Release from Hamden schools and the LWV --

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Hamden-North Haven League of Women Voters has arranged for author, Jill Tietjen, to visit Hamden High School on Wednesday in Room C-107 at Hamden High School from 9:00 – 10:30 AM.  Tietjen will present “Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America.” She will share her knowledge about the many fascinating women who helped to shape America, including a woman microbiologist’s discovery that led to the pasteurization of milk, a woman chemist who invented the synthetic fiber, Kevlar, and a woman who patented the process that gives the grocery bag its square bottom.  Students will learn about the impact women have had on the intellectual, social and political development of American society.

Tietjen is a licensed electrical engineer from Colorado who works within the power generation industry and serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Transmission Corporation.  She is a well-known historian of women in science and technology.  Ms. Tietjen has established and endowed national and local scholarships for women in engineering and technology and has received numerous awards from engineering, civic and social organizations.  Ms. Tietjen is listed in Who’s Who in Engineering, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering and Who’s Who in Technology.  She has written or co-authored five books and 75 articles.