Mary Katharine Goddard

Her Ruby Shoe Moment Mary Katharine Goddard carefully lifted the large piece of paper from her printing press and set it on the table. She put on her glasses and examined every inch of the document. If she was going to commit treason against the British King, she wanted her handiwork to be perfect.  On January 18, 1777, the Second … Read More

Etta Cone

Her Ruby Shoe Moment Etta Cone looked out the window of her eighth floor apartment. It was cold and rainy in Baltimore that day, December 17, 1930. And she was impatient for her visitor, Henri Matisse, to arrive. She still couldn’t believe he was visiting her small home, which was bursting at the seams with his art. By then, Matisse … Read More