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Some later accounts blamed the fires on "pétroleuses", or female arsonists. However, the history of the Paris Commune by Maxime Du Camp , written in the 1870s, and more recent research by historians of the Paris Commune , including Robert Tombs and Gay Gullickson, long ago debunked this myth and concluded that there were no incidents of ...
This is a list of women pacifists and peace activists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in promoting pacifism This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
A man passes by a painting of Israeli female observer soldiers who were kidnaped during Hamas' Oct. 7 deadly attack and were supposed to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal ...
1940s: Lois Fegan Farrell became the first female reporter to cover a professional hockey team in America. [100] 1960: Mary McGee becomes the first official female motorcycle racer in the United States by earning a license from the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme. She is also the first woman to compete in the Baja 500 off-road race.
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
Their actions brought an end to the Second Liberian Civil War, which led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia, the first African nation with a female president. [34] In 2004, Yulia Tymoshenko formed the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc as the leader of Ukrainian opposition. Her leadership galvanized the crowds during the Orange Revolution ...