Women with Jacksonville ties leave inspiring legacy for future generations
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ As part of Womenโs History Month, News4Jax is highlighting several history-makers with ties to the River City. I spoke with historians about the impact of two women who reached new heights in very different ways. Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot license. And often she would wear pants and a hard hat on the job so that she would not stand out as much and be discriminated against,โ said Dr. Wayne Wood. Paving the way for generations of women past, present, and future.
1st trans woman to run for Florida Senate District 6 explains what Womenโs History Month means to her
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ During the month of March, News4Jax is highlighting the contributions women have made to history, culture and society. On Sunday, News4Jax sat down with Brooklyn Owen, the first trans woman to run for Florida Senate District 6, to see what Womenโs History Month means to her. โIt really is the time to empower women,โ said Owen, a Jacksonville native. โI am not running because I am a trans woman, I am running because we need to fix education and we need to fix climate and we need to do it yesterday,โ Owen said. โSo that means we need to act now.โLike women before her, Owen said her goal is to contribute to Womenโs History Month in a way that lifts up the women of the future.
43 years ago, Sandra Day OโConnor blazed a historic trail for women in the legal profession
Sandra Day OโConnor not only had a degree from one of the most prestigious universities in the world -- Stanford University in California -- but also a law degree she earned from the same institution in just two years.