Teacher, lecturer, and author, Grace Frysinger supported rural communities throughout her career. …
Teacher, lecturer, and author, Grace Frysinger supported rural communities throughout her career.
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Rear Admiral Grace Hopper helped to outline the fundamental operating principles of …
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper helped to outline the fundamental operating principles of computing machines.
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Abolitionist author, Harriet Beecher Stowe rose to fame in 1851 with the …
Abolitionist author, Harriet Beecher Stowe rose to fame in 1851 with the publication of her best-selling book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which highlighted the evils of slavery, angered the slaveholding South.
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Harriet Tubman escaped enslavement and helped others reach freedom. This resource is …
Harriet Tubman escaped enslavement and helped others reach freedom.
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Jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott was not only the first African-American …
Jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott was not only the first African-American woman to host her own television show, but she also bravely stood up to the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood studio machine.
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Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology …
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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Undeterred by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major …
Undeterred by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major 20th century humanitarian, educator and writer.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman to represent a major party …
Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman to represent a major party in a US presidential election, the first woman to win the Iowa Presidential Caucus, first, First Lady elected to the United States Senate, and the first female senator from New York.
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A world-class fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first American to …
A world-class fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first American to wear a hijab in Olympic competition at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher. This …
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the senior US Representative from Florida, the first Latina …
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the senior US Representative from Florida, the first Latina elected to the US Congress, and the first Republican in congress to publicly support the passage of the marriage equality act.
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Indra Nooyi, a business leader and strategic thinker, is widely considered to …
Indra Nooyi, a business leader and strategic thinker, is widely considered to be one of the top CEOs in the world for her leadership of the global behemoth PepsiCo for 12 years.
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Isabella “Belle” Boyd was was one of the most famous female Confederate …
Isabella “Belle” Boyd was was one of the most famous female Confederate spies, hailed by some as the “Cleopatra of Secession.”
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A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline …
A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Jane Delano was the superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and inspired …
Jane Delano was the superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and inspired many women to become nurses around the world.
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Janet Mock became the first transgender woman of color to write and …
Janet Mock became the first transgender woman of color to write and direct an episode of television.
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Dr. Janet Yellen, confirmed in January 2021 as the first female Treasury …
Dr. Janet Yellen, confirmed in January 2021 as the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States, is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings.
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World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist are few of …
World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist are few of the titles used to describe Josephine Baker.
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Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist, Jovita Idár often faced dangerous situations, however …
Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist, Jovita Idár often faced dangerous situations, however she bravely fought the injustices in her time.
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Poet, activist, and musician Joy Harjo became the first Native American United …
Poet, activist, and musician Joy Harjo became the first Native American United States Poet Laureate in history.
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