Women of Note
Hats off to Bella Abzug for Women’s Equality Day — August 26th
Nichola Gutgold writes: Who took over management of Columbia Sportswear Company in the late 1930’s, when it was near bankruptcy, and turned it into the largest American ski apparel company worth $4 billion in 1972? Who ran for US President on Equal Rights Party in 1884 and 1888 and was an American delegate to the first world peace Congress in Paris in 1889? Who is considered the first American woman to be ordained by full denominational authority in 1864, and who also campaigned vigorously for full woman suffrage? more »
Women of Note: Deborah Hersman, NTSB Chairman
"Our mission is to understand not only what happened but why and how it happened, ... We want to make sure we do not have events where interstate bridges drop into the waterway below them. That is not what we expect." "I think too many parents — we're all guilty of doing as I say not as I do, ... What you really need to do is model that behavior because they are watching you, and you are actually one of the best indicators of what your child's behavior is going to be." "The NTSB is concerned that in these events, [air traffic control] was not able to ensure the safe separation of aircraft." more »
Jackie Speier: Proposing Legislation to Change the Military Justice System’s Treatment of Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault
"It is time for us to roll up our sleeves and do something real about this. We have got to stop just kind of nibbling around the edges in an effort to try and fix a broken system. 121 members have joined me as co-authors of legislation that would take the reporting of sexual assault out of the chain of command, keep it in the military, but place it in a separate office, staffed by persons who are experts in investigations, experts in prosecuting these crimes. And until he we do something like this, the numbers of sexual assaults will continue to rise in the military. The number of unrestricted reports will not rise as fast as the number of restricted reports." more »
A Sandy Hook Mother's Appeal for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms
I’m here at the White House today because I want to make a difference and I hope you will join me. My name is Francine Wheeler. My husband David is with me. We live in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. David and I have two sons. Our older son Nate, soon to be 10 years old, is a fourth grader at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Our younger son, Ben, age six, was murdered in his first-grade classroom on December 14th, exactly 4 months ago this weekend. more »