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Below, read more about 22 history-changing women you should know about immediately. Dolores Huerta. One of the most renowned civil rights activists and prominent union activists in history ...
Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to move to the “colored” section of a public bus in 1955. This act of protest kicked ...
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
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history.
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.
Protofeminist writer of Jane Anger her Protection for Women [14] 1500–1599: Marie de Gournay: France: 1565: 1645: Protofeminist writer of Egalité des hommes et des femmes (The equality of men and women) [15] 1500–1599: Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi: Italy: 1501–1600: c. 1593: Protofeminist writer of The Worth of Women [16] 1500–1599 ...
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 ...
Women have shaped history through their everyday labors in the home, in shops, in classrooms, hospitals, labs, community agencies, in government and factories. Yet sadly many made groundbreaking ...