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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
Hillary Clinton, first woman nominated by a major political party for president Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. [313] July 26 - Hillary Clinton was formally nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. [314]
This page aims to list inventions and discoveries in which women played a major role. Objects List Object 1 - "Almond Water" Object 2 - “Level Keys” (Trimmed; Open for Rewrite) Object 3 - "Smiler Repellent" In revision, please wait for this file to update Object 4 - "Deuclidators" Object 5 - "Candy" Object 6 - "The Mirror" Object 7 - "Memory Jar" Object 8 - "Lamps" Object 9 - "Dumb Gum ...
The Huffington Post reached out to historians across the country to create a list of women who deserve more recognition for their accomplishments. Women may not always get the historical credit their male counterparts do, but as these women show, they were always there doing the work. With their fierce determination and refusal to back down ...
1893: Florence Bascom became the second woman to earn her Ph.D. in geology in the United States, and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. [6] [7] Geologists consider her to be the "first woman geologist in this country [America]." [8] 1896: Florence Bascom became the first woman to work for the United States ...
Joan Wagnon was born Oct. 17, 1940, in Arkansas. Among the titles she held during her career were Kansas state representative (1983-1994 for District 55), Topeka's first female mayor (1997-2001 ...
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 ...
1855: New York Women's Hospital opened in 1855 as the first hospital solely devoted to ailments affiliated with women. [8] 1869: Wyoming is the first territory to give women the right to vote. [9] 1870: Louisa Ann Swain is the first woman in the United States to vote in a general election. She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in Laramie ...