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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.
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. One of the...
Rhea Grossman, first woman to sit on the Florida Supreme Court. Betty Mae Jumper, first Chairwoman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Gwen Margolis, the first woman president of the Florida Senate. Carrie P. Meek, the first black woman elected to Congress from Florida.
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.
Feb 2, 2019 · Now let’s look at how to determine who the first women were in your Florida county to serve in public office, or at least run for office. The State Archives holds records pertaining to women in both categories.
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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.
