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Among the women who held leadership and upper-level management positions within the National Park Service, or had a strong influence on National Park Service policy or gender relations, are: Park rangers. Enid Michael, first ranger-naturalist in Yosemite and the first female ranger in the National Parks system, 1921-1942
Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, Massachusetts.The site interprets the lives of Abigail Smith Adams (1744 - 1818) and Louisa Catherine Adams (1775 - 1852); Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument - Dedicated a national monument by President Barack Obama on April 12, 2016, the Sewall–Belmont House in Washington, D.C. has been home to the National Woman's Party since 1929.
In 2011, national parks generated $30.1 billion in economic activity and 252,000 jobs nationwide. Thirteen billion of that amount went directly into communities within 60 miles of a NPS unit. In a 2017 study, the NPS found that 331 million park visitors spent $18.2 billion in local areas around National Parks across the nation.
California to remove derogatory term for Indigenous women from names of streets, parks and other places in 15 counties Ashley R. Williams, CNN November 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM
It's a huge jump toward gender equality in California's Capitol, where only men have served as governor and women made up one-quarter of state lawmakers just eight years ago.
The first women to serve in any state legislature were Clara Cressingham, Carrie C. Holly and Frances S. Klock, who were all elected in 1894 to the Colorado State House of Representatives. [3] All three were elected the year after women in Colorado obtained the right to vote through popular election in 1893. [4]
Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term "squaw" from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands.
Although 86% of countries have reached at least 10% women in their national legislature, far fewer have crossed the 20% and 30% barriers. As of July 2019, only 23% of sovereign nations had more than 30% women in parliament. The major English-speaking democracies are placed mostly in the top 40% of the ranked countries.