Celebrating Buffalo’s Badass Women

It’s about time we talked about the Pan American Exposition, of course held here in Buffalo from May 1 – Nov. 3, 1901. Thousands upon…

Writer, World Traveler, Empowering Businesswoman Once called “one of the most celebrated women writers on this side of the Atlantic,” (1) and “a deliciously original…

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year, let’s take a few minutes to celebrate the women who had impact and influence in those early…

‘The Angel of Canal Street’ The daughter of a wealthy family, Mary Elizabeth Remington was only 10 when she assumed temporary care of an infant…

Trailblazing surgeon led WWI medical camp efforts in Europe Twenty years after the first woman graduated from the University of* Buffalo Medical School, a woman…

Home defenders, hot shot carrier, and ‘Pauline Revere’ The British were coming! The British were coming! Literally. It was Dec. 30, 1813. Margaret St. John,…

Educator, NAACP leader, preservationist and civil rights champion Talbert was born in 1866 in Oberlin, Ohio to Cornelius and Caroline Burnett. After graduating from Oberlin…

One of America’s first female professional photojournalists All the seats in the courtroom were filled; it was Buffalo’s “trial of the century!” (Even though it…