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  2. Georgia O'Keeffe - Wikipedia

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    National Medal of Arts (1985) Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977) Edward MacDowell Medal (1972) Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements.

  3. Roger Arliner Young - Wikipedia

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    University of Pennsylvania. Scientific career. Fields. Zoology, Biology, Marine biology. Institutions. Marine Biological Laboratory. Roger Arliner Young (August 20, 1899 – November 9, 1964) was an American scientist of zoology, biology, and marine biology. She was the first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in zoology. [1 ...

  4. Running Eagle - Wikipedia

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    Running Eagle was oldest among her siblings and was residing in Southern Alberta, Canada. [5] She was also known as "Brown Weasel Woman." She was born into the Piikáni Piegan Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation. [6] Running Eagle had three younger sisters and two brothers. [7] As a child, she preferred to play with boys rather than girls, and at age ...

  5. Bessie Coleman - Wikipedia

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    Known for. First African-American and Native American female aviator. Spouse. Claude Glenn. . . (m. 1917, separated soon after [1]) . Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) [2] was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and ...

  6. Dorothea Lange - Wikipedia

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    California Hall of Fame. Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression -era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized ...

  7. Fanny Jackson Coppin - Wikipedia

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    Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an American educator, missionary and lifelong advocate for female higher education.One of the first Black alumnae of Oberlin College, she served as principal of the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia and became the first African American school superintendent in the United States.

  8. List of American women's firsts - Wikipedia

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    1776. Margaret Corbin was the first woman to assume the role of soldier in the American Revolutionary War and receive a pension for it. [10] 1784. Hannah Adams was the first American woman to become a professional writer. [1] Hannah Slater was the first American woman granted a patent.

  9. History of women in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history. The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.