To Celebrate 2023 Women's History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8^th), The Milestone Team honors the following amazing Granite State natives. Here's a partial list of accomplished and influential New Hampshire women:

Christa McAuliffe:  NASA selected Concord native, Christa McAuliffe, was to be the first teacher in space! As you know, Christa was one of the victims of the Challenger tragedy. To honor her, in Concord we have The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.

Jeanne Shaheen: New Hampshire’s senior US Senator was the state’s first female senator – and New Hampshire’s first female governor! 

Valerie Cunningham: Civil rights activist Valerie Cunningham is a writer, researcher, teacher, and founder of the Black Heritage Trail in Portsmouth. She served as the NAACP secretary and marched in Boston with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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Actors: Multi-talented, Mandy Moore & comic, Sarah Silverman

Authors and Journalists: Hanover resident, Jodi Picoult, NPR’s Heather King, and Miss New Hampshire 1994 Trish Regan

Artists: Missing Person’s Dale Bozzio 

Athletes: Paralympic Swimmer, Victoria Arien  & Olympic Medalist in Hockey, Kathryn King-Crowley 

The all-women Milestone Team supports the missions of International Women’s Day: empowering women and building workplaces where women thrive! 

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