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  2. Julia Tuttle - Wikipedia

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    Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 [1] – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she's called the "Mother of Miami." She's the only woman to have founded what would become a major American city. [2]

  3. Pillow - Wikipedia

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    Over many Chinese dynasties, pillows were made from a wide range of materials including bamboo, jade, porcelain, wood, and bronze. [12] Ceramic pillows became the most popular. [ 12 ] The use of the ceramic pillow first appeared in the Sui dynasty between 581 and 618 while mass production appeared in the Tang dynasty between 618 and 907. [ 12 ]

  4. List of inventions and discoveries by women - Wikipedia

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    Snugli and Weego were invented by nurse and peacekeeper Ann Moore first in the 1960s. Pertussis Vaccine A pioneering female American doctor, medical researcher and an outspoken voice in the pediatric community, the supercentenarian Leila Alice Denmark (1898–2012) is credited as co-developer of the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. [citation ...

  5. 20 things you didn't know were invented by women - AOL

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  6. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first

  7. Ellen Greenberg died from 20 stab wounds yet her death was ...

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    The 27-year-old woman was found dead by her fiancé Samuel Goldberg on January 26, 2011 in the kitchen of their shared apartment in Manayunk. ... the couple recently moved to Florida, but returned ...

  8. Pouf - Wikipedia

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    Women did not tease their hair, but added extra volume with padded forms called rollers (thick, sausage-shaped pillow) and cushions. Sewn of wool cloth to match the wearer's hair, these were shaped pillows stuffed lightly with down or sheep's wool.

  9. The craziest moments from NYC's International Pillow Fight Day

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