We lost so many strong, even iconic, women in 2017. And so many of them received little to no public media attention in this year of seemingly non-stop discussion about men.
Maggie Roche, of the Roche Sisters, left us at age 65 in January.
Here’s the NYT article briefly chronicling her music career.
Mary Tyler Moore
We heard about Mary Tyler Moore’s passing this year, but most coverage reminisced about her roles. What about the woman who brought those iconic roles to life? The best short summary I have found is under the subheading The True Legacy of Mary Tyler Moore in Forbes article about her passing.
Kate Millett
Radical feminism, anyone? Second wave? Kate Millet was at the front of the wave. She passed in September. Her last interview, only 6 days before her death, is in the New Yorker.
Edie Windsor
Edith Windsor, Edie, brought groundbreaking same-sex marriage case to the Supreme Court, and DOMA, left us in September. She was 88. I recommend her site for info about DOMA, Edie and Thea, and Their Long Engagement.
Other Inspiring Women Who Passed in 2017
Mary Anderson, Cofounder of REI, with her husband, not only started the business as a cooperative buying/import company when they could not find good mountaineering equipment to support their shared passion for climbing. The sport and business must have been good to her, she lived to be 107.
Harriette Thompson, two-time cancer survivor began running marathons at age 76.
She died at age 94 in October.
Nancy Zieman, of Sewing with Nancy also passed on this year. I am writing a special piece on all she gave to regular women. It will be published before year’s end.
Who passed on this year that you would like to honor?