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Click here to view Senator Bruno's Women of Distinction online exhibit, that honors historic New York women. |
Provides Online Exhibit of Historic Women in NY
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
In an effort to celebrate Women�s History Month, Senator Bruno today launched an online exhibit honoring historic New York women whose achievements in arts, science, government, military, labor, education, and social reform has earned them recognition as "Women of Distinction."
Senator Bruno�s Women of Distinction online exhibit features 53 historic New York women, from suffragists to geneticists, labor organizers to entertainers, whose contributions are still felt today and who stand as an inspiration to the next generation of inventors, explorers, and achievers.
"Women�s History Month is a time to take stock of the enormous contributions of great women from our past," Senator Bruno said. "The Women of Distinction exhibit singles out just a few of these extraordinary people as an example of women�s achievements that continue to this very day."
This year, the Senate has two new inductees -- legendary actress Barbara Stanwyck and Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the first woman to earn a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Some of the other women in the online display include Susan B. Anthony, Lucille Ball, "Grandma Moses" Robertson, Harriet Tubman, Emma Willard, among others, all with strong links to New York State.
The online exhibit contains easy-to-read biographies of these great women, as well as identifying resources, many online, to help visitors learn more.
The original exhibit will be on display in Albany, March 7-18 at the Legislative Office Building. The Women of Distinction program was created by the Senate in 1998 to recognize the historic contributions of New Yorkers in celebration of National Women�s History Month, observed each March.
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