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18th-century American women scientists (7 P) W. 18th-century American women writers (1 C, 59 P) Pages in category "18th-century American women"
The first U.S. Navy nurses, known as the Sacred Twenty, were appointed; they were all women, and were the first women to formally serve in the U.S. Navy. [57] Poet Julia Ward Howe was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. [58] 1909
Nana Asma'u (1793–1864), Fulani poet and pioneer of women's education in Sokoto Caliphate; Mah Laqa Bai (1768–1824), Urdu poet and philanthropist; Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825), English poet, essayist, literary critic and children's author; Margaret Bingham (1740–1814), English poet and painter; Susanna Blamire (1747–1794 ...
Women's rights groups fought for equality and over time made strides in attaining rights and privileges; however, many Victorian women endured their husband's control and even cruelty, including sexual violence, verbal abuse, and economic or sexual deprivation, [9] with no way out.
The 1920s saw the emergence of the co-ed, as women began attending large state colleges and universities. Women entered into the mainstream middle-class experience, but took on a gendered role within society. Women typically took classes such as home economics, "Husband and Wife", "Motherhood" and "The Family as an Economic Unit".
Women in 18th-century warfare (3 C, 89 P) Pages in category "18th-century women" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Women in the California gold rush, which began in Northern California in 1848, initially included Spanish descendants, or Californios, who already lived in California, Native American women, and rapidly arriving immigrant women from all over the world. At first, the numbers of immigrant women were scarce, but they contributed to their community ...