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American women in World War II (12 C, 64 P) Pages in category "20th-century American women" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,683 total.
American women achieved several firsts in the professions in the second half of the 1800s. In 1866, Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first American woman to receive a dentistry degree. [159] In 1878, Mary L. Page became the first woman in America to earn a degree in architecture when she graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...
Margaret Abbott was the first American woman to win an Olympic event (women's golf tournament at the 1900 Paris Games); she was the first American woman, and the second woman overall to do it. [52] Carro Clark was the first American woman to establish, own and manage a book publishing firm (The C. M. Clark Company opened in Boston). [53] 1905
Ann Eliza Bleecker (1752–1783), American poet and correspondent; Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710 – c. 1757), American poet and writer; first American-born woman to publish in own name; Magdalene Sophie Buchholm (1758–1825), Norwegian poet; Anna Bunina (1774–1829), Russian poet; Sophia Burrell (1753–1802), English poet and dramatist
Pages in category "20th-century American women writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 7,350 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
African-American women promoted the arts, focusing on "celebrating African American traditions and culture." [142] These included African-American music, theater and dance. [142] Clubwomen saw themselves as carrying on both art and tradition of their lives in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. [143]
20th century – Anti-prostitution feminist; Sweden's national rapporteur on human trafficking opposition activities: 1940–2025: Warcry: United States: 20th century – Radical feminist: 1940–2025: Kaia Wilson: United States: 20th century – Third-wave feminist: 1940–2025: Alice Wolfson: United States: 20th century – 1940–2025: Sande ...
Oregon: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1859. Kansas: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] 1860. New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passes. [18] Married women are granted the right to control their own ...