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Corazon Aquino. Corazon Aquino was President of the Philippines from 1986-1992 under some extraordinary circumstances.She was a Senator's wife and became a political leader in the People Power ...
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Since 2004, Forbes, an American business magazine, has published an annual list of its ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Edited by prominent Forbes journalists, including Moira Forbes , the list is compiled using various criteria such as visibility and economic impact.
The first U.S. Navy nurses, known as the Sacred Twenty, were appointed; they were all women, and were the first women to formally serve in the U.S. Navy. [57] Poet Julia Ward Howe was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. [58] 1909
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.
Last Sunday afternoon, about 700 people crowded into San Francisco’s famous Fairmont Hotel in the affluent Nob Hill neighborhood, known for its parks, art galleries and picturesque bay views.
Top 25 Most Powerful Women of 2014 Forbes today announced its 10th anniversary of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (No. 1) topping this year's list for the ...
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 ...