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This is a timeline of women in photography tracing the major contributions women have made to both the development of photography and the outstanding photographs they have created over the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
It includes the study of the history of the growth of woman's rights throughout recorded history, personal achievements over a period of time, the examination of individual and groups of women of historical significance, and the effect that historical events have had on women.
Oct 9, 2020 · Typified mainly by the work of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, the “Gibson Girl,” as the image came to be known, was portrayed as a young, white, single woman, dressed in a shirtwaist and a bell-shaped skirt, with a large bosom and narrow, corseted waist. 5 The Gibson Girl often appeared outdoors, engaged in an athletic or leisure activity such...
- 1903: Marie Curie becomes the first woman to receive Nobel Prize. The chemist and physicist is most famous for her pioneering work in the field of radioactivity.
- 1912: Girl Scouts of America is founded. Juliette Gordon Low started the all-girls club in Savannah, Georgia, with the aim of promoting social welfare by encouraging members to participate in community service and outdoor activities.
- 1920: Women in the U.S. are given the right to vote. On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing all American women the right to vote.
- 1932: Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic. Amelia Earhart set many aviation records and became the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Jun 5, 2019 · 24 Photos. In Focus. One hundred years ago this week, on June 4, 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would guarantee women the right to vote,...
May 16, 2023 · Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Michelle Obama are just some of the women who have become famous for shaping history as we know it.
ca. 1600's. During annual planting seasons, females of all ages in Hasinai societies (in present-day east Texas) weave cane mats and give them to the caddí (governor) or xinesí (priest-chief) for presentation at the temple fire as a sign of the women's sacred roles in maintaining the community's economic well being.