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Women around the world who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights United States: Joan & Joseph Birman Research Prize in Topology and Geometry: Association for Women in Mathematics: Outstanding young female researcher in topology or geometry United States
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
Amanda Theodosia Jones established the first all-women's company, called Women's Canning and Preserving Company; 1891 Marie Owens, born in Canada, was hired as America's first female police officer, joining the Chicago Police Department. [46] Irene Williams Coit, was the first woman passing the Yale College entrance examination. [47] 1892
Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize: History of Science Society: Outstanding book or article on the history of women in science: since 1987 George Sarton Medal: History of Science Society: Historian of science from the international community distinguished for a lifetime of scholarly achievement: since 1955 John Gilmary Shea ...
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 ...
Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history. But what about the many, many more women who never made it into most . high school history books?
The most recent women to be awarded a Nobel Prize were Han Kang in Literature (2024), Claudia Goldin in Economics, Narges Mohammadi for Peace, Anne L'Huillier in Physics and Katalin Karikó in Physiology or Medicine (2023), Annie Ernaux in Literature and Carolyn R. Bertozzi for Chemistry (2022), Maria Ressa for Peace (2021), Louise Glück in ...
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...