABC’s Barbara APRIL Walters becomes the first wom- an co-anchor of the evening Sacagawea be- While March provides some time to focus on April 7, 1805: news. gins work as an interpreter for female accomplishments, great women should be Oct. 4, 1993: Ruth Bader Lewis and Clark on their expe- Ginsburg becomes second fe- dition. celebrated for more than 31 days. male justice on the U.S. Su- April 7, 1987: The National preme Court. Museum of Women in the Arts Here’s a look at some important dates in Oct. 8, 1993: Toni Morrison opens in Washington, D.C. It’s women’s history to recognize all year long. wins the Nobel Prize for Litera- the first museum devoted to ture; the first African-American women artists. woman to do so. April 19, 1977: Fifteen wom- Blanche Stuart en in the House of Representa- Oct. 23, 1910: Scott becomes the first Ameri- tives form the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues. can woman pilot to make a pub- lic flight. April 28, 1993: The Ms. Foundation sponsors the first “Take Our Daughters to Work” NOVEMBER day. In 2003, the day was changed to “Take Our Daugh- Nov. 1, 1848: The New Eng- ters and Sons to Work” day. land Female Medical School opens becoming the first medi- cal school for women. In 1874 it MAY Sandra Day merges with Boston University May 5, 1938: Dr. Dorothy H. O’Connor and becomes one of the world’s Andersen presents results of her first coed medical schools. medical research identifying Rosa Nov. 11, 1993: The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is dedicated the disease cystic fibrosis. Parks May 8, 1914: President Mary in Washington, D.C., honoring Woodrow Wilson signs a proc- the 265,000 women who volun- lamation designating the sec- McLeod tarily served during the Vietnam ond Sunday in May as Mother’s Bethune era. Day. Nov. 14, 1946: Emily Greene May 21, 1932: Amelia Ear- Balch, co-founder of the Wom- hart becomes the first woman en’s International League for to complete a solo transatlantic Peace and Freedom, is awarded flight, flying 2,026 miles from the Nobel Peace Prize. Newfoundland to Ireland in just Nov. 28, 1881: The first orga- under 15 hours. nizational meeting is held for May 29, 1977: Janet Guth- the predecessor group to the rie becomes the first woman American Association of Uni- to qualify for and complete the versity Women (AAUW). Indy 500. Geraldine DECEMBER JUNE Ferraro Dec. 1, 1955: Rosa Parks re- June 9, 1949: Georgia Neese fuses to give up her seat on a Clark is confirmed as the first Montgomery, Ala., bus to a woman treasurer of the United white person. States. LEARN MORE Dec. 5, 1935: Mary McLeod Bethune creates the National June 10, 1963: Equal Pay Act Check out these sites to learn more about women in history: is enacted prohibiting discrimi- Council of Negro Women. Dec. 7, 1941: Capt. Annie nation based on gender in the n Library of Congress — www.womenshistorymonth.gov payment of wages Fox becomes the first woman n The National Women’s History Project — www.nwhp.org June 18, 1983: Dr. Sally Ride awarded the Purple Heart for becomes the first American n The History Channel — www.history.com/content/womenhist her service while under attack at woman in space. n National Women’s Hall of Fame — www.greatwomen.org/home.php Pearl Harbor. June 25, 1903: Madame Ma- n Department of Defense — www.defense.gov/specials/womenshistory Dec. 17, 1993: Judith Rodin rie Curie announces her discov- n The Biography Channel — www.biography.com/womens-history becomes the first woman to ery of radium. head an Ivy League school, as president of the University of SOURCE: NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS • PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ERIC GOODWIN/TNS Pennsylvania.