The Nineteenth

One of my favorite 1980s actresses comes to the list for Delaware. My childhood would not be the same without the films she was in. Love them! Delaware ratified the Nineteen Amendment on March 6, 1923. Ms. Shue is a pretty standard growth through her acting career. She grew up in a well off yet broken family with her parents divorcing when she was nine. Her three brothers and she were a supportive and close group. She grew through school and was accepted to Wellesley, and transferred to Harvard before leaving to start her acting career. She did complete her degree in political science in 2000. Her acting career started similarly to many with commercials and television features until her debut role in the Karate Kid in 1984. She continued on many light hearted popular film classics throughout the 1980’s including “Cocktail”, “Back to the Future (II&III)” and “Adventures in Babysitting”, just to name a few. In 1995, her career defining role in “Leaving Las Vegas” received an

Jody Williams is one of the few woman that have achieved a Nobel Prize. She has fought for justice and human rights in every aspect of her career. Her strength continues in every endeavor she takes on. Vermont ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on February 8, 1921. Ms. Williams advocated for three main issues winning a Nobel Prize in 1997 for her work banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines. Her training was extensive, earning a Master of International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and Masters teaching Spanish and English as a Second Language from the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont. Starting in 1992, she founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and served as Chief Strategist and spokesperson to collaborate with over 90 countries and 1,300 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Ottawa Treaty that banned land mines is directly attributed to ICBL, leading to her Nobel Prize award three weeks later. She was the tenth woman, third American, to r

This week's woman is more than a woman in many people's legacies. She is more impactful than I ever registered or gave credence to. And it is unfortunate, because reading about Katharine Hepburn shows an image that I can relate to. She paved the way for me to be me. Connecticut is the first state after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. They are the 37th state to ratify the 19th Amendment on September 14, 1920. Ms. Hepburn represented the image of cinema throughout the 20th Century. Beginning acting after graduating Bryn Mawr College, she jumped into an acting career on Broadway and then to film. She declared her worth and fought for contracts she deserved. She started in film in 1931 with major hits, jump starting her career, winning the first of four Academy Awards. In the growing height of her career, she was shut down for a few years due to her “haughty behavior off-screen” and refusal to fold into the typical Hollywood type. She wore her notable style of

There are many quilters in my family. They may not tell the family history through their patterns, but their passion brings the quilts to the forefront as artistry, skills, and gifts to others. This craft became a strong story that I felt compelled to bring to this story of women's history. It is passion. It is community. It is our world to be shared by all. The crafts of women, rooted in the survival of their communities and families, have created a cultural symbol protecting people and history. The art of quilting is more than just a home skill to be a historical keeper or unifying tool for a community. In my research of New Mexico, I advocated to find a woman that led through the “Walk of the Navajo”. The records, especially of woman, are very limited until you reach into the history of alternative sources, in this case the legacies memorialized in Susan Hudson’s quilts. A member of the Kin Yaa aanii (Towering House People) Clan of the Navajo Nation, her grandmother and mot