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Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
Elisabeth van Houts (born 1952) – medieval European history; Rosamond McKitterick (born 1949) – Frankish and Carolingian history; Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker (born 1940) – specialist in the position of women during the Middle Ages; Mayke de Jong (born 1950) – political and religious history of the early Middle Ages; Eileen Power (1889 ...
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's History Month This page was last edited on 27 March 2024, at 21:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
Proponent of women's right to work and to receive education: 1800–1874: Marion Coates Hansen: United Kingdom: 1870: 1947: Suffragette: 1800–1874: Jane Ellen Harrison: United Kingdom: 1850: 1928: 1800–1874: Anna Haslam: Ireland: 1829: 1922: Major figure in early women's movement in Ireland, founded the Dublin Women's Suffrage Association ...
Isabel Benham was the first female partner in R.W. Pressprich & Co.'s 55-year history, which also made her the first female partner at any Wall Street bond house. [150] [151] 1964 Alice K. Kurashige became the first Japanese-American woman commissioned in the United States Marine Corps. [152] [153] [154] 1965
50+ Influential Latina Women in History 1. Dolores Huerta ... has had 29 Top 10 singles ... The award-winning author is a key figure in Chicana literature. She’s a poet, short story writer ...
Four historical women: Boudica was a queen of the Brythonic Celtic Iceni people of Norfolk in Eastern Britain who led a major uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire. Ethelfleda (alternative spelling Aethelfled, Æthelfleda, Æthelflæd) (872/879 – 918), Queen of Mercia, called "Lady of the Mercians".