Posts by Sharon Hughes

    Abigail Smith Adams Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   Abigail Smith Adams was the wife of John Adams, President of the United States. Born in Massachusetts to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy in…

  Harriet Tubman Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.

  Noni Darwish Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   For her courage to speak the truth, and risking her safety to do so, Noni Darwish is our Heroine of the Month for…

  Corrie ten Boom Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.    Corrie ten Boom was a Christian Holocaust survivor who, along with her family, hid many Dutch Jews from the Nazis during World War II. She was born…

Clare Boothe Luce Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. The first U.S. Woman Diplomat, Clare Boothe Luce was an American editor, playwright, social activist, politician and journalist. The wife of Henry Robinson Luce,…

Sandra L. Brown Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   Sandra L. Brown has worked for 20 years in the field of Victimology and has provided individual and group counseling to hundreds of survivors,…