Stories...of women making history
Women in the American Revolution  In March of 1776, Abigail Adams wrote her husband, John: "I desire you would remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors." Until the 1970s women's history was not widely studied in school and nor remembered much at all.
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Manless Ascent of Devils Tower  She has many fine climbs to her credit, and of this one, the first all-feminine ascent of the Devils Tower, Mrs. Conn can justly be proud. This article first appeared in Appalachia magazine on December 15, 1952. |
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Women Marines in WWII  The M-1 section of Plans and Policies at Headquarters, Marine Corps, proposed a women's reserve to be placed in the Division of Reserve of the then-Adjutant-Inspector's Department. |
Angeline Mitchell  "We went 5 1/2 miles or so to the foot of the mountain in which the caves are located, fastened our horses to brush, and climbed the mountain which was by no means an easy task." |
