Tag: alexandria celebrates women
Alexandria Celebrates Women: Women’s efforts helped cherry blossoms take root
By Gayle Converse
Washington, D.C.’s treasured cherry blossoms are the horticultural and diplomatic result of women’s efforts; yet, while the Tidal Basin itself rightfully pays...
Alexandria Celebrates Women: Founding the trail
By Gayle Converse
Hosting more than one million pedestrians and bicyclists each year, Northern Virginia’s scenic Mount Vernon Trail has become one of the most...
Alexandria Celebrates Women: Women’s roles on Election Day
By Gayle Converse
You might think it’s a far stretch between serving as a high-ranking United States military officer in the Middle East to serving...
Alexandria Celebrates Women: The origins of the Scottish Walk Parade
By Gayle Converse
In 1605, five residents of Aberdeen, Scotland were prosecuted for parading through the town “maskit and dancing with bellis.” More than 400...
The struggle for suffrage
By Gayle Converse
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by...
The Legacy of Annie B. Rose
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller | [email protected]
The daughter of a once-enslaved laborer was instrumental in turning what was once an infamous Alexandria site –...
Unrivaled excellence and unsullied fame
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
A woman with ties to several historic sites in Alexandria has been described as “the wife of three husbands,”...
Better With Age Profile: Making a mark
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
There are always a few special people in a community who do the most to help others. Pat Miller is one...
Cloaks, daggers…and petticoats
How American women spies ‘gave the slip’ to the enemy (Part II)
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Due to the destruction of records and the...
Cloaks, daggers…and petticoats
How American women spies 'gave the slip' to the enemy (Part I)
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Invisible ink, secret codes… and layers of petticoats...
