NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Major milestones in the civil rights movements for minorities and women are among a slew of Tennessee historical events, names and places that would no longer be required learning under a proposed overhaul of the social studies curriculum.

2. Don’t Chew With Your Mouth Full - Thursday, March 31, 2016

I am always looking for useful proverbs, adages, mottos, and the like. Especially stuff that can be easily memorized. Like “Don’t chew with your mouth full.” And “I feel a whole lot more like I do now than I did when I got here.”

3. Addressing the Needs of Memphis’ Aging Population - Monday, April 20, 2015

It is certain, absolutely everyone is doing it. Everyone is aging. The uniqueness of the individual process has created the new tipping point for the separation of the way it was, and the way it will be.

4. Moore Rejoins Girls Inc. as President/CEO - Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Lisa Moore recently joined Girls Inc. of Memphis as president/CEO, returning to the organization where she began her career in the late 1980s. In her new role, Moore said, she will provide leadership and support to equip Girls Inc. of Memphis to effectively and efficiently fulfill its mission of equipping all girls to live strong, smart and bold.

5. Chamberlain Joins MBI - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Jessica Chamberlain has joined MBI as a workspace consultant.

Hometown: Arlington, Tenn.

6. Selznick Art Appeals to Adults as Well - Monday, November 14, 2011

Children’s books aren’t always just for children, according to the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, where an American author/illustrator’s works playfully blur the lines between kids and grownups.

“From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick,” now open through Jan. 8, features a host of haunting faces, true but untold stories and more than a few moments of magic.

7. Turley Joins Red Door As Director of Client Relations - Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Gretchen Gassner Turley has joined Red Door Wealth Management as director of client relations, a newly created position.

Hometown: Memphis

Education: Bachelor of Arts in psychology, Rhodes College

8. Davison Joins Bailey & Greer Law Firm - Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Nicole Gibson Davison has joined the law firm Bailey & Greer PLLC, where she will provide expertise in personal injury, malpractice and liability cases.

9. Artist Brown Draws Inspiration From Gardens - Friday, January 14, 2011

Whether it’s photographs, murals or public installations, professional artist Tobacco Brown loves gardening so much that even during the off-season she makes sure she’s working with horticulture in some form.

10. Ogletree Deakins Shareholder Honored for Labor and Employment Work - Thursday, September 20, 2007

Frederick J. Lewis is one of four attorneys in the Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC to be named in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Lewis, along with Thomas L. Henderson, Charles V. Holmes and Donna K. Fischer, were named top lawyers in the area of labor and employment. The four were among 77 of the firm's attorneys across the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands featured in the new edition of Best Lawyers.

11. Faith — Oops! — Ford No More - Friday, May 4, 2007

One of my biggest stumbling blocks since childhood has been placing people on pedestals on which they clearly don't belong - "clearly" to everyone but me, that is.

I can't count the times I've built someone up to be a hero only to find that he or she is seriously flawed. Or realized that person has more vices than Swiss cheese has holes. Or stubbornly concentrated on an individual's good qualities while studiously ignoring (or excusing) the bad.

12. Don't Miss This Visit - Friday, February 23, 2007

Betty Williams enjoys dressmaking and gardening, walking her dog, reading, swimming and writing, according to her curriculum vitae at www.nobelprize.org.

She attended Catholic schools growing up - St. Teresa's Primary School and St. Dominic's Grammar School in Northern Ireland. Her father worked as a butcher and her mother was a housewife. Williams had two children with her first husband, Ralph: a son, Paul, and a daughter, Deborah. While she was raising her kids, she worked as a receptionist.

13. Nobel Prize Winner To Speak at U of M - Monday, February 12, 2007
     Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams will speak at the University of Memphis Feb. 23.
          Williams, along with Mairead Corrigan, received the Nobel Prize in