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2 days ago · Amelia Earhart. Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈɛərhɑːrt / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.
1 day ago · LOS ANGELES -- In the new movie, "Young Woman and the Sea," Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley plays Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel.
5 days ago · Fanny Blankers-Koen (born April 26, 1918, near Baarn, Netherlands—died January 25, 2004, Amsterdam) was a versatile Dutch track-and-field athlete who, at the 1948 Olympics in London, became the first woman to win four gold medals at a single Games. During her career, she set world records in eight different events.
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2 days ago · This was the first time ever that women competed in the Olympic Games. The women's division was won by Margaret Abbott of Chicago Golf Club. Abbott shot a 47 to win and became the first ever American female to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, though she received a gilded porcelain bowl as a prize instead of a medal. She is also the second ...
1 day ago · “The Golden Girls” was an iconic American sitcom that aired from 1985 to 1992, captivating audiences with the humorous and heartwarming lives of four single women in their 50s sharing a home in Miami. The show starred: Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo) Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zborniak) Rue McClanahan (Blanche Devereaux) Betty White (Rose Nylund)
5 days ago · Known as "The Show" with the Globetrotters, Morris became the seventh female player for the organization in its 98 years. She got the nickname from an AAU coach when she was 12 and it stuck.
4 days ago · Product Details. In this follow-up to her bestselling book Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World, Rachel Ignotofsky shines a light on trailblazing athletes! From well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play base.
