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Julia Ward Howe was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist and suffragist.
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Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.
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A former slave, Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. Learn more at womenshistory.org.
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Inside the Intersectional Movement for Women’s Constitutional Equality
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Activist Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements. Read more at womenshistory.org.
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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972).
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Winona LaDuke, a Native American activist, economist, and author, has devoted her life to advocating for Indigenous control of their homelands, natural resources, and cultural practices.
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Coverture: The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should
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Coverture is a long-standing legal practice that holds that no female person has a legal identity.
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Transcribe Clara: A Women’s History Month Transcribe-A-Thon
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Women have always played an active role in history. Explore some of the historical pioneers and contemporary newsmakers that continue to impact the world. New biographies are added regularly, so check back to discover new stories!
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A veteran of the 1969 Stonewall Inn uprising, Sylvia Rivera was a tireless advocate for those silenced and disregarded by larger movements.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: An Agent of Social Change
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Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of the First Lady as an agent of social change. Eleanor helped to create The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which remains one of her greatest legacies. Learn more at womenshistory.org.
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The Girl Who Acted Before Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks was arrested in December 1955. Nine months earlier, Claudette Colvin was arrested for the exact same thing.
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“The High Priestess of Soul,” Nina Simone was a singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist.
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The first woman to run for president and the first female stock broker on Wall Street, Victoria Woodhull achieved remarkable success in finance, journalism, and politics.
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Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer lived her entire life in Virginia, where she tended her garden, worked as a librarian and teacher, hosted luminaries of Black intellectual and cultural life, and fought for equal rights for African Americans.
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Selma Burke discovered her love for sculpture as a young child and followed her passion to Harlem Renaissance New York, Parisian art studios, and even the White House.
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Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems
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After defending her sanity at trial in 1864, Packard campaigned to ensure the rights of the mentally ill as well as those of married women.
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Known as the “census taker of the sky,” Annie Jump Cannon was a brilliant astronomer that revolutionized the way scientists classify stars. Discover more at womenshistory.org.
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Ana Roqué de Duprey, a prolific educator, writer, and scientist, founded the first woman’s suffrage organization in Puerto Rico in 1917.
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Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.
on Oct 19, 2023