Psi Chapter drove to Bastrop, Louisiana for their meeting at a wonderful Italian Restaurant. Sue Gibson opened the meeting by talking about women who changed the world. Below is the presentation that she shared.
Susan B Anthony, American crusader for women’s right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Constitutional Amendment in 1920.
Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder pf the American Red Cross.
Marie Curie, the first women to be awarded a Nobel Prize (twice) Madame Curie was awarded the Noble prize in Physics and another in one in Chemistry.
Helen Keller, author activist and the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic. Earhart completed the record-breaking journey from the US to Ireland in nearly 15 hours.
June Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest, this mountaineer was the first woman to stand on the summit of Mt. Everest in 1975.
Sally Ride, the first American women in space. At the age of 32, Sally Ride journeyed to the starts as a space shuttle crew member.
And our Alpha Delta Kappa founders! Agnes Shipman Robertson, Marie Neal, Marion Southall, and Hattie Poppino, were visionary women who saw a need to recognize and support the professional efforts of outstanding women educators.
Today we celebrate them for changing our world to include all of the remarkable members her today.
