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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.
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.
The century from 1400 to 1499, almost synonymous with the 15th century (1401–1500) 1400s (decade) , the period from 1400 to 1409 Topics referred to by the same term
1694: An unnamed female serves in the Dutch navy dressed as a male. [62] 1696: Joonas Dirckse in the Dutch navy is discovered to be a female dressed as a male. [62] 1696: Mongolian Queen Anu dies saving her husband at the Battle of Zuunmod. [144] Late 17th century: A Finnish female serves in the French, English and Danish armies dressed as a ...
United States The first public examination of an American girl in geometry is held. [76] 1830s: Egypt Christian missionaries are allowed to open elementary schools for girls. [77] 1831: United States As a private institution in 1831, Mississippi College becomes the first coeducational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman ...
Photo cred: Getty. According to her IMDb, Kinney has stayed quite busy! The actress was part of the NBC show, "My Name is Earl" back in 2007, along with "The Secret Life of an American Teenager ...
Female regents are not included, see list of regents. The following is an incomplete list of women monarchs who are well known from popular writings, although many ancient and poorly documented ruling monarchs (such as those from Africa and Oceania ) are omitted.
An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online free; Febvre, Lucien; Martin, Henri-Jean (1997), The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing 1450–1800, London: Verso, ISBN 1-85984-108-2; Eisenstein, Elizabeth L. (1980), The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 ...