Jill Tietjen’s Her Story Corner

Sep 29, 2011 by Jill S. Tietjen

What woman served on the agricultural board at the Louisiana Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri?

Aug 17, 2011 by Jill S. Tietjen

At nineteen months of age, an illness leaves her deaf, mute and blind. Yet, at age 23, she will graduate cum laude from Radcliffe...

The amazing woman from July was Harriet Tubman. Click http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/ for more...

Jul 23, 2011 by Jill S. Tietjen

The Underground Railroad’s most famous conductor – the award for her capture eventually totalled $40,000!

Do you know her? This member of the Underground Railroad was nicknamed “Moses” for going down to Egypt (the South) and...

Jun 22, 2011 by Jill S. Tietjen

Julia Morgan was a well-known architect in California who began her education and career as a civil engineer. In 1898, Morgan became...

Apr 27, 2011 by Jill S. Tietjen

Chemist Ellen Swallow Richards analyzed more than 100,000 samples of the State of Massachusetts’ water and sewage. As a result,...