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Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Women of Moxie: Mo'ne Davis, Tina Sloan Green, Patricia Giorgio-Fox, Clarena Tolson, Katherine Gajewski, Judith Von Seldeneck, Irene Hannan, Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, Nora Lichtash, Vanessa Fields, Kathy Black, Yvonne Roberts, Evelyn Marcha-Hidalgo, Cynthia Figueroa, Dorothy Sumners Rush, and Sophie Bryan for their gumption, leadership, and excellence in the areas of athletics, government, business, nonprofits and education in observance of Women's History Month.
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WHEREAS, Mo'ne Davis is a native Philadelphian and Little League Baseball pitcher. She is the first African American girl to play in 2014 Little League World Series and she is also the first young woman to pitch a shutout in the history of games. She is also the first Little League baseball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a Little League player; and
WHEREAS, Tina Sloan Green co-founded the Black Women in Sport Foundation in 1992. Since assuming the helm of this thriving organization, she has worked to ensure that young underserved minority students gain full exposure to nontraditional sports. The foundation's ongoing mission is to provide healthy alternatives for at risk women and children and vigorously advocate for the inclusion and rights of women of color in all aspects of sport-from the field to the boardroom. Tina's pioneering efforts and continued grassroots work in the community fills a much-needed role in minority women and youth sport; and
WHEREAS, Patricia Giorgio-Fox served as the highest-ranked woman in the Philadelphia Police department from 2002-2012 as the Deputy Commissioner of the department. She was the first woman to ever serve as a deputy commissioner within the department when she was named to the position by then Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson. Prior to becoming the Deputy Commissioner, Ms. Giorgio-Fox commanded the department's Research and Planning Unit, and was one o...
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