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1950s in women's sport (27 C) W. Women in war 1945–1999 (5 C, 131 P) Pages in category "1950s in women's history" This category contains only the following page.
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 ...
Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1950s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 7 November 2024, at 16:42 (UTC). Text is available under ...
1950: Ghanaian, Matilda J. Clerk became the first woman in Ghana and West Africa to attend graduate school, earning a postgraduate diploma at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. [181] [182] 1950: Isabella Abbott became the first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in any science; hers was in botany. [235] [236]
This is a partial list of 20th-century women artists, sorted alphabetically by decade of birth.These artists are known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art, performance art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
Women first began to attend the U.S. service academies. [179] Shirley Muldowney was the first woman to win a NHRA national event. [170] Emily Howell Warner was the first woman to become an American airline captain. [180] [181] 1977 Janet Guthrie was the first woman to compete in the Daytona 500 and the first woman to lead a NASCAR Winston Cup ...
Nancy Allen born () June 24, 1950 (age 74) Rosalind Allen born () September 23, 1957 (age 67) (born in New Zealand) Kirstie Alley 1951—2022; Jamie Anne Allman born () April 6, 1977 (age 47) June Allyson 1917–2006; Daniella Alonso born () September 22, 1978 (age 46)