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History portal; This category holds female rulers, whether monarchs, other female heads of state, regents or female heads of government. For women who ruled in their own rights as monarchs, go to the monarch-subcategory. For women who ruled as regents, go to the regent-subcategory.
In March 1873, the United States Congress passed the Comstock Act, which made it illegal to distribute birth control information or contraceptives through the U.S. postal system. [189] Margaret Sanger was an influential campaigner for birth control rights, specifically for poor women, in the 1910s.
It ranked 16th on the popularity chart for names given to newborn girls in the United States in 2022. [1] Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the U.S., was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history. A common variant is Eleonora/Eleanora. In 2022, it was the 43rd most popular name given to girls in ...
Maria Mitchell was the first female astronomer in the United States as well as the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [20] 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell, born in England, was the first woman to earn a medical degree in America. [21] [4]
Official portrait of Kamala Harris, 2021. 1756: Lydia Taft is the first woman to vote legally in Colonial America. [1]1821: Emma Willard founds the Troy Female Seminary in New York; it is the first school in the country founded to provide young women with a college-level education.
Short and sweet names have their merit, but if you’re on the market for a more melodic moniker, our roundup of three-syllable girl names won’t disappoint. Read on and take your pick from ...
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The status of Aztec women has changed throughout the history of the civilization. In the early days of the Aztecs, before they settled in Tenochtitlan, women owned property and had roughly equal legal and economic rights. As an emphasis on warfare increased, so too did ideas of male dominance. Women did not participate in warfare except as ...