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Welcome to Ball & Chain.  Thank you for your interest.

Ball & Chain is a collective of motivated, unique, and inspiring women dedicated to improving the status of women both locally and worldwide.  Each member strives to make a positive impact by strengthening women in participation, equality, and activism.  Ball & Chain encourages and assists members and other organizations to share the same passion as they do in women's related causes.


In just the short time of about four years, Ball & Chain has raised approximately $6,000 for worthy organizations.  With the help of our dedicated members, family, friends, and many supportive sponsors we plan to continue our quest to better more organizations everywhere.  We intend to increase our achievements with more creative benefits and fundraisers in the future using different outlets and resources.

::THIS MONTH IN WOMEN'S HISTORY::MARCH:: 

1887: Anne Sullivan arrived at the home of young Helen Keller to begin to teach her to communicate
1913: Woman suffrage supporters marched in Washington, D.C., disrupting the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. Onlookers attacked while police stand by.
1933: Frances Perkins’ appointment as Secretary of Labor announced -- first woman to serve as a member of the U.S. President's Cabinet
1857: women workers in New York City strike for higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions
1945: Phyliss M Daley sworn in as navy ensign, the first black nurse to achieve that office
1997: Pamela Gordon elected as the first female prime minister of Bermuda after unexpected resignation of David Saul.
1943: Cornelia Ford, military pilot, died when another plane on the same air ferry mission clipped her plane's wing, crashing her plane.
1972: Equal Rights Amendment sent by Congress to the States for ratification.
1638: Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious teachings
1997: Tara Lipinski won gold medal at women's figure skating championships over expected winner Michelle Kwan
2001: Equal Rights Amendment re-introduced in the U.S. Congress
1973: Ten women became the first women to be admitted as members of the London Stock Exchange
1932: Amelia Earhart became first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Information received from www.About.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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