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Aug 13, 2020 · USA TODAY’s picks for Florida’s Women of the Century are a mixed bunch; they are educators, journalists, environmentalists, nurses, authors and activists.
Sep 3, 2020 · Betty Mae Jumper’s vast legacy was just expanded; she was named one of USA Today’s “Florida Women of the Century,” a list of notable women with a wealth of accomplishments and achievements.
Mar 25, 2020 · The Florida Women’s Heritage Trail gives a brief outline of over 100 women significant to Florida history, beginning with the early native Indians and Spanish pioneers and continuing through the end of the 20th century.
Aug 14, 2020 · It centers on a Black woman in her 40s retelling the events of her life in the early 20th century in Central Florida. When it first came out, it didn't receive favorable reviews.
May 26, 2015 · From the select few who traveled with Ponce de Leon to the state's first female mayor Marion H. O'Brien, the text sheds light on the roles these pioneering women played in the shaping of the Sunshine State.
Mar 16, 2017 · The title page of Lucy Blackman’s book, The Women of Florida, published in 1940. Still, her observations about women’s actions to improve Florida have value. Long before women could vote, they were organizing in female-only clubs—notably the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs (FFWC).
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An original theatrical production by the Florida Historical Society. Features dramatic portrayals of businesswoman Caroline P. Rossetter, environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas, educator Mary McLeod Bethune, and American folklorist, anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston.
