JANUARY 28: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
Hannah Bachman Einstein
Hannah Bachman Einstein was an American Jewish social worker and activist who was instrumental in the establishment of child welfare boards in the United States. She was born today in 1862.
Hazel Garland
Hazel Garland, a journalist and first African American woman to serve as editor-in-chief of a nationally circulated newspaper (The Pittsburgh Courier) was born in 1913.
Rosalía Mera Goyenechea
Rosalía Mera Goyenechea was a Spanish businesswoman and entrepreneur known for co-founding the Zara retail chain with her then-husband Amancio Ortega Gaona. At the time of her death, she was the richest woman in Spain and the world's richest self-made woman. She was born today in 1944.
Maame Biney
Maame Biney, born today in 2000, qualified for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in the 500-meter. She was the first black women’s speedskater on a U.S. Olympic Team.
Crystal Bird Fauset
Today in 1938, Crystal Bird Fauset was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature, making her the first African American woman in the US to be elected to a state legislature. She devoted her time in office to public health, housing for those in poverty and women's workplace rights, and would go on to become the Assistant Director and Race Relations Director of The Office of Civil Defense.
“I’ve always been proud of Black people and the many things we have accomplished despite the massive obstacles placed in our way...I covered good news for years. But it was news nonetheless. It was what Black people felt was important to them. These are successful people who had the same obstacles placed in their way as others, but instead of complaining, or finding excuses they went out and did something about it. They didn’t allow racism and prejudice to hold them back; they fought the odds and won. But they continued to give back. Most of the society things I covered are generally not only to have a good time but to raise money to help others less fortunate Negroes go to college.”