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10. Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1921. While Columbia University has awarded Pulitzer Prizes for more than 100 years, only 31 of them have been given to women ...
A demonstrator holds a sign while gathering on the National Mall during the Women's March in Washington D.C., U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017. Credit - Eric Thayer–Bloomberg—Getty Images
Image credits: VastCoconut2609 Cognitively, pessimistic headlines and stories reinforce our negativity bias, which, according to Ruiz-McPherson, "can lead to maladaptive thought patterns ...
36 Women’s History Month Quotes To Share With Kids “This new sport is comparable to no other. It is, in my opinion, one of the most intoxicating forms of sport, and will, I am sure, become one ...
The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree. Their motivations ranged from preferring their current lifestyles (64 percent) to prioritizing their careers (9 percent) — a.k.a. fairly universal things that have motivated men not to have children for centuries.
The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. [44] However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam C. J. Walker, widened the teeth. [45]
The study of the role of women in the society of early medieval England, or Anglo-Saxon England, is a topic which includes literary, history and gender studies.Important figures in the history of studying early medieval women include Christine Fell, and Pauline Stafford.
— Susan B. Anthony, American women's rights activist known for her role in the women's suffrage movement “The longer I live, the more I observe that carrying around anger is the most ...