Finger Lakes Justice Partnership

Tag: womens history month

  • Judit Polgár

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    Breaking through barriers in the world of chess by Anne Kiefer Judit Polgár (1944 – ) ranks as one of the greatest chess players of all time and is considered the greatest female player in history. Her upbringing was unusual, but it prepared her to challenge the gender bias rampant in the chess world until…

  • Nancy Schieffelin

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    Women’s Sports Pioneer, Social Justice Advocate, Dedicated Volunteer by Anne Kiefer Nancy Schieffelin (1944 – ), Founding Mother of women’s college ice hockey, is also a civil rights activist, social justice advocate, and committed volunteer. Ice hockey has been a lifelong passion, but she counts her 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi as the experience that…