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This Pi Day, we’re raising a slice of “π” to Dr. Shelly M. Jones and to every woman proving that when everyone is welcomed into mathematics, the circle gets bigger, and the future gets smarter. Read her book-- Women Who Count.
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#WomensHistoryMonth #PiDay #DrShellyMJones #CWHF #InclusiveMath
The Eileen Kraus Memorial Scholarship
Rules and Application here: cwhf.org/educational-programs/eileen-kraus-scholarship
or scan the QR code in the graphic, and please share this post so more students can see it
#EileenKrausScholarship #CWHF #HigherEducation #CollegeScholarshipOr
If today feels cursed, take a page from Rosalind Russell: stand taller, talk faster, remember that the unluckiest thing you can do is underestimate a Connecticut woman with a joke up her sleeve and snark in her heart.
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#WomensHistoryMonth #RosalindRussell #CWHF #FridayThe13th #FilmIcon
Visit cwhf.org to learn more about Dorrit and other inspiring women.
#WomensHistoryMonth #DorritHoffleit #GirlScoutDay #CWHF #WomenInSTEM
#WomenInScience #OnlyAGirl #GirlsLead #InspiringWomen
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#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenFirsts #CWHF #MarthaParsons #MaryHall #EdytheJGaines #BettyTianti #MariaCSanchez #SheOpenedTheDoor #CTWomenLead #CTWomensHistory
Visit our website to learn more and to donate: cwhf.org,
Go to our YouTube channel, youtube.com/@ctwomenshalloffame, watch bios of our inductees.
#WomensHistoryMonth #HarrietTubmanDay #CWHF #KristenGriest #JosephineBaker #VirginiaHall #FlorenceFitch #ReginaRushKittle #SupportWomensHistory
Visit our website cwhf.org,
Go to our channel, youtube.com/@ctwomenshalloffame,bios and watch bios of our inductees.
#WomensHistoryMonth #HarrietTubmanDay #CWHF ;#HarrietTubman #KristenGriest #JosephineBaker #VirginiaHall #FlorenceFitch #ReginaRushKittle #WomenWarriors #SupportWomensHistory”
On National Barbie Day, we’re thinking even iconic dolls can grow. While Barbie didn’t start as a feminist icon, she has evolved to reflect more diverse and powerful role models for girls.
Explore the women we honor in our Inductee Gallery at cwhf.org
#WomensHistoryMonth #NationalBarbieDay #CWHF
Dr. Hilda Crosby Standish spent decades juggling five kids, hospital shifts, and late-night lectures to make birth control and honest sex education accessible in Connecticut.
To learn more about Dr. Standish, go to cwhf.org
#WomensHistoryMonth #DrHildaCrosbyStandish #CWHF #DayLightSavingsTime
🌍 Honoring International Women’s Day
You can help protect CT women's stories by joining The Trail Blazers, our community of sustaining donors dedicated to preserving women’s history
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#WomensHistoryMonth #TrailBlazers #CWHF #IWD2026
By 2023, Connecticut Paid Leave was 1 of just 13 state programs + DC. New CEO Erin Choquette, a longtime legal & policy expert helped CPL deliver over $1.5B to 185,000+ workers, leading the program into a strong, innovative future.
#WomensHistoryMonth #PaidFamilyLeave #ConnecticutPaidLeave #cwhf
CT Paid Leave program was passed in 2019. In 2020, Andrea Barton Reeves stepped in to make that promise real as the first CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, the agency created to bring the law to life.
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#WomensHistoryMonth #ConnecticutPaidLeave #CWHF
CT moved closer to making paid family & medical leave a reality. State Sen Julie Kushner & State Rep Robyn Porter were the heart of the fight, as Chairs of the Labor & Public Employees Committee. They fought until the legislation was passed in 2019
#WomensHistoryMonth #ConnecticutPaidLeave #CWHF
Today, CWEALF carries this fighting spirit forward as She Leads Justice, led by Executive Director Janée Woods Weber, continuing to press lawmakers and challenge systems
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#WomensHistoryMonth #CPL #CWHF #PaidFamilyLeave #CWEALF #SheLeadsJustice 5/5
Connecticut has gone many steps further by creating one of the nation’s strongest paid family and medical leave programs, bringing to life the vision DeLauro has championed for decades
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#WomensHistoryMonth #CPL #CWHF #FMLA 6/6
A lifelong champion for working families, she fought to expand access to healthcare, improve food safety, strengthen nutrition programs, advance equal pay, & secure paid leave (tomorrow’s post).
Learn more or to make a donation, visit cwhf.org
#WomensHistoryMonth #RosaDeLauro #HappyBirthday #CWHF
Over the next 30 days, we will spotlight incredible women. Share what moves you and join us in celebrating women’s history, because when we tell women's stories, we can visualize a stronger future.
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#WomensHistoryMonth #CWHF #CelebrateWomen #HiddenHistory
Marian Anderson used her voice to push against artistic limits & the color line.
On February 27, her birthday, Black History Month comes to a close. We honor Marian Anderson, proud of her Connecticut ties. Check out her bio at cwhf.org.
#BlackHistoryMonth #MarianAnderson #CWHF #MusicForChange
Augusta Lewis Troup became a journalist and typesetter. After witnessing women being paid less in the newspaper industry, she helped change labor history by founding the Women’s Typographical Union in 1868.
Learn More about Augusta at cwhf.org
#AugustaLewisTroup #Happy Birthday #CWHF #LaborHistory
On the UN World Day of Social Justice, during Black History Month, we honor Kica Matos, a creator of joyful trouble, whose persistence reminds us justice is something we build together.
Learn at cwhf.org
#BlackHistoryMonth #WorldDayOfSocialJustice #KicaMatos #CWHF #NationalImmigrationLawCenter.
On Random Acts of Kindness Day, we honor Kaitlin Roig‑DeBellis, a Sandy Hook teacher who chose compassion as her response to tragedy. Kaitlin founded Classes 4 Classes.
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#RandomActsOfKindnessDay #KaitlinRoigDeBellis #Classes4Classes #CWHF
Jahana Hayes was raised in public housing in Waterbury, became a teen mother, but refused to let that be her final chapter. As a teacher and now as a Congresswoman, she uses her voice on behalf of communities too often pushed to the margins.
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#BlackHistoryMonth #JahanaHayes #CWHF
Still time to celebrate Galentine’s Day! 💕 Make a Galentine’s Giving gift and we’ll send a custom e‑card to honor your favorite friends, mentors, and role models, order through 2/13! 💌 cwhf.org/galentines-day-page #GalentinesDay #CWHF
International Day of Women & Girls in Science series from SCSU. The four recipients of the John and Nina Caragianis Research & Innovation Endowed Fund.
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#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #SCSUphysics #CWHF #AndréCorrea #MariacelesteFlorian‑Rodriguez #SiobhanRogers #Bleu Wilson,
Continuing the International Day of Women and Girls in Science series with the Connecticut Technology Council’s Women of Innovation program, a statewide network, & award recognizing women and girls leading the way in STEM.
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#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomenOfInnovation #CWHF
International Day of Women and Girls in Science continues with a spotlight on Young Women In Bio (YWIB), part of Women In Bio’s (WIB) Connecticut community and chapters across North America.
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#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #YWIBConnecticut #WomenInBio #CWHF #STEMfems
Kicking off the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by spotlighting the Connecticut Science Center’s Women in Science initiative
ctsciencecenter.org/women-science
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#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #CWHF #ConnecticutScienceCenter #WomenInScience
Tomorrow is National Inventors Day. Margaret Knight co-founded the Eastern Paper Bag Company in Hartford to manufacture the grocery bags. She engineered the machine that automatically cut, folded, and glued paper bags, making a slow process efficient.
#NationalInventorsDay #MargaretKnight #CWHF
Still time to celebrate Galentine’s Day! 💕 Make a Galentine’s Giving gift and we’ll send a custom e‑card to honor your favorite friends, mentors, and role models, order through 2/13! 💌 cwhf.org/galentines-day-page #GalentinesDay #CWHF
This year, CWHF is marking Galentine’s Day with Galentine’s Giving, a fun way to turn your appreciation into impact. Make a gift, and we will send custom Galentine’s day cards or e-cards to honor your friends, colleagues, mentors, and role models.
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#GalentinesDay #CWHF
