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Women's history is much more than chronicling a string of "firsts." Female pioneers have long fought for equal rights and demanded to be treated equally as they chartered new territory in fields ...
She then co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus, was the first Black woman to serve on the House Rules Committee, and spent her life championing equality, pacifism, and ending poverty ...
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
The Chinese government establishes secondary schools for young women. [116] Costa Rica Felícitas Chaverri Matamoros becomes the first female university student at the Pharmacy School; in 1917 she becomes the first Costa Rican female university graduate. [250] Japan Tsuruko Haraguchi becomes the first Japanese woman to earn a Ph.D. [251] Canada
There were 102 people aboard – 18 married women traveling with their husbands, seven unmarried women traveling with their parents, three young unmarried women, one girl, and 73 men. [39] Three fourths of the women died in the first few months; while the men were building housing and drinking fresh water the women were confined to the damp and ...
First woman to earn a Philosophy doctorate degree. [42] [43] 1732 Laura Bassi: First woman to officially teach at a European university. [44] [45] [46] 1874 Grace Annie Lockhart: First woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree: 1875 Stefania Wolicka-Arnd: First woman to receive a PhD in the modern era. [47] [48] 1891 Juana Miranda
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.
In April 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a young woman, she loved the law and set her sights on Harvard University.