by txwfwomensfdev | Jun 26, 2019 | Count Her In
Image from the Legislative Reference Library of Texas Margie Elizabeth Neal Born: 1875 near Carthage, TX Died: 1971 Noted For: Margie Neal is noted as a suffragist who was the first woman elected to the Texas Senate, as well as her leadership of an East Texas...
by txwfwomensfdev | Jun 26, 2019 | News
Via: My Sweet Charity By: Jeanne Prejean Elaine Welteroth is just 32 years old, but she’s already done more than a couple of people would do in a lifetime. Since her birth in Newark, California, she had a pretty normal childhood competing in track and field and...
by txwfwomensfdev | Jun 26, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Via: Philanthropy Women By: Marcia Cone Editor’s Note: Women’s Funding Network Chief Strategist Marcia Coné is passionate about the Two-Generation (2Gen) Approach to breaking the cycle of poverty for women and their families. Here, she talks about WFN’s efforts to...
by txwfwomensfdev | Jun 25, 2019 | Count Her In
The moment: June 28, 1919 The place: The Texas Legislature Agenda for The Second Annual Convention of the Texas Equal Rights Association. Image from the Austin History Center. On June 28, 1919, the Texas Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States...
by txwfwomensfdev | Jun 25, 2019 | Count Her In
https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/visit/calendar/suffrage-centennial-20190628 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/336854953539598/ Background: On June 28, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm, the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum in Austin will present a program...
