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Dorothy Gibson (born Dorothy Winifred Brown; May 17, 1889 – February 17, 1946) was an American actress, socialite and artist's model, active in the early 20th century.. She survived the sinking of the Titanic and starred in the first motion picture based on the disas
Caitlin Flanagan (born November 14, 1961) is an American writer and social critic. [1] A contributor to The Atlantic since February 2001, [2] [3] she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2019.
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.
Many of the most memorable stories told on screen this year examined that topic, portraying women of all different ages as they reckon with the roles th. In 2021, the ways in which women can ...
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter.
From "Hidden Figures" to "On the Basis of Sex," these films teach about some amazing trailblazers like Katherine Johnson, RBG and Madam C.J. Walker. International Women's Day: Movies that # ...
50+ Influential Latina Women in History 1. Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader. She worked tirelessly to ensure farmworkers received US labor rights and co-founded ...
Clare Mary Francis MBE (born 17 April 1946) is a British novelist who in her first career as a yachtswoman has twice sailed across the Atlantic on her own. She was the first woman to captain a successful boat on the Whitbread Around the World race .