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On this Rainy day, we know there are many organizations you can donate to, and we appreciate you even considering us. There are matching-gift opportunities, so your donation can go twice as far. Use this link to donate thegreatgive.org/organizations/connecticut-women-s-hall-of-fame #TheGreatGive2026

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In her own words: “By doing this, I am inspiring other young women, and that I am proud of. Women—young, old, whatever age—can look at this and see that they can do anything they set their minds to.” 🏇 cwhf.org #CherieDeVaux #KentuckyDerby #CWHF #BreakingBarriers #Womentrainers #GoldenTempo

Donate on May 6 (8 am) through May 7 (8 pm) at www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/connecticut-women-s-hall-of-fame. Every gift of $10 or more helps unlock matching funds for CWHF. Want to do more? visit cwhf.org or call 203-392-9009 & set up your fundraising page. #GreatGive2026 #CWHF

Send e-cards to the mothers in your life, biological, adopted, foster, step, grand, chosen, new, or just admired. Go to cwhf.org/mothersday2026 to honor the mothers in your life #MothersDay2026 #CWHF #ConnecticutWomen #SupportMoms #FlorenceGriswoldMuseum #InspiringWomen

Annie Dillard, the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, invited readers to look closely at the natural world & our own inner lives through her observations & contemplative prose. Read about her & our other inductees at cwhf.org #AnnieDillard #happyBirthday #CWHF #PilgrimAtTinkerCreek #WomenWriters

Recently named to TIME magazine's TIME100, most influential people in the world, this CWHF Inductee has spent her career fighting for equity, justice, and opportunity for all. cwhf.org nilc.org #NationalSuperheroDay #TIME100Honoree #KicaMatos #CWHF #SocialJustice #ImmigrantRights #RealLifeHero

Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️

Through the Urban Resources Initiative, high school students and young adults work in crews to plant and care for street trees, carrying forward a Connecticut legacy that stretches from the storied Charter Oak. cwhf.org uri.yale.edu #ArborDay #URI #CWHF #UrbanResources #GreenSkills #TreePlanting

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In Quinnetukut, “the long tidal river,” homeland of the Mohegan, Pequot, Paugussett, & Schaghticoke, this relationship with the earth is described in terms of responsibility and reciprocity, and “Mother Earth” is used to express that 🌱 cwhf.org #EarthDay #CWHF #EcoFeminism #LoveYourMother

Every Kid Healthy Week, April 20–24. Virginia Thrall Smith grew up in Bloomfield, CT, in the 1830s, in a Connecticut that offered comfort and protection to some children and almost nothing to others. Discover how she responded in detail at cwhf.org. #EveryKidHealthyWeek #VirginiaThrallSmith #CWHF

Florence Wald, a nurse, educator, and former dean of the Yale School of Nursing, founded Connecticut Hospice in Branford in 1974, the first hospice program in the United States. Learn More at cwhf.org #MotherOfAmericanHospice #FlorenceWald #CWHF #EndOfLifeCare #YaleNursing #CTHospice

Southern Connecticut State University’s 25th Women’s & Gender Studies Conference Friday–Saturday, April 17–18, 2026, at SCSU in New Haven. #WomensAndGenderStudies #FeministConference #DisabilityStudies #TransnationalFeminism #DecolonialStudies #SocialJustice #SCSUEvents #AcademicConference

As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, I introduced legislation that would safeguard the Roadless Rule and permanently protect nearly 60 million acres of national forest lands in the U.S. (2/2)

Today, we turn the spotlight on to Susan Saint James, who always has a twinkle in her eye, as if she is sharing a private joke. Now semi-retired, she focuses on the Special Olympics cwhf.org #InternationalMomentOfLaughterDay #SusanSaintJames #CWHF #CTWomensHistory #SpecialOlympics

Trump has tried to take credit for Artemis II. Total BS.

Family Ties, Lasting Legacies ✨ Martha “Matt” Langevin & Elizabeth George Plouffe ✨ The Hill Sisters – Clara, Elsie, and Helena Hill ✨ The Smiths of Glastonbury – Abby, Julia, Laurilla, Cyrinthia, and Hancy. Learn more at cwhf.org. #NationalSiblingDay #CWHF #NativeAmericanHeritage #SuffrageHistory

A Chicago Hero in Rome ================= They threatened the Pope. He chose the refugees over the president. And then he told 70 million American Catholics to pick up the phone. -------------------------

Celebrating Nell Newman with a nod to farms, fields, and food systems, her work reminds us that every seed, every soil-saving practice, and small farm matters. Here’s to another year of growing a kinder, healthier, more sustainable world. cwhf.org #NellNewman #HappyBirthday #CWHF #OrganicFarming

Today’s reminder: your worth isn’t measured in loads of laundry, your home doesn’t have to be spotless to be loving, and rest is a right, not a reward. What joy are you choosing while the housework waits? cwhf.org #NationalNoHouseworkDay #ChoosingFunOverChores #CWHF #UnpaidLabor #WomensWork

Apply before midnight, April 15, 2026, at https://www.cognitoforms.com/ConnecticutWomensHallOfFame1/_2026EileenKrausScholarshipApplication ---GOODLUCK !!!! #EileenKrausScholarship #CWHF #ScholarshipOpportunity #ApplyNow #EducationFunding #WomensScholarship #ScholarshipDeadline #ScholarshipAlert

To learn more about our brilliant, quick‑witted, iconoclastic, groundbreaking, brave, visionary, and pioneering inductees, visit cwhf.org. #AprilFools #BreakingNews #ConnecticutWomensHallOfFame #WomensAchievements #WomenInHistory #CelebrateWomen #PioneeringWomen #CWHF

Dr. Maria‑Luz Fernández, Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Sciences at UConn, built an internationally recognized career investigating how smarter food choices lower the risk of metabolic disease. cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth #NationalTriglyceridesDay #DrMariaLuzFernández #CWHF #UCONN

Jerimarie Liesegang, PhD, was a Harvard-trained chemist with multiple advanced degrees who turned her focus to trans liberation & social justice. cwhf.org. #TransDayOfVisibility #WomensHistoryMonth #JerimarieLiesegang #CWHF #TransRights #LGBTQHistory #QueersWithoutBorders #HRC #CTAC

I mean there it is.

March is over, but our work does not stop on the 31st, and we cannot do it without you. In March 2027, we are restarting our Induction Ceremonies. Watch this space for more details. Visit us at cwhf.org. #WomensHistoryMonth #CWHF #CelebrateWomen #CTHistory #WomenLeaders #Trailblazers

The Eileen Kraus Memorial Scholarship Rules and Application here: cwhf.org/educational-programs/eileen-kraus-scholarship or scan the QR code in the graphic, and please share this post so more students can see it #EileenKrausScholarship #CWHF #HigherEducation #CollegeScholarshipOr

Annie Leibovitz has spent decades exploring tension, using light, staging, composition, and concept to turn portraiture into visual storytelling. Visit cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth #SmokeAndMirrorsDay #AnnieLeibovitz #CWHF #PhotographyArt #VisualStorytelling #ArtOfPhotography #IdentityInArt

On World Theatre Day, we’re spotlighting CWHF inductee Anika Noni Rose. Learn more about Anika (& her grandmother Cora Lee Bentley Radcliffe) at cwhf.org. #WomensHistoryMonth #WorldTheatreDay #AnikaNoniRose #CWHF #TonyAwardWinner #BroadwayStar #DisneyPrincess #BreakingBarriers #TheatreLegacy

📌BREAKING via NYT: “Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotion of four Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move." Two of the officers are Black and two are women, the other 32 are white men. Tell me again this regime isn’t fueled by bigotry and misogyny, and I’ll call you a liar.

On March 26, we celebrate “Make Your Own Holiday Day”, featuring Martha Stewart, who turned Connecticut creativity into a global lifestyle empire. So in true Martha fashion, dream up a celebration that reflects your passions: cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth #MakeYourOwnHoliday #MarthaStewart #CWHF

We honor those who kicked down barriers and those who quietly inspired change, inductee or not. It is for every girl and woman who has been told to wait her turn, lower her voice, or dream smaller, and chose not to. Your story is part of our legacy. cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth #OurHistory #CWHF

Lucia Chase, born 3/24/1897, began serious ballet training at 35 after being widowed. She co-founded the American Ballet Theatre and danced with the company for 20 years, continuing to appear in character parts into her 80s. Visit cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth #LuciaChase #CWHF #ABT #NeverTooLate

On Near Miss Day, we’re reflecting on when a woman’s talent was almost overlooked. Indra Nooyi, Margaret Bourke-White, & Jewel Plummer Cobb almost went unseen: read their stories. cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth, #NearMissDay, #IndraNooyi, #MargaretBourkeWhite, #JewelPlummerCobb, #CWHF #WomenWhoLead

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Came out of the post office, saw that a guy had cut my saddle bag off my bike and was about to take off with it. I yelled "Please wait my cat's medicine is in there!" He started to run, and this grandma-age lady goes "SHE SAID HER CAT'S MEDICINE IS IN THERE" and WALLOPED him with her grocery bag.

Inductee Sarah Lee Brown Fleming used verse to call for racial uplift, integration, and equal opportunity for Black women and their communities. Learn about Sarah at cwhf.org #WomensHistoryMonth #WorldPoetryDay #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination #SarahLeeBrownFleming #CWHF

Visit these restaurants or learn from these great CT Chefs cwhf.org #WomansHistoryMonth #GreatAmericanMeatOut #CWHF #ClaireCriscuolo #ClairesCornerCopia #RenanaMagee #IONRestaurant #ChefGiGiLawrence #RastaRant #JennaMcPartland #JoylarkKitchen #ChrissyTracey #ForageAndFeast #PlantBasedCT