ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Lucille Ball 1911 - 1989 Color photo of Lucille Ball in a maroon dress with a white floral pattern and a matching floral necklace & earrings set

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Lucille Ball 1911 - 1989 One of the most influential women in the film industry, Ball is most known for her role in I Love Lucy. A show that not only featured her and her then husband who were an interracial couple, they also worked in her pregnancy during the filming as creating the three camera set up and filming in front of a live studio audience. After her divorce she bought the other half of Desilu Productions from her ex husband making her the first woman to own a major studio. Lucille Ball spent her career uplifting women and other marginalized communities passing on her knowledge to the next generation.

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Lucille Ball 1911 - 1989 Color photo of Lucille Ball in a white dress with blue flowers & green leaves embroidered upon it and wearing a green shawl over it "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." Happy Women's History Month

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Photo of Mary Kenner in lavender collar-less button up blouse with a pearl-esque necklace and sunglasses on Mary Kenner 1912 - 2006

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Mary Kenner 1912 - 2006 Coming from a family of inventors, Kenner created one of the most commonly used items every woman born with a uterus uses, the sanitary belt. She invented the belt in the 20s but couldn't afford to patent. In the late 50s she was finally able to secure a patent for the more refined version of the sanitary belt but she lost out on a marketing opportunity for it because of racism. Mary Kenner was not just a woman she was a black woman and to this day still hold the largest number of patents of any African American Woman. In the 70s tampons and pads took over the market of the sanitary belt but that was not the end of Kenner's inventions.

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Mary Kenner 1912 - 2006 Kenner would go on to invent a carrier attachment for walkers and wheelchairs, a toilet paper holder, and a mounted back washer and massager. We thank Mary Kenner for her contributions. Happy Women's History Month Black & white photo of young Mary Kenner in a polka dot off the shoulder polka dot dress

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970 - present)

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970 - present) Jackson is the first black woman and the first federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court. Nominated and confirmed in 2022, Justice Jackson has been one of the most active participants in oral arguments. She started her career after graduating cum laude from Harvard Law School by serving as a law clerk to Judge Patti B. Saris. In 2009, President Obama nominated Jackson as vice chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, getting the confirmation in 2010. She was then nominated and confirmed as a district judge in DC in 2012 and ultimately getting her seat on the Supreme Court.

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970 - present) Justice Jackson is a voice of reason with the current makeup of America's Supreme Court. We support and thank Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for her work for the American People. Happy Women's History Month!

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Evelyn Berezin (1925-2018)

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Evelyn Berezin (1925-2018) Berezin designed what is considered the first office computer and is also the reason why we have things like Microsoft Word and Google Docs. She started college at the age of 16 and received her B.S. in physics in 1946. While earning her degree at night, she worked full time during the day as an assistant in a research division of the International Printing Company. During one of her jobs working in typewriters with the Underwood Typewriter Company is when she was contracted to create the office computer for the military, moving on to also work with United Airlines and helping design their com system.

ALT GSI Celebrates Women's History Month Evelyn Berezin (1925-2018) In 1960, Berezin had a job offer with the New York Stock Exchange retracted due to her gender even though she was qualified for the job. She founded Redactron Corportaion in 1968 because she wanted to simplify the work of secretaries, leading to her creation of the "Data Secretary," which is the predecessor to software programs like Microsoft Word. We thank and celebrate this pioneer in the computer industry. Happy Women's History Month!