Women's History Month Spotlights
Breaking the Silence Was Just the Beginning: What Happened When We Finally Told the Truth About Menopause
I arrived on March 30 at 5:30 p.m., just as registration opened, and before anything was even said from a microphone, the room was...
The Honorable NYS Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins the First Female Legislative Conference Leader in NY State History
With nearly 30 years of working in government behind her, New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins continues to be a force for change, as...
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Tami Wilson – Feeding Westchester’s First Ever COO
On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Tami Wilson, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Feeding Westchester, the primary hunger-relief organization in Westchester County, was the Women's History Month...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Maureen Walker – First African-American Elected Mount Vernon City Comptroller
Guyanese-born Maureen Walker made history in November 1993 when she became the first woman, the first African-American, and the first person of Caribbean descent...
Breaking Barriers in Rye: Marion Anderson Makes History as First Black Councilmember
In a historic moment for the City of Rye, Marion Anderson became the first Black councilmember elected to serve on the Rye City Council,...
Tiesha Heath Make History First Female Officer In Elmsford Police Department
The Village of Elmsford made history on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, by hiring not only their first Black female but their first female Police...
Women’s History Month Spotlight – Joyce Sharrock Cole Makes History As First African-American Ossining Village Historian
Joyce Sharrock Cole was appointed to the position of Ossining Village Historian, the afternoon of Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in a small event at...
Standing on Her Shoulders – The Enduring Legacy of Dr. Hazel Dukes
Honoring The Late Dr. Hazel Dukes: A Lifetime Fighting for Justice, A Legacy That Lives On
Today, for Women's History Month, we celebrate Dr. Hazel...
MaryAnn Carr – the first African American Town Supervisor in Westchester County
In a brief masked and socially distant ceremony, with immediate family only, MaryAnn Carr was sworn in as Town of Bedford Supervisor on Wednesday, January 6,...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Celebrating Cynthia Hood – 1st African American Female Detective In White Plains PD
On this day in Black History, on March 14, 2005, Detective Cynthia J Hood was promoted to the Rank of Sergeant, making her the...
Badge & Barrier Breakers: The Black Women Who Paved the Way in Westchester Law Enforcement.
Black women have played a vital role in shaping law enforcement across Westchester County, often breaking barriers in institutions that historically excluded both women...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Shawyn Patterson-Howard – First Woman Elected Mayor In City Of Mount Vernon
Democratic nominee Shawyn Patterson-Howard (SPH) made history Tuesday, November 5, 2019, when she narrowly won the general election, becoming the First Female Mayor elected...
This Day In Black History – March 11th Lorraine Hansberry Makes History As 1st Black Woman To Produce A Broadway Play
A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play produced by a Black woman, Lorraine Hansberry, debuted at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March...
Dr. Betty Campbell Breaks Barriers As First Black Commissioner of Jurors In NYS
Dr. Betty Campbell, an adjunct professor of criminal and social justice and the Commissioner of Jurors for Westchester County, is the first African-American woman...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Rev. Margaret D. Fountain-Coleman – 1st Black Woman Elected Village of Tuckahoe Trustee
While living in Tuckahoe, New York, Rev. Coleman served as an elected Trustee for the Village of Tuckahoe. In 2008, Rev. Coleman is notably...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Ruth Hassell-Thompson Made Her-story As First Black Councilwoman In City Of Mount Vernon
In 1993, The Honorable Ruth Hassell-Thompson made history when she was elected as the city of Mount Vernon’s first Councilwoman, and again as the...
The Dr. Traci Gardner Women’s History Month Interview
On International Women's Day, Sunday, March 8, 2026, Traci Furbert-Gardner, MD, joined Damon K. Jones, AJ Woodson & Larnez Kinsey on the People Before...
Women’s Month Spotlight: Dr. Traci Gardner Makes History 1st Woman & African American Chief Medical Officer/Medical Dir. of Children’s Village
The Children’s Village Organization in Dobbs Ferry, NY, announced Traci Furbert-Gardner, MD, as its new Medical Director on March 13, 2019. Dr. Gardner makes...
Before the Civil Rights Act, Dr. Jane Cooke Wright Was Already Changing Cancer Treatment By Derek H. Suite, M.D.
The physician whose research helped bring scientific precision to early chemotherapy
Cancer touches nearly every family in America. If it has not reached your own...
Legacy Beyond Self: The Meaning Behind the Commissioning of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Olivia Hooker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbZAnXo4kc
An expanded article based on the transcript and historical record
There are ceremonies meant for tradition — and then there are ceremonies meant for memory.The...
