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- From the women who came together in Seneca Falls for the United States first women’s conference, to the Mirabal sisters who protested dictatorship in the Dominican Republic and everyone who has shared their #MeToo story on social media, the women who’ve risen up to claim their rights and to protect the rights of others, have changed the world as we know.
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May 16, 2023 · From influencing major Supreme Court decisions or making history at the Oscars to being the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean or becoming the world’s youngest Nobel Peace...
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- Sybil Ludington: The Female Paul Revere. On the night of April 26, 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode nearly 40 miles to warn some 400 militiamen that the British troops were coming.
- Claudette Colvin: Teenaged Civil Rights Activist. 10 Badass Warrior Women in History. Too tired to give up her seat on the bus home from high school, on March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin refused to move for a white passenger—nine months before Rosa Parks would do the same.
- Jane Addams: Pioneer for Social Change. Jane Addams in 1910. Suffragist, settlement house founder, peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jane Addams rejected marriage and motherhood in favor of a lifetime commitment to social reform.
- Hedy Lamarr: Invented Tech Behind Wi-Fi. The Hollywood Actress Who Invented WiFi. Often called “The Most Beautiful Woman in Film,” Hedy Lamarr was more than what met the eye.
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- Jane Austen (1775 –1817) You can thank Jane Austen for basically creating those rom-com books you love to read. In her teenage years during the early 1810s, she started writing her most famous novels, like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
- Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) Ada Lovelace's genius was years before her time. As an English mathematician, she is credited with being the world's first computer programmer.
- Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Florence Nightingale, a.k.a. Lady with the Lamp, was a British nurse who is credited as the founder of modern-day nursing.
- Nellie Bly (1864-1922) Nellie Bly basically set the standard for investigative journalism. At a time when women writers were confined to the society pages, Bly tackled more serious topics like mental health, poverty, and corruption in politics.
Throughout history, women have made extraordinary contributions to their societies. Some are well known, some less so, but all have been trail blazers. Explore a small selection of these women and learn what the reality still is today for many women and girls worldwide.
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- Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart, 40, stands next to a plane before her flight from Oakland, Calif., to for Honolulu, Hawaii in 1937 on the first leg of her record-setting attempt to circumnavigate the world westward along the Equator.
- Althea Gibson. New York's Althea Gibson prepares to volley against Brittain's Ann Haydon during the Wimbledon womens singles semi-final tennis match in the All England Lawn in Wimbledon, England on July 3, 1958.
- Dolores Huerta. Dolores Huerta poses for a portrait to promote the film, "Dolores", at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan.
- Valentina Tereshkova. Embed from Getty Images. Most people have probably heard of the first man on the moon: Neil Armstrong. But what about the first woman in space?
Oct 15, 2019 · This issue documents how women around the world are rising up to demand civil, personal, and professional rights.
Feb 26, 2019 · 11 Bold Women Who Changed the World From the female Paul Revere and a Hollywood starlet‑turned‑inventor to a political pioneer and the first female sports star, explore the legacies of these...
