taraOct 223 minThis Day in History: A little-known Founding Mother, Esther de Berdt ReedOn this day in 1746, Esther de Berdt Reed is born. Some say that she worked so hard to support the Revolution that she literally worked h...
taraSep 293 minThis Day in History: Kate Barry, the “heroine of Cowpens”On this day in 1823, a little-known heroine of the American Revolution passes away. Kate Barry has been described as the “heroine of Cowp...
taraSep 272 minThis Day in History: Unsung Revolutionary War heroine, Mary Digges LeeOn this day in 1780, General George Washington receives an offer of help from a group of women in Maryland. Many of my history posts have...
taraSep 233 minThis Day in History: Victoria Woodhull is bornOn this day in 1838, Victoria California Claflin is born. If you’ve heard of her, then you probably know her as Victoria Woodhull, the fi...
taraSep 123 minThis Day in History: Betty Zane’s daring dash for gunpowder saves Ft. HenryOn this day in 1782, a 16-year-old girl makes a daring dash for gunpowder. Betty Zane made her run even as a group of British soldiers an...
taraSep 83 minThis Day in History: The Van Buren Sisters' amazing rideOn this day in 1916, two women conclude a remarkable motorcycle ride across the United States. The Van Buren sisters had undertaken the r...
taraSep 13 minThis Day in History: Phillis Wheatley, first black American to publish a book of poetryOn this day in 1773, Phillis Wheatley becomes the first black American to have a book of poetry published. Very little is known about Phi...
taraAug 263 minThis Day in History: Elizebeth Friedman, WWII codebreakerOn this day in 1892, the future Elizebeth Friedman is born. Elizebeth would go on to become an expert codebreaker, even cracking Nazi and...
taraAug 152 minThis Day in History: The Heroines of Bryan's StationOn this day in 1782, the Siege of Bryan’s Station begins. Once again, a group of American women showed incredible bravery—and their actio...
taraAug 133 minThis Day in History: Opha May Johnson, the first female MarineOn this day in 1918, Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enroll in the United State Marine Corps. The country was then in the mid...
taraJul 222 minThis Day in History: The inspiration for “America the Beautiful”On this day in 1893, a professor stands atop Pikes Peak in Colorado. She is struck by the beauty around her and is inspired to write a po...
taraJul 123 minThis Day in History: Dolley Madison passes awayOn this day in 1849, Dolley Madison passes away. Did you know that this First Lady nearly died in poverty? The vivacious First Lady had b...
taraJun 103 minThis Day in History: Ruth Law, daring aviatrix and “Queen of the Aces”On this day in 1919, American aviatrix Ruth Law breaks an altitude record. It was just one of many records that she’d break! Indeed, Law w...
taraApr 42 minThis Day in History: Mary Draper, unsung hero after Lexington & ConcordOn this day in 1719, an American heroine is born. No books would ever be written about this woman. She would never receive any awards or ...
taraMar 263 minThis Day in History: Elsie Ott, U.S. Air Medal recipientOn this day in 1943, Second Lieutenant Elsie Ott becomes the first woman to receive the U.S. Air Medal. She’d performed an invaluable ser...
taraFeb 193 minThis Day in History: Mammy Kate saves a future GovernorAt about this time in 1779, a slave known as Mammy Kate performs a heroic deed. Or did she? “Mammy Kate’s story,” one historian conclude...
Tara RossFeb 53 minThis Day in History: Cornelia Fort, the American woman aviator at Pearl HarborOn this day in 1919, Cornelia Fort is born. She would become one of the most accomplished female pilots to serve during World War II. Did...
taraJan 293 minThis Day in History: The Marine Corps Women's Reserve in WWIIOn this day in 1943, Mrs. Ruth C. Streeter is commissioned as a Major in the United States Marine Corps. She would serve as the first dir...
taraJan 222 minThis Day in History: The tragedy of the "other" Molly PitcherOn this day in 1832, Revolutionary War patriot Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley passes away. Mary is often accepted as the woman behind the folk...
taraJan 114 minThis Day in History: Amelia Earhart's record-setting flight across the PacificOn this day in 1935, Amelia Earhart departs from Honolulu. The flight that followed would make her the first person to fly solo from Hawa...
