Saturday, February 11, 2012

COLEMAN, ELIZABETH 'BESSIE,' PIONEER AVIATOR (c)

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At a time when no woman, particularly an African-American woman would have dreamed of becoming a pilot, on June 15, 1921 Elizabeth 'Bess...
Monday, January 30, 2012

AYER, HARRIET HUBBARD, COSMETIC PIONEER ( c) By Polly Guerin

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The story of Harriet Hubbard Ayer (1849-1903) reads like a modern day melodrama the likes of which read more like fiction than the transgres...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

BARNES, DJUNA CELEBRATED MODERNIST WRITER (c) By Polly Guerin

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Djuna Barnes’s extraordinary career as a journalist and illustrator deserves revisiting primarily because she made an important contribution...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

MEIERE, HILDRETH ART DECO MURALIST (c) By Polly Guerin

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If walls could talk what would they say? They would praise the artisitic oeuvre of Hildreth Meiere, who installed a prolific outpouring of w...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

NAEGEL, DIANE LYNNE DYNAMIC INNOVATOR (c) By Polly guerin

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There are many stars in the galaxy but one very special individual descended on earth bringing with her innovation, creativity, entrepreneur...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

MAYER, TERRY-FASHION ICON, BELLOLOGIST (c) by Polly Guerin

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Of all the women who have reinvented themselves Terry Mayer, a woman who wore many hats during her storied career, became a fashion authorit...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

CAPITMAN, BARBARA BAER, CHAMPION OF ART DECO (c) By Polly Guerin

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When it comes to Art Deco preservation and the woman who founded numerous Art Deco chapters around the country I recognize and honor the me...