JUNE 9: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
Georgia Neese Clark
Georgia Neese Clark was confirmed as the first woman treasurer of the United States today in 1949.
Phyllis Wallace
Phyllis Wallace, an economist, and first African-American woman full professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, was born today in 1921.
Nong Toom
A Thai boxer, Nong Toom (also known as Parinya Charoenphol), was born today in 1981. Since transitioning to a woman, Charoenphol has starred in a number of movies and even had her own biopic, Beautiful Boxer. Her mere presence has helped turn assumptions about the male-dominated sport of Muay Thai – and the conservative social underpinnings thereof – on their head.