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Kentucky Women Remembered is an exhibit in the Kentucky State Capitol that honors the contributions of women from the Commonwealth. The exhibit consists of over 60 watercolor portraits of outstanding Kentucky women. The Kentucky Commission on Women receives nominations and selects two to four honorees each year to be included.
61st Governor of Kentucky; 49th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and Attorney General of Kentucky Born in Dawson Springs: Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) US Supreme Court Justice [40] Born and reared in Louisville [40] John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875) Vice President of the United States [41] Born just outside Lexington [41] John Y. Brown Jr ...
Amelia Tucker, first African-American woman to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives (1961–1963) John Yarmuth , U.S. Representative from Louisville, 2007–present; founder of the alt-weekly Louisville Eccentric Observer
RENFRO VALLEY, Ky. — It’s been a long road to induction for the “King of the Honky Tonks.” On Saturday, 12 Kentuckians’ names were permanently etched into history at Kentucky’s Country ...
Pamela Goodwine is the first Black woman elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court. Goodwine said she had to persevere through many challenges, including some related to her health and family, to get ...
Linda Blackford: Heather Maberry has a nonviable pregnancy, but Kentucky’s abortion laws are forcing her to carry it to term or go out of state for an abortion. “I’m living the worst ...
Instead, this list showcases Kentucky women and their roles in civil rights efforts after the 19th Amendment (1920) - including actions to enhance civil liberties in the U.S. - and up through the first stirrings of the Women's Liberation Movement that emerged from the Civil Rights Movement. [4]
These women are doing great things and leading by example. The post The 16 Most Inspiring Women Alive Today appeared first on Reader's Digest.