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Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has worked at Britannica for more than two decades, handling a wide range of topics that include Hollywood, politics, books, and anything related to the Titanic.
Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has worked at Britannica for more than two decades, handling a wide range of topics that include Hollywood, politics, books, and anything related to the Titanic.
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For 250 years Britannica has been the definitive storyteller, documenting the people, events, and discoveries that have shaped the world. Backed by facts and a tradition of excellence, Britannica tells the stories that need to be heard. And today perhaps none speak louder than those of women.
From the Women’s March to the Me Too Movement, women have taken center stage, raising awareness of both the progress made and the challenges that remain. Britannica celebrates 100 trailblazing women who have paved the way and those who continue to forge a new path. Whether a queen who ruled a kingdom or an athlete who ruled the tennis court, Britannica tells their remarkable stories in a way that only we can.
Meet the Women by reading biographies of the trailblazers and discover their incredible achievements.
Learn the Issues by exploring the topics that are central to women’s history, such as suffrage and feminism.
Know the History by scrolling through timelines that chronicle women’s achievements in science, the arts, and sports as well as history-making firsts.
Finally, Challenge Your Knowledge by taking a series of quizzes.
Amy Tikkanen has been a Britannica editor for nearly two decades, currently serving as the Correction Manager. She earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan, where she won a Hopwood Award. Several years after graduation, she joined Britannica, working as a copy editor before becoming an editor.
As a Britannica editor, Amy has researched hundreds of people who have left her feeling both inspired and empowered. This was especially true while working on Britannica’s Inaugural feature for Women’s History Month. Amy had the opportunity to rediscover some trailblazers and had the thrill of discovering others.
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Jan 21, 2023 · By Amy Tikkanen. | Encyclopaedia Britannica. It’s easy to understand why people confuse bison and buffalo. Both are large, horned, oxlike animals of the Bovidae family. There are two kinds of bison, the American bison and the European bison, and two forms of buffalo, water buffalo and Cape buffalo. However, it’s not difficult to distinguish ...
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Apr 19, 2021 · Amy Tikkanen, the author of this article is the General Corrections Manager of Britannica. In this article Tikkanen is telling the history of how marijuana became a federally controlled substance and why it had remained a federally controlled substance for so long.
