Posts Tagged ‘Heroine of the Month’

Elisabeth Elliott 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. Elisabeth Elliott is the wife of the late Jim Elliot, one of the four American missionaries who were killed by the Auca Indians in the jungles…

  Jill Stanek 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.   Over a decade ago, Jill was minding her own business, working as a nurse on the southwest side of Chicago. In a moment,…

  Irena Sendler 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.   Irena Sendler was born in Otwock, Poland, in 1910. When the Nazis invaded in 1939, Irena was a social worker and so had…

Rosemary Schindler Garlow 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 niece of Oscar Schindler (of Schindler’s List ), the remarkable ‘Gentile’ man who outwitted Hitler and the Nazis to save more Jews from the gas…

  Phyllis Schlafly   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. Personal Note from Sharon: I was so glad I was able to attend a Memorial program for Phyllis on October 1st put together by…

    Ann Sullivan 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.   At a young age Anne Sullivan developed effective ways of teaching blind and deaf students, and is especially known as the teacher of Helen Keller. …

    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…