by Amy Degerstrom | Jan 20, 2020 | Remarkable Women
Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815-1884) Jane Grey Swisshelm was a prominent national figure in the nineteenth century. Born in Pennsylvania in 1815, a daughter of Scotch-Irish Calvinists, Jane Grey Cannon was poor from birth. At age eight she taught lace making to the...
by Amy Degerstrom | Jan 20, 2020 | Remarkable Women
Leslie Schumacher (1955-) Leslie Schumacher has positively influenced the St. Cloud arts community as Executive Director of the Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB). Her skills as a tough negotiator and perceptive artist have turned CMAB “into a public service...
by Amy Degerstrom | Jan 20, 2020 | Remarkable Women
Home Maker Anne Marrow Lindberg said, “By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacation-less class.” However, the achievements of women who choose not to work out of the home are remarkable....
by Amy Degerstrom | Jan 20, 2020 | Remarkable Women
Eva Kritzeck (1955-) Eva Kritzeck was born in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Her father petitioned for permanent U.S. residency for Kritzeck when she was 12 years old. She received her greencard in 1967. While working for Brown Bovari Mexicana in Mexico, Kritzeck...
by Amy Degerstrom | Jan 20, 2020 | Remarkable Women
Sister Colman O’Connell (1927 – ) When Sister Colman O’Connell, born in 1927, came to the College of St. Benedict as a student in 1945, she had no idea of the many and varied positions she would hold in that collage. She received a B.A. from the College of St....
