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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.
[13] [14] Current practices tend to reflect the given name followed by the birth surname and then the married surname or using the birth name as the professional identity and the married name for one's private life, [15] though it is still common in many countries for women to adopt their husband's surname.
A National Education Association survey showed that between 1930 and 1931, 63% of cities dismissed female teachers as soon as they became married, and 77% did not hire married women as teachers. [235] Also, a survey of 1,500 cities from 1930 to 1931 found that three-quarters of those cities did not employ married women for any jobs. [236]
Some names such as Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace are widely known, many other women have been active inventors and innovators in a wide range of interests and applications, contributing important developments to the world in which we live. [2] [3] The following is a list of notable women innovators and inventors displayed by country.
She then co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus, was the first Black woman to serve on the House Rules Committee, and spent her life championing equality, pacifism, and ending poverty ...
Pages in category "Women in history" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Inherent in the study of women's history is the belief that more traditional recordings of history have minimised or ignored the contributions of women to different fields and the effect that historical events had on women as a whole; in this respect, women's history is often a form of historical revisionism, seeking to challenge or expand the ...
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia is a 16-volume reference work of biographies of notable women. It includes biographies of around 10,000 women, and also includes genealogical charts of noble families and some joint entries about multiple women (such as "Astronauts: Women in Space").