Category: Woman of the Week
Judith Resnik – Woman of the Week
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Judith Resnik. Resnik died on January 28, 1986 in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger during the launch of mission STS-51-L.
Edurne Pasaban – Woman of the Week
Edurne Pasaban is the first and only female mountain climber to reach all the world's highest peaks.
Samira Ibrahim – Woman of the Week
“If there is one thing I have learned from this ordeal, it is persistence,” she says. “I vow to continue this struggle until the very end, and until Egypt’s unfair laws are changed.”
Lady Gregory – Woman of the Week
Lady Gregory (15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, and wrote numerous short works for both […]
Clara Lemlich – Woman of the Week
In honor of International Women's Day, the FemCentral "woman of the week" is Clara Lemlich, leader of the "Uprising of 20,000."
Happy Birthday Beverly Cleary!
" Cleary's birthday, April 12, is recognized as National Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day, in promotion of sustained silent reading.