by danarubin | Jul 13, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ There was a time when a husband who disagreed with his wife could settle the matter by having her locked up in an insane asylum. That actually happened to many women, including the intrepid, outspoken Elizabeth Packard, whose harrowing story is told...
by danarubin | Jun 30, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ A proud alum of Fort Hamilton High School, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned to “The Fort” the other day to deliver the commencement address to the class of 2021. Her remarks, like the best of its genre, dispensed a mix of advice,...
by danarubin | Jun 25, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ In 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black woman in America to earn a PhD in economics. But that didn’t help when she went looking for a job in Philadelphia teaching economics. The doors were firmly shut. Instead, she took...
by danarubin | Jun 22, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ Ever feel like you’re hearing the same voices in the news, over and over? Kathy Magrobi did. Frustrated by the one-sided, male-dominated portrayal of public issues in the South African media, she founded QW+ (or “Quote This Woman...
by danarubin | Jun 17, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ A wonderful exhibit at the New-York Historical Society explores the accomplished and complicated life of Katharine Meyer Graham, the legendary publisher of The Washington Post. “Cover Story: Katharine Graham, CEO” tells the remarkable...
by danarubin | Apr 22, 2021 | Leadership, Women Leaders, Women's Issues
by Dana Rubin_____ On this day in 1970, anthropologist and environmentalist Margaret Mead kicked off the first Earth Day celebration with words that echo continue to echo through the decades. Mead was a natural choice to headline the event. Author of A Coming of Age...
