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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 ...
Mexican botanist and explorer who started her career at age 55; discovered one new genus and many new species of plants Jerrie Mock: American 1925: 2014: First woman pilot to circumnavigate the world, flew solo in 1964 in her plane Spirit of Columbus from and to the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio Béláné Mocsáry: Hungarian 1845
Jennifer Scanlon, a professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at Bowdoin College who wrote a biography on Hedgeman, said she "by all accounts, should be a household name." “Often a woman among men, a black person among whites and a secular Christian among clergy, she lived and breathed the intersections that made her life so vital ...
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.
Joan was the first person in history to fly solo around the world at the equator, the first person to complete the longest single solo flight around the world, the first woman to fly a twin-engine aircraft around the world, the first woman to fly the Pacific Ocean from west to east in a twin-engine plane, the first woman to receive an airline ...
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 ...
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
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