The first Native American to become a prima ballerina. Born in 1925, Tallchief grew up on the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma. As noted in a NY Times tribute to her, "Growing up at a time when many American dancers adopted Russian stage names, Ms.… more »
Behold! Something actually good happening in the news! Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., and Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D., just took home the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, making history in the process. On Wednesday, October 7, the scientists were awarded the… more »
A Tribute By President Barak Obama. Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk. She’d studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations. But because she was a woman, she was rejected. Ten years later,… more »
Christian F. Nunes, MBA, MS, LCSW In late August 2020, Christian became NOW President. She was previously appointed Vice President by the board in May 2019. Christian is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Consultant, and a Woman-Minority Business Owner… more »
Early in 2020 Ida B. Wells was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The citation read “For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching. The citation comes with a bequest by… more »