11/30/22
Name that Woman Trailblazer: She was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model. Shortly thereafter, she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Diane (or Dianne) Belmont.
Answer: Lucille Ball.
11/23/22
Name that Woman Trailblazer: The very first woman to receive a First Class degree from the University of Oxford, by the age of 21 she had already written herself into the history books before even embarking on her impressive career. A fascinating and unique example of female brilliance, she is remembered as a celebrated writer, traveler, political officer and archaeologist. She was the first and only woman to work for British Intelligence in the Middle East during the turn of the 20th century.
Answer: Gertrude Bell.
11/16/22
Name that Woman Trailblazer: Actress and scientific inventor, is the female archetype of that clichéd compliment; not-just-a-pretty-face. The Austrian-born film actress weaved her way through European cinema and into the realms of Hollywood’s archives before upturning her thespian success and pursuing her passion for technological invention. After meeting musical composer George Antheil at a dinner party, during the years preceding and including the Second World War, the pair pioneered the technology that would guide torpedoes to their targets in war. A system of communication that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth.
Answer: Hedy Lamarr.
11/9/22
Name that Woman Trailblazer: She is an American poet and activist from Los Angeles, whose work focuses on feminism, anti-racism and other issues of marginalisation, oppression and the African diaspora. The first ever poet to be named National Youth Poet Laureate in the US, she published her debut collection of poems titled The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough, in 2015. The young writer quickly rose to global prominence following her moving performance of ‘The Hill We Climb’, at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration in 2021.
Answer: Amanda Gorman.
11/2/22
Name that Woman Trailblazer: A pioneer in women’s fashion, she can be credited with changing the way women dressed, functioned and lived in modern society. Creator of the mini-skirt and short shorts or hotpants, she gave a further choice to female style and paved the way for fashion to become a sexier form of self expression and empowerment.
Answer: Mary Quant.
