/tags/womens-history-2014 Women's History 2014 en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:18:36 GMT /programs/2014-03-27/averyt-everyday-heroes Every child needs a hero. Mine was Great Aunt Virgie - a larger than life presence who stood barely five feet tall, wore an apron, tied her hair in a bun,â€� Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:18:36 GMT /programs/2014-03-27/averyt-everyday-heroes Anne Averyt /programs/2014-03-26/brown-for-womens-history-month-ruth-mould Strolling through the State House in Montpelier , looking at the many portraits of governors, legislators, and other notable Vermonters on its walls, itâ€� Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:53:54 GMT /programs/2014-03-26/brown-for-womens-history-month-ruth-mould Cary Brown /programs/2014-03-25/williamson-for-womens-history-month-rachael-robinson-elmer Rachael Robinson Elmer may be Vermont’s most talented unknown artist. She was born in 1878 to artist parents at Rokeby, her family’s Ferrisburgh home andâ€� Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:30:17 GMT /programs/2014-03-25/williamson-for-womens-history-month-rachael-robinson-elmer Jane Williamson /programs/2014-03-25/mudgett-for-womens-history-month-sibling-bonds I recently read Book of Ages, Jill Lepore’s new book on Jane Franklin and her relationship with her famous brother Benjamin Franklin. The book is about aâ€� Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:15:35 GMT /programs/2014-03-25/mudgett-for-womens-history-month-sibling-bonds Jill Mudgett /programs/2014-03-25/osgood-for-womens-history-month-dewees-cochran Dewees Cochran lived and worked in Norwich from 1947 to 1960, where she fashioned some of the dolls for which she is best known â€� her “portrait,”â€� Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:12:38 GMT /programs/2014-03-25/osgood-for-womens-history-month-dewees-cochran Nancy Osgood /programs/2014-03-21/radtke-for-womens-history-month-counting-bow-ties During a recent Vermont Symphony orchestra concert, I found myself counting bow ties in an effort to assess whether or not there was equal representationâ€� Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:38:58 GMT /programs/2014-03-21/radtke-for-womens-history-month-counting-bow-ties Linda Radtke /programs/2014-03-21/bittinger-for-womens-history-month-clara-sipprell When Clara Sipprell tucked her knee length hair into her safari hat and jumped into her convertible automobile to drive through New York City in theâ€� Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:27:06 GMT /programs/2014-03-21/bittinger-for-womens-history-month-clara-sipprell Cyndy Bittinger /programs/2014-03-21/vermont-women-in-the-arts In recognition of Women's History Month, VPR again collaborated with the Vermont Commission on Women in March, 2014, to present a series of stories aboutâ€� Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:16:37 GMT /programs/2014-03-21/vermont-women-in-the-arts Betty Smith-Mastaler /programs/2014-03-21/myers-for-womens-history-month-martha-and-hilda-belcher Martha Wood Belcher’s career as an artist spanned two centuries and two continents. She fulfilled the traditional roles of mother, sister, daughter andâ€� Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:58:26 GMT /programs/2014-03-21/myers-for-womens-history-month-martha-and-hilda-belcher Mickey Myers