by OntheRoadwithSusan | Aug 30, 2026 | Women in History
The engineer's wife who became the Brooklyn Bridge's true chief engineer She never held the title. For eleven years, she did the job anyway — walking the caissons, running the stress calculations, and answering to a Board of Trustees that never fully realized who was...
by OntheRoadwithSusan | Jan 24, 2026 | Women in History
How Witnessing Tragedy Forged the Labor Laws of Modern America On a spring afternoon in New York City, March 25, 1911, the air filled with smoke, screams, and sirens. Frances Perkins stepped into the street just as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burned above...
by OntheRoadwithSusan | Dec 2, 2025 | Women in History
The Woman Who Sat Down and Sparked a Movement When we think about heroes in American history, our minds often jump to bold speeches, marches, and sweeping acts of protest. But sometimes history is transformed by something much quieter—an act of calm, steady courage....
by OntheRoadwithSusan | Nov 29, 2025 | Women in History
She Cleaned Her Way Into History When we talk about iconic American business leaders, our minds often jump to the giants of industry—Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford. But standing quietly among them, with grit every bit as strong and a legacy still felt in homes today, is...
by OntheRoadwithSusan | Oct 9, 2025 | Women in History
A journey through the life, legacy, and lasting mystery of America’s aviation pioneer There are some names that never fade from history — they soar above it. Amelia Earhart is one of those names. Her spirit of adventure and fearless determination transformed her into...
by OntheRoadwithSusan | Sep 15, 2025 | Small Towns of WV, West Virginia Travel Guide, Women in History
From homesteaders to the White House. “On one of my recent trips through West Virginia, I was cruising along, completely lost in the backroads on Route 92, when I stumbled upon a little place really in the middle of nowhere—Arthurdale. Curious, I just had to stop....
