Jacksonville Florida is a great place to live for so many reasons, but I love that we truly get all 4 seasons, unlike other areas of Florida, or even South Texas (where I lived for 7 years). Fortunately for us, though, the winter season is blissfully short and typically mild. Unfortunately, Feb
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02/26/2019
Today, Day 4 of Black History Month, I'm building on the history of Day 2, where we learned about Eliza Ann Grier, the first black woman physician in the state of Georgia. Today, please meet Susan McKinney Steward, the third African American woman to earn a medical degree, and the first in the
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02/04/2019
Small deviation today in recognition of Superbowl Sunday: I'm still going to highlight the career of an African American woman today, but this particular woman is not in the STEM field. Meet Collette Smith, the first African American woman to coach an NFL team, and only the third women to coach
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02/03/2019
In honor of Black History Month, every day this month I am going to highlight one African American woman who broke down barriers in a STEM field.February 2, 2019: Eliza Ann Grier, Physician This is Eliza Ann Grier, born in 1864 in North Carolina into slavery. Mecklenburg, North Carolina delayed
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02/02/2019
In honor of Black History Month, every day this month I am going to highlight one African American woman who broke down barriers in a STEM field.February 1, 2019: Bessie Coleman, AviatorThis is Bessie Coleman, born in 1892 in Texas to sharecroppers, Bessie was of both African American and Native
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02/01/2019
