lisah, there is a great woman actuary named Ruth Salzmann. She was successful in the actuarial field starting in the 1950s. Don't know how much biographical data is out there for her, though. She lives here in Stevens Point, though. There may be some useful info in DH's company library.
We use the latest in scientific technology and state-of-the-art weaponry and you, if I understand correctly, poke them with a sharp stick.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Jun 01, 2011 5:57:50 am PDT #10604 of 30001
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tommyrot - Jun 01, 2011 5:57:52 am PDT #10605 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Lady Godiva was a freedom rider
She didn't care if the whole world looked.
Joan of Arc, with the Lord to guide her
She was a sister who really cooked.
Isadora was the first bra burner
Ain't ya glad she showed up. (Oh yeah)
And when the country was falling apart
Betsy Ross got it all sewed up.
And then there's Maude.
And then there's Maude.
...
Joan of Arc was "a sister who really cooked"? Damn, I never noticed that line before.
And the whole "bra-burning" thing is a myth, right?
lisah - Jun 01, 2011 5:58:44 am PDT #10606 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks, Amy! & Cash!
I said Margaret Sanger and Lucretia Mott.
I'd love to give her some names of women who are working for equality now but can't think of names off the top of my head.
Cashmere - Jun 01, 2011 6:00:54 am PDT #10607 of 30001
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Best. Baby. Pose. Ever. Mostly because it means they are DEEPLY asleep.
What about Ada Lovelace, lisah?
Jesse - Jun 01, 2011 6:01:55 am PDT #10608 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Working for equality is an interesting question -- Lise Meitner was great, but I think she was more just doing her own work.
More recent history (I KNOW): Geraldine Ferraro?
Amy - Jun 01, 2011 6:02:39 am PDT #10609 of 30001
Because books.
Nilly baby! Oh, man. So sweet. Also, Nilly! I love it when you come by.
Cashmere - Jun 01, 2011 6:03:11 am PDT #10610 of 30001
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-t - Jun 01, 2011 6:04:36 am PDT #10611 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pi Baby! That's an awful lot of cute.
And FAQ Update! Congrats, Jon.
Amy - Jun 01, 2011 6:04:52 am PDT #10612 of 30001
Because books.
Yeah, lisah, if she doesn't has to focus on specific women, she could write about women jockeys, or women in auto racing, or other women like the one Cash mentioned.
Fred Pete - Jun 01, 2011 6:05:13 am PDT #10613 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
lisah, the more I think about your question, the less I feel qualified to answer. But here are a few thoughts.
I suspect most students will focus on gender equality. So someone like Rosa Parks or Harriet Tubman might be a slightly unexpected choice.
Maybe Pat Schroeder. I don't hear about her much today, but she was quite a voice in the House.
Frances Wright and Sojourner Truth, public speakers (pro-free love and anti-slavery, respectively) in an era when women simply didn't engage in public speaking.