Posted inBiographical Information Records and Achievements Women and Girls Overlooked No More: Alice Anderson, Who Ran Australia’s First All-Woman Garage Her car repair business was described as having a staff “capable of doing the jobs any male member of the automobile industry would undertake.” Posted by By Briohny Doyle
Posted inBiographical Information California Canyon Cinema Foundation Deaths (Obituaries) Documentary Films and Programs Movies Occidental College Strand, Chick (1931-2009) Women and Girls Overlooked No More: Chick Strand, Pioneering Experimental Filmmaker Often turning her lens on women, she emerged as one of independent cinema’s fiercest proponents on the West Coast. Posted by By Sean Malin
Posted inBiographical Information Deaths (Obituaries) England English Football Assn Parr, Lily (1905-78) Records and Achievements Soccer Women and Girls Women's World Cup (Soccer) Overlooked No More: Lily Parr, Dominant British Soccer Player She persevered at a time when women were effectively banned from the sport, and was the first woman inducted into England’s National Football Hall of Fame. Posted by By Jacob Meschke
Posted inBiographical Information Book Trade and Publishing Books and Literature Manhattan (NYC) Mohonk Mountain House Murder Ink (Manhattan, NY, Retailer) Winn, Dilys Writing and Writers Overlooked No More: Dilys Winn, Who Brought Murder and Mystery to Manhattan She opened Murder Ink, believed to be the nation’s first mystery bookstore, and brought fans together through interactive whodunits and other events. Posted by By Allyson McCabe