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Women in warfare and the military in the 19th century; Timeline of notable women in World War I; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949; Women in warfare and the military (1900–1945) Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999; Women in warfare and the military (1945–1999)
Date Name Milestone June 4, 1784 Élisabeth Thible: First known woman to ride in a hot air balloon. [5] [6] [7] 1805 Sophie Blanchard: First woman to pilot a hot air balloon. [8] March 8, 1910 Raymonde de Laroche: First woman to receive a pilot's license. [9] 1910–1911 Lilian Bland: First woman in the world to design, build, and fly an ...
Some women (based on property ownership) in the Isle of Man (geographically part of the British Isles but not part of the United Kingdom) gained the right to vote in 1881. [1] [2] New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections; from 1893. [3]
Millions of people around the world planned to demonstrate, attend conferences and enjoy artistic events Wednesday to mark International Women's Day, an annual observance established to recognize ...
First-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity and thought that occurred within the 19th and early 20th century throughout the world. It focused on legal issues, primarily on gaining women's suffrage (the right to vote). 1824: "Men and Women: Brief Hypothesis Concerning the Difference in their Genius" published by John Neal [3]
1837: The first American convention held to advocate women's rights was the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women held in 1837. [4] [5] 1837: Oberlin College becomes the first American college to admit women. 1840: The first petition for a law granting married women the right to own property was established in 1840. [6]
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.
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, all of these 12 women were not just ahead of their own times, but responsible for shaping ours.