Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Ayo Edebiri


Ayo Edebiri (1995 -     )

American actor, comedian, television writer, and director.
Best known for her role as Chef Sydney Adamu in the
comedy-drama series The Bear, for which she has won
a Golden Globe, 2 Actors awards, and a Primetime Emmy.
She is queer and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Mary Trump


Mary Trump (1965 -     )

American psychologist, author, and political commentator;
niece and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump;
author of the best-selling book Too Much and Never Enough:
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (2020),
an unauthorized biography and psychological profile of President Trump;
author of two other books exploring trauma, politics, and Trump family dynamics.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Margaret W. Rossiter


Margaret W. Rossiter (1944 - 2025)

American historian of science at Cornell University.
In 1993, she coined the term The Matilda Effect to describe
the systematic erasure of women's achievements in science
over the centuries and the theft and attribution of
their work and discoveries to male colleagues.

She named it in honour of suffragist and abolitionist
Matilda Joslyn Gage who had sounded the alarm 
about this practice more than a century earlier.

Following decades of research, her 3-volume work,
Women Scientists in America, restored women to
their rightful place in the history of science.
Her books inspired programs and policies which ensure 
that today’s women in STEM are properly
credited, published, and remembered.

This Blog Is Back!


Posts are going to resume on Beautiful Woman of the Day!

But instead of being every day
(a pace I could not maintain),
posts will appear twice each month --
on the 1st and on the 15th.


Some months there may be an additional post
to mark some special occasion or event --
like International Women's Day next Sunday.


Monday, December 15, 2025

Dear Beautiful People -- An Announcement


I have reluctantly decided to put this blog on what may prove to be a permanent pause. In my initial enthusiasm when starting this blog, it seems I underestimated how much time and effort these daily postings would require over the long term. So I am going to return my attention and focus to my main blog, She Who Seeks, and leave this blog as an archival one. Perhaps some day I may resume regular posting here if demands on my time change. We'll see what the future holds.

Thank you to everyone who has followed this blog. I am grateful for your support. And thank you to all who nominated women as subjects for posts and/or who left such interesting, supportive, and perceptive comments over the year of Beautiful Woman of the Day's existence. I appreciate your interest and participation very much!

Friday, August 29, 2025

Blogging Break


Hi everyone --

I'm off to visit my sister and then when I get back,
I will be having my cataracts surgery. So I will not
be blogging for the month of September at a minimum.

I don't know yet how great a limitation on screen time
I'll have to observe during my recovery period of
October and November. So blogging may be
sporadic and/or non-existent during those months too.

But regular blogging will resume when I am able!

See you later, Beautiful People!