These athletes, businesswomen, politicians and mavericks should be praised during Women’s History Month — and any other day.
This Women’s History Month, KSAT is highlighting 13 iconic women of Texas who helped change the course of history, either in businesses, politics or everyday life.
While many of them were the “firsts” in conquering a male-dominated faction, title, political seat or sport, they certainly won’t be the last as they continue to inspire women of all ages and across all societies. Clearly, there are dozens and dozens of pioneers in Texas history that deserve to be honored this month and every day. Is there a woman you want to recognize? Share their legacy in the comment section below.Born in Houston, Jordan graduated from Texas Southern University in 1956 and earned a law degree from Boston University in 1959. The following year, she worked on John F.
Representative Barbara Jordan tells a House Judiciary subcommittee that she favors extension of the ratification period for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment in this 1978 image.A former school teacher, Richards was a trailblazer in Texas politics, with her iconic white hair and wit. The Baylor University graduate was the first woman elected as a Travis County commissioner in 1976, defeating a three-term incumbent after Richards’ husband, David, declined to enter that race.
. The Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation will honor Richards this month with series of 96 “Ann Banners” along Congress Avenue.Ferguson became the first female governor of Texas and the second female governor in the U.S. after she defeated, George C. Butte, a Republican and a former dean of the University of Texas law school, in November 1924.
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