March Women’s History 16-24. Since this is my birth month, l thought it would be nice to commemorate my birthday month with a list of noteworthy women born in March 16-24. Their birthdays and accomplishments for this time frame is below. Accordingly, these are just a selection of noteworthy women born in March, each making significant contributions to their respective fields. Listed are just a few of their recognitions during their lifetimes.
March Women’s History 16-24
Notwithstanding, we start with March 16 and Alice Hoffman’s birthday in 1952. She is an American novelist known for her magical realism and storytelling, with works like Practical Magic. Moreover, the story basis is of two sisters wanting to leave behind their “family traditional witchcraft.” It was adapted into a film in 1998. Further, other books are Green Angel, The Ice Queen and The Dovekeepers (2011) (TV Miniseries, 2015). Her children’s books include “Fireflies.” In addition, she presents coping lessons for Breast Cancer in “Survival Lessons.” Subsequently, she helped Fund Hoffman Breast Center at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
This lady is the first India/American scientist in the NASA program. Kalpana Chawla, was born on March 17, 1962. She became a naturalized US citizen in 1990. Her last mission started on Jan. 16, 2003. On this mission, her duties were to do crucial microgravity studies and advanced technology development. In addition, she studied astronaut health and safety feature protocols. However, the Space Shuttle Colombia disaster occurred on Feb.1, 2003. Re-entry killed Kalpana, along with six others. Therefore, her posthumous awards were: Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Space Flight Medal and NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
March Women’s History 16-24: Musical March of Women
On March 18 was the preview of the First Lady of hip-hop music, Queen Latifah (1970). She is an American rapper, singer, actress, and producer. Her pioneering roles in these areas allowed acknowledgement of her talents. Afterwards, as a rapper, she used her platform to urge political consciousness. Accordingly, her style is based on roots of jazz, raggae, and soul traditions from beats produced by D. J. Mark the 45 King.
During her time in music, albums include (1989) All Hail the Queen and What’s That Noise; (1990) Time’s Up; and (2006) Rhino Hi-Five: Queen Latifah. She uses rhymes in her music to send bold and beautiful messages to all genders. In addition, her company, Flavor Unit (with partner Shakim Compere), has enormous influence in movies, TV and artist management. Afterwards, her performance in “Bessie,” was Emmy Award-winning. One last comment, “Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.”
Drum Beat and Roll, Snap!
For lovers of music here is another personality born on March 19, namely, Ruth Pointer (1946). She is an American singer and member of The Pointer Sisters, known for hits like “I’m So Excited” and “Jump (For My Love)” in the Pop Music genre. Formal vocal training started early, within the structure of The Church of God. She worked in several films: Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen, The Nutty Professor and National Lampoon’s Vacation. In addition, she has been international spokesperson for the USO and works for Special Olympics and Best Buddies. There is a group STAR on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame for Recording. 1985 saw two awards, both for vocal: Best Pop Performance and Best Vocal Arrangement for the group. Ruth Pointer, as part of The Pointer Sisters, received another award in 1975 for “Fairytale,” (vocal) and induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (2005) [permanently closed].
Women Who Are Movers of Their World
From Down Under comes Ruby Rose, born on March 20, 1986. Many hats cover this Australian head: model, D.J., recording artist, boxer (learned from god-father, Lionel Rose), actress, Presenter on MTV Australia, and the face of Maybelline New York in Australia. She self-produced “Break Free,” to start her success as an actress. Her true debut was in 2008, “Suite for Fleur,” while her American notoriety came from seasons 3 and 4, “Orange is the New Black,” and a 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Back in Australia, she worked with Milk and Honey fashion label and with Phoebe Dahl, (2014) designing ethical street-wear for Faircloth Lane. This resulted in her work being carried in Vogue Australia, InStyle Magazine, Maxim and New York’s Inked Magazine (65 tattoos). She then switched in 2016 to be the face of Urban Decay Cosmetics.
March 21 was the birthday for Rosie O’Donnell (1962). American comedian, actress, and television personality known for her talk show “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” (1995) and the host of Stand-Up Spotlight, (1988) VH1’s popular show. She received 2 Emmys: Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host. In addition, she acted in Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Another Stakeout (1993) and Beautiful Girls (1996) as the “best friend” in each. LGBTQ+ rights and children’s issues are the advocacies she pursues.
Women Who Are Shakers of Their World
Reese Witherspoon, born on March 22, 1976 is the driving force behind the Hello Sunshine company. She is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur known for her roles in films like “Legally Blonde” and “Walk the Line,” which gave her the Best Actress Oscar. Other awards include a Primetime Emmy Award and 2 Golden Globe Awards. In 2019 and 2021, Forbes tagged her among the Worlds’ 100 Most Powerful Women.
Her production company started out as Type A Films company and over the years transformed into Hello Sunshine. July 2018, Hello Sunshine launched the talk show Shine On with Reese on DirecTV hosted by Witherspoon. It has one-on-one interviews between Witherspoon and various female guests. They focus on how the women achieve their dreams.
She was an accomplished actress and dancer, Joan Crawford has this day of March 23, 1905, as her birthday. She was awarded an Oscar for “Mildred Pierce” (1945). An Iconic American actress, she was known for her roles in classic films such as “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962),” During her era, she made over 60 films. Starting in 1933, she showcased her dancing skills with Fred Astaire. By 1971, she authored her book, My Way of Life. Joan was the first woman elected to Pepsi’s board following her husband’s death in 1959 (Alfred Steele, chairman of Pepsi). The current board elected her. Spokesperson from then on, she received the “Pally Award,” (1963) given to an employee that makes “the most significant contribution to company sales.” Her death occurred later on May 10, 1977.
Most Important Woman
This American civil rights and women’s rights activist arrived on March 24. Her name is Dorothy Height (1912). She was president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. She also organized the March on Washington. President Bill Clinton (1994), gave Height the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is the highest civilian award in the United States. He recognized her lifelong commitment to civil rights and women’s rights activism. “I want to be remembered as someone who used herself and anything she could touch to work for justice and freedom. I want to be remembered as one who tried.” – Dorothy Height. Her death was mourned on April 20, 2010.
A page of birthdays for March 1-15 is available. Furthermore, the birthday dates of March 25-28 are here. March Women’s History-29-30: and also for your reading pleasure March Women’s History-31.
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