Female Rabbis Brought Women’s Advocacy Into Faith By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● June 1, 2007 June 3, 1972: The first female rabbi in the United States is ordained.
Protest Is at Heart of Mother’s Day Observance By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● May 8, 2007 Spring 1982: Mother’s Day activists launch protest campaign against nuclear weapons.
Dennett’s Pamphlet Made Sex a Political Issue By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● March 31, 2007 April 29, 1929: Sex education loses and government censorship wins.
March Marks Celebration of Women’s History By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● March 2, 2007 1910: Recognition of women’s history begins to blossom.
Aunt Susan Blazed the Way for Single Women By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● February 1, 2007 Feb. 15, 1870: Susan B. Anthony turns 50, celebrated for her unmarried state.
Street-Theater Pickets Played Against War Backdrop By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● December 22, 2006 Jan. 10, 1917: Spectacles begin outside the gates of the White House.
Johnston Blazes Photojournalism Trail at 1900 Expo By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● December 1, 2006 December 1899: Frances Benjamin Johnston immortalizes Hampton Institute.
Disappointments Gathered in the Shadows of Victory By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● November 1, 2006 November 1977: First National Women’s Conference
Craddock Battled Censorship to the Very End By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● September 30, 2006 October 27, 1899: Ida Craddock faces obscenity charges.
Myerson Claimed Her Heritage Along With Crown By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● September 1, 2006 September 8, 1945: Bess Myerson becomes the first Jewish Miss America.