Posts Tagged ‘Heroine of the Month’
April 2016: Corrie ten Boom
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…
Read MoreMarch 2016: Clare Boothe Luce
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,…
Read MoreFebruary 2016 and May 2009 Sandra L. Brown
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,…
Read MoreJanuary 2016 and May 2010 Caryl Matrisciana
Caryl Matrisciana 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. Film Maker and author Caryl Matrisciana is a well-known expert on ancient and modern world religions, contemporary cults, paganism and the occult. Best-selling…
Read MoreJuly 2015: Gabrielle Weidner
Gabrielle Weidner 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.
Read MoreMay 2015: Shula Cohen
Shula Cohen 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. Shula Cohen became one of Israel’s most famous spies spy in 1948 in Beruit where her wealthy husband and her acceptance in Lebanese-Syrian social circles gave her unprecedented…
Read MoreApril 2015: Clara Barton
Clara Barton 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. Probably the most famous American nurse, Clara Barton is known as the “Angel of the Battlefield,” and one of the most honored women in American history.…
Read MoreDecember 2014: Mary Jo Copeland
Mary Jo Copeland 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 people on the streets of Minneapolis call her their ‘street mother.’ City officials call her ‘an extraordinary leader’ and an ‘urban saint.’ “Married…
Read MoreOctober 2014: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher 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. Known as “The Iron Lady,” Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham,…
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