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Local (Michigan)
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An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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1821
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Germany
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1906
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Midwife
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Anna Margaretha Auer was an orphan who studied at the Loehe Institute in Neuendettelsau, Germany before emigrating to the United States and becoming one of the founding families of Frankenmuth, Michigan. She married John Picklemann on the ship over to the United States in 1845. Thirteen years after Picklemann's death, she married another founding member of the town, Johann Georg List. She gave birth to ten children, as well as oversaw the births of 61 of her 62 grandchildren. In all, Auer delivered more than 800 babies and never lost a mother or child. Her obituary described her as a "most lovable woman, highly educated, with a kindly disposition, and was loved and respected by all especially the sick, to whom she was a ministering Angel, having been called to their bedsides when medical men of any description were scarce in the wilderness, and as the years passed became noted as a midwife." (Death of a Pioneer, <em>The Frankenmuth News</em>, October 18, 1906)
Bibliography
For historical information on midwifery, see Laural Thatcher Ulrich "<em>A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard based on her diary, 1785–1812</em>." (Vintage Books, Random House Publishers, 1991).
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Local (Michigan)
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An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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1898
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1991
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Attorney
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Anne R. Davidow, a graduate of the University of Detroit Law School, went before the US Supreme Court to represent the plaintiffs in Goesaert v. Cleary (1948). The case involved Michigan barmaids fighting for civil rights against a 1945 Michigan law that banned female bartending in cities with a population of over 50,000, unless their husband or father owned the bar (Michigan Public Act 133, 1945). Davidow made the argument that sex discrimination violated women's constitutional rights by denying them equal protection and treatment under the 14th amendment of the US Constitution. The barmaids lost, but after continuous fighting the law was overturned. Davidow was no stranger to fighting for equal rights; she had advocated for women's suffrage atop soap boxes at factory gates. One of only four female graduates in her law school class of 1920, Davidow gained the right to vote the same year she passed the bar examination. An active feminist and lifelong member of the National Association for Women Lawyers, she once stated, “I was quite radical in the sense that I couldn’t see any reason a woman couldn’t do anything a man could do.” ("Longtime Lawyer," Detroit Free Press, June 25, 1991.) No stranger to the labor movement, Davidow had served as co-counsel to Walter, Victor, and Roy Reuther, leaders of the United Automobile Workers in its early years. She fought for social justice her entire life.
Bibliography
French, Amy Holtman. "Mixing It Up: Michigan Barmaids Fight for Civil Rights." T<em>he Michigan Historical Review</em> 40:1 (Spring 2014): 27-48.
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Local (Michigan)
Description
An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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Birth Date
1936
Birthplace
Lansing, MI
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Nun
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<p>Sister Ardeth Platte is a social justice activist. She was educated at Aquinas College in Michigan and entered the Dominican Order in 1954. An activist for social justice, Sister Platte has fought to reduce poverty, domestic violence, sexual discrimination, and military violence. She was one of the first women to sit on the City Council in Saginaw, MI. During her time in Saginaw, she helped organize a domestic violence shelter and a rape crisis center. Sister Platte lives by the code, "think globally, act personally." (Interview with Amy French, 2009).</p>
<p>Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1999. <a href="http://hall.michiganwomen.org/">http://hall.michiganwomen.org/</a></p>
Bibliography
<p>She contributed to a grassroots publication, <em>The Red Shawl</em>, in 1976 and 1977. Copies available through the "Child and Family Services of Saginaw, MI" website. <a href="http://www.childandfamilysaginaw.org">www.childandfamilysaginaw.org</a></p>
<p>Copies also included on this page.</p>
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An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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Birth Date
1882
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Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Death Date
1950
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Politician
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Cora Mae Reynolds was the first Native American woman elected to Michigan's House of Representatives. Of Ojibwe descent, she is thought to be the only Native American woman to have served in Michigan's legislature as of 2014. Born in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Reynolds decided to become a teacher. After attending public schools in the area, she then went to the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas to study. After her training was completed, she returned to the Upper Peninsula and taught in the local school system.<br /><br />Cora Reynolds married Charles Anderson in 1903; the couple ran a local hotel in L'Anse, Michigan. "Anderson's desire to improve the lot of those less fortunate led her to take up a new cause: establishing a public health service for Baraga County." (Majher, <em>Michigan History</em>, 47) She was particularly interested in alcoholism and other public health issues, such as tuberculosis. In 1925, she ran for the Michigan House of Representatives. She served one term from 1925-1926. During that time, "she was appointed chair of the committee overseeing the Industrial Home for Girls." (Mahjer, 47) Anderson continued to promote the public health by sponsoring acts to regulate sanitation practices. Representing her Native American constituency, she championed fishing rights on Huron Bay. After a redistricting caused Reynolds to lose her position, she joined the Michigan Grange, where she "quickly rose through the ranks to become an officer of the organization, respresenting the U.P. with distinction." (Mahjer, 48) In 2001, her life's work was honored when she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
Bibliography
Majher, Patricia. "Cora Reynolds Anderson: a Career of Firsts." <em>Michigan History Magazine</em> (March/April 2015): 46-48.<br /><br />Michigan Women's Hall of Fame: <a href="http://hall.michiganwomen.org/">http://hall.michiganwomen.org/</a>
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Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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Birth Date
1914
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Bessemer, Alabama, USA
Death Date
1972
Occupation
Social worker, police officer, attorney, and politician
Biographical Text
Brown was born in Bessemer, Alabama and her family moved to Detroit when she was eight years old. She later returned south to obtain a degree in Sociology from Fisk University. Upon returning to Michigan, she became a social worker and then a police officer. She graduated from Wayne State University with a law degree in 1948. She unsuccessfully ran for public office in 1950 and 1951, but in 1952 was successful and became Michigan's first female African-American state senator. She served two terms (1953-1956). While in office, she fought against racism and sexism. She continued to address women's issues as general counsel for the U.S. Post Office when she dealt with the problem of using the mail to distribute pornography. She worked as an attorney for the federal government for the rest of her career.
Bibliography
<p>Cora M. Brown Papers, Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library.</p>
<p>Victoria W. Wolcott, <em>Remaking Respectability: African-American Women in Interwar Detroit </em>(University of North Carolina Press, 2001).</p>
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Cora Mae Brown
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Michigan politician
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Michigan's first female African-American state senator
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Amy French
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black female state senator
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Local (Michigan)
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An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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Birth Date
1899
Birthplace
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Death Date
2000
Occupation
Printing shop owner
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Ruth Ellis was an African-American woman who was widely known in the Detroit community for her long-standing open support and activism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual rights. She came out as a lesbian around 1915—a potentially dangerous move for anyone at the time, but even more so for a black woman. She and her partner, Ceciline Franklin, moved to Detroit in the 1930s where Ellis opened the first printing business owned by a woman in that city. Their house was as a haven for LGBT African Americans. Ellis was known for her generosity and helping young people, especially with educational costs. Inspired by her, some of her friends opened the Ruth Ellis Center to provide social services for runaway, homeless, and at risk LGBT youth. The Center, however, will not turn away any youth in crisis regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Ellis is honored in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame for her activism and for her leadership in business.
Bibliography
<p>Ruth Ellis Center: <a href="http://www.ruthelliscenter.org/">http://www.ruthelliscenter.org/</a></p>
<p><a title="Michigan Women's Hall of Fame" href="http://hall.michiganwomen.org/honoree.php?C=83&A=253~20~114~96~172~79~2~62~238~113~263~271~46~280~80~272~3~152~167~74~138~63~92~196~4~242~32~84~48~229~153~231~192~41~129~82~69~109~42~254~93~97~56~175~281~103~273~13~249~260~207~21~126~104~230~5~288~98~131~27~53~38~195~282~139~239~219~106~57~22~147~58~274~107~127~6~255~173~144~286~85~17~148~250~47~261~208~228~49~221~251~43~205~135~168~256~181~33~115~232~176~23~14~75~169~130~162~44~198~204~99~7~118~119~8~136~275~222~50~227~15~157~65~150~108~24~154~170~163~76~9~209~283~110~140~70~264~276~59~155~265~16~158~156~241~60~182~191~257~116~190~28~164~243~125~160~197~279~86~270~193~223~29~266~134~39~159~111~61~177~132~87~52~199~54~35~210~211~64~112~200~183~165~277~245~284~258~100~10~122~71~267~262~240~77~51~94~120~11~259~36~25~244~224~151~178~55~287~88~45~184~128~72~246~78~171~268~233~121~141~180~206~189~269~73~235~123~83~89~145~18~66~26~237~30~212~188~142~220~90~19~40~161~218~133~81~247~225~67~37~248~146~217~91~143~12~236~31~68~1~213~101~117~214~174~102~285~226~278~137~185~124~234~95~216~166~187">Michigan Women's Hall of Fame: </a></p>
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LGBT activism
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African-American woman known for her activism for LGBT rights in the early 20th century
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Amy French
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Local (Michigan)
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An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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Birth Date
1841
Birthplace
New Brunswick, Canada
Death Date
1898
Occupation
Soldier and nurse
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After a rough childhood, Sarah Emma Edmonds (born Edmondson) ran away from her home in New Brunswick, Canada and settled in Flint, Michigan. On May 25, 1861, she enlisted in the Second Michigan Infantry as Franklin Thompson. She participated in the Peninsula Campaign and the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. In her memoir, Edmonds wrote of working as a spy and infiltrating the Confederacy, at times dressing as a black man or an Irish woman (there is no official record of this). According to Edmonds, she safely avoided detection as a man for many years. In 1863, she contracted malaria though. Knowing that her sex would be revealed in the hospital, Edmonds (Franklin Thompson) deserted the army. After her leave, she worked as a nurse for a while. In 1865, she published <em>Nurse and Spy in the Union Army</em>. In the 1880s, she petitioned for a veteran's pension and was granted one. She was also granted an honorable discharge and membership to the Grand Army of the Republic as its only woman member.
Bibliography
<p><em>Nurse and a Spy in the Union Army</em>: <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38497">http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38497</a></p>
<p>Civil War Trust on Sarah Emma Edmonds: <a href="http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/sarah-emma-edmonds.html">http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/sarah-emma-edmonds.html</a></p>
<p>Eggleston, Larry. <em>Women in the Civil War: Extraordinary Stories of Soldiers, Spies, Nurses, Doctors, Crusaders, and Others</em>. (McFarland and Co., 2003).</p>
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Military in Civil War
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Local (Michigan)
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Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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Birth Date
1957
Birthplace
Louisville, Mississippi, USA
Occupation
Firefighter
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<p>Deborah Stephens was the first female firefighter in the Saginaw Valley region. Stephens faced a lot of challenges being the first female fire fighter. She first joined the Saginaw Fire Department because it looked like a good and interesting job. Having taken a degree from Mississippi State University, she wasn't able to find a full-time teaching job in the area and had worked in various fields. When she joined the department, a <em>Saginaw News</em> reporter quoted her as saying that all she wanted to do was fight fires, not carry a torch for equal rights." (<em>Saginaw News</em>, 2/20/1990) Asked about that statement in 2014, Stephens said that she was happy to have represented females well. That she always tried to set a good standard through continuous improvement and keeping up a good image. </p>
<p>Although an educated and hard-working professional, it was difficult for Stephens to fit into the boys club. As she stated in a 2014 interview, "It doesn't matter how you try to fit in, there is always someone who thinks you should be at home baking cookies." Resentment of her hiring as a result of affirmative action marked the beginning of her career. Physically and mentally, Stephens knew she could do the job, but had to counter those who thought that women weren't strong enough or wouldn't be able to handle the horrors of the job. She stated that she wasn't afraid to do the job, but she was appropriately "cautious"—a good trait in a person who is running into a burning building where other people's lives are at stake. Even though she had all the proper training, she know that she had to "try harder" than a man would. At the time that she was hired, she told a <em>Saginaw News</em> reporter, "I'm going to have to prove myself every day. But whatever I do, I try to do my best." (<em>Saginaw News</em>, 2/20/1990) Doing her best was exactly what Stephens did and earned her a life-long career on the fire department and promotion in 2005 to the officer position of lieutenant. After twenty-two years on the department, she retired. The door that she opened continues to help women. When Ona Hoard became the first female captain in the area, she credited Stephens' mentorship. Women like Deborah Stephens remind us how important it is to have role models and that more women need to continue to integrate the firefighting profession so that young girls have a picture of who they want to emulate and someone to help show them the ropes.</p>
Bibliography
<a href="http://www.i-women.org/">International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services</a>
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Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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The following women were the first to integrate the Saginaw Police Department and the highest echelon of Saginaw City Council. Also listed is one of the first women to work at the Saginaw Grey Iron Plant.
Nellie Jo Brooks--one of first women to work at Saginaw's General Motors Grey Iron Plant
Wilmer Jones Ham--first female mayor of Saginaw
Joy Zissler--first female police officer on the Saginaw Police Department, retired 1989
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Local (Michigan)
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An account of the resource
Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration.
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An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc.
Birth Date
1876
Birthplace
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Death Date
1959
Occupation
Higher education
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<p>Dr. Agnes Wells was a Saginaw-born woman who was one of the nation's leading educators and an ardent support of women's equal rights. After being a principal in a high school in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and then at teacher of mathematics at Duluth High School, Wells became a faculty member at the University of Michigan in 1917. She was also the dean of women for two years. Wells left U of M to serve as Dean of Women at Indiana University and taught mathematics and astronomy after retiring from her administrative post. She founded a $1 million fellowship fund for the American Association of University Women and also belonged to the American Association of Deans of Women, and the American Association of University Professors. In 1949, she became chair of the National Woman's Party. The NWP had fought successfully for a constitutional amendment enfranchising women and after passage of the 19<sup>th</sup> amendment sought an Equal Rights Amendment. Upon reading a newspaper editorial which advised women that the 14<sup>th</sup> amendment doesn't mention sex (it does mention persons), she reportedly replied, "Women are persons, aren't they?" (<em>Saginaw Hall of Fame</em>, 2000).</p>
Bibliography
<p><em>Saginaw Hall of Fame</em>, biographical sketches by Ed Miller and Jean Beach, published by The Saginaw Hall of Fame, 2000.</p>
<p>Link to archival collection on Wells: <a href="http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00957">http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00957</a></p>
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Agnes Wells
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Education and rights activism
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Taught mathematics and astronomy at the university level in the 1910s
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Amy French
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Image: Saginaw County Hall of Fame, 2000
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