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Ford with Patrick Mullaney, who replaced her in the legislature.

Denise Ford honored for decades of service

Explore Denise Ford's legacy of community service and leadership, honored during Women's History Month. Learn about her impactful contributions and enduring dedication. more

By Angelina Zingariello | 3/29/24

Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March

The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more

By Patrick M. Pizzo II | 3/30/23

Susan Gottehrer, director of the Nassau chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, has witnessed, participated and taught about the power of protests and essential need to speak up for rights and overall human equality.

Participating in, instead of watching, history

She described herself in college as a “timid soul” with a fear of public speaking. Meet Susan Gottehrer now, and you’ll find out that’s nowhere near accurate. more

By Karina Kovac | 3/4/23

Celebrate Women’s History Month

These days, we smile or roll our eyes when we hear the term “fashion police,” but leading up to the Nixon administration, wearing the wrong outfit could land an otherwise innocent young woman in hot water. more

3/3/22

We need more women elected leaders

It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress. more

3/4/21

Johanna Mathieson-Ellmer, director of Artists in Partnership Inc., and Ed Kennedy, former music department chairman for the Long Beach schools, interviewed Long Beach resident Stephanie Klemons, far left, associate choreographer and global dance supervisor of Broadway’s hit musical “Hamilton.”

Up close with a Broadway artist

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com “I knew I wanted to dance before I had reason, so I don’t try to superimpose one as an adult,” said Long Beach resident Stephanie Klemons, … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/14/19

Let’s celebrate women speaking truth to power

On Friday, many countries worldwide are commemorating International Women’s Day. Meanwhile, in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, all of March will be marked by . . . more

3/8/19

Strong women will not be silenced

When acclaimed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou described the makings of a great woman in her 1995 poem “Phenomenal Woman,” she wrote of a female spirit that . . . more

3/2/18

City Councilwoman Anissa Moore, clockwise, from left; Johanna Mathieson-Ellmer, executive director of Youth and Family Services; Naomi Diracles; Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford; Carrie Harris; her mother, Mary Mendoza; and Hedy Pagremanski at the Women in the Arts ceremony on March 24. Diracles, Mendoza and Pagremanski were presented with lifetime achievement awards for their work as artists and support for the arts.

Long Beach women in the arts

Artists in Partnership Inc. and Long Beach REACH teamed up to host the first annual Women in the Arts awards and recognition party and fundraiser at the Allegria Hotel on March 24. In observance … more

3/31/17

Why we still need Women’s History Month

In late 1916, Brooklyn’s Inez Milholland Boissevain, a prominent New York attorney and suffragist, was traveling the country, demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote. By the time she reached the West Coast . . . more

3/9/17

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