National Women's History Month
The Month of March
The 2017 theme for National Women's History Month honors women who have successfully challenged the role of women in both business and the paid labor force. Women have always worked, but often their work has been undervalued and unpaid.Below are some amazing women that truly were Trailblazers for all women in labor and business:Kate Mullany1845-1906Formed the nation's first bona-fide all-female union when she organized over 300 of her fellow laundresses.Lucy Gonzalez Parson1853-1942Labor organizer, radical socialist, and anarchist co-founded Industrial Workers of the World.Maggie Walker1864-1934A community leader who encouraged individual self-help efforts and who chartered the first African American Women's BankAddie L. Wyatt1924-2012An ordained minister, labor and civil rights leader and co-founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women.Barbara "Dusty" Roads1928-PresentHelped to form the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) in 1977.Norma Yeager1930-PresentFirst women stockbroker who paved the way for women in the New York Stock Exchange.Lilly Ledbetter1938-PresentCivil rights activist who fought for equal pay and against sexual harassment.Barbara Hackman Franklin1940-PresentHarvard Business School graduate that pioneered the effort to increase the number of women in government.Rebecca Anderson1940-PresentFounding director of Handmade in America which revitalized and expanded employment opportunities for twenty-five counties in the state of North Carolina.Alexis Herman1947-PresentLabor leader, youngest director of the Women's Bureau and appointed Secretary of Labor by President Carter.Yvonne Walker1959-PresentPresident of SEIU Local 100 and dedicated leader for the fight for economic and social justiceAndra Rush1960-PresentFounder and CEO of Rush Group. She has made it her mission to "create sustainable job opportunities in underserved communities."Nina Vaca1971-PresentFounder and CEO of Pinaccle Group and one of the few Latinas elected to serve as director of a publicly traded company.