Women's History Month

Throughout March, Women's History Month, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is proud to recognize women, organizations, and events that have a connection to our County and have impacted the history of Allegheny County and/or the nation.

Every day in March, two profiles will be added to our Facebook page, Twitter feed and the list below. The County Executive invites you to learn about their accomplishments or struggles and celebrate the history of Allegheny County’s female community.

March 2013
Rachel Carson   Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pgh
Esther Bush   Suzie McConnell-Serio
Julia Warhola     Carlow University
Nellie Bly   Sophie Masloff  
Cherie Johnson     Victoria "Torie" Clarke
Judith Resnik     Magee-Womens Hospital
Helen Richey     Mary Roberts Rinehart
Dr. Ellie Wymard   Christina Aguilera
Swin Cash   Allegheny Co. Women, Infants & Children
Program (WIC)
Rita Wilson Kane   Carol Semple Thompson
Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm     Tamara Tunie
Equal Rights Amendment     Ann Betz Walko  
Mary Cassatt   Anne X. Alpern  
Martha Graham     Meghan Klingenberg  
U.S. Supreme Court Want-Ad Ruling     Gertrude Stein  
Helen Grimes     Allison Schmitt  
Dr. Helen Faison     Jackie Evancho  
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR)     Barbara Hafer  
Helen Clay Frick     Annie Dillard  
Sara Mathilde Soffel   Ming-Na Wen  
Chatham University     Alice Ballard Montgomery  
Mary Schenley   Liliane S. Kaufmann
Alma Speed Fox   Catherine Baker Knoll
Agnes R. Katz   National Association of Women in Construction
Josie Carey   Teresa Heinz
Gwen Elliott   Margaret Morrison Carnegie
Willa Cather   Womanspace East Inc.
Carnegie Library of Homestead Swim Team   Elsie Hillman
Mary Flinn Lawrence   Linda Lane
Lillian Russell Moore   Greater Pittsburgh Commission for Women
Ruth Crawford Mitchell   Allegheny County Women's Day