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The United States presidential election on November 2, 1920 was the first election in which American women had the right to vote since the ratification of the 19th amendment on August 18, 1920. Achieving this milestone was a long and arduous struggle.Beginning in the 1800s, women organized,...
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On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, ending national Prohibition (repealing the 18th Amendment). What you may not know is that in 1929, an organization known as the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR), founded by Pauline Sabin, led...
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From 1872 to 1883, Emily Warren Roebling oversaw one of the greatest engineering triumphs in history - the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1869, Emily’s father-in-law, John A. Roebling, took on the immense task of constructing a bridge that would connect Brooklyn to New...
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Alice Coachman (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014), a track and field star, made history at the 1948 Olympic Games in London becoming the first black woman to win an Olympic medal.Coachman was born and raised in the heart of the segregated south in...
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Emmeline Pankhurst (July 15, 1858 – June 14, 1928) founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and played a crucial role in helping women gain the right to vote in the United Kingdom.Pankhurst, who had been a member of a Manchester suffragist group called...
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When the Constitution was written in 1787, “we the people” referred only to white men. To this day, the Constitution still does not have an amendment that explicitly guarantees women equal rights. It came close in 1972 – Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)...
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When Ida B. Wells was 22, she was asked by a conductor of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad company to give up her seat on the train to a white man. She refused. This was in 1884 - about 70 years before Rosa Parks would...
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In 1942, the United States trained women to fly military aircraft so male pilots could be released for combat duty overseas. The women of this experimental program were called Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Comprised of approximately 1,000 civilian volunteers, the WASP flew military aircraft...
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Bicycles had a revolutionary impact on the women’s movement – they promised freedom to women long accustomed to relying on men for transportation. Suffragist Frances E. Willard once said, “I began to feel that myself plus the bicycle equaled myself plus the world.” Culturally, women...
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Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was a Victorian-era mathematical genius. Ada described how codes could be created using letters, symbols and numbers – which included a series of instructions known as looping that computer programs continue to use to this day. For her work, Ada is considered...
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915 – 1973), a musical prodigy, was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and paved the way for rock and roll. She was the first great recording artist of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal...
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Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. Considered one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs, she was the only woman to assume full powers of a pharaoh. Although it was uncommon for Egypt to be...
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Calamity Jane (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903) was a frontier woman renowned for her sharp-shooting, whiskey-swilling and cross-dressing ways and one of the more colorful characters of the West. Few substantiated facts are known about Calamity Jane’s life, but much is known about...
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On May 2, 1915, Effie Hotchkiss and her mother Avis left Brooklyn, New York on the adventure of a lifetime. Effie Hotchkiss was not your average Victorian-era girl. A young professional who longed for something more, Effie quit her job and used a small inheritance...
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"Never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it." Hillary Rodham Clinton (11/9/16) This super soft t-shirt is made from premium tri-blend fabric that will give you the fit, feel and durability of your favorite vintage t-shirt. This style runs small – recommend buying one...
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“Organize, agitate, educate must be our war cry.”Susan B. Anthony (1820 – 1906) was an American social reformer and crusader for the women’s suffrage movement. A skilled political strategist, Antony was tireless in her efforts, giving speeches around the country to convince others to support...
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Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was a pioneer for women in the field of aviation. She was the first female pilot of African American descent and the first Native American woman to hold a pilot license during a time of...
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Organizers, agitators, rule breakers - women who dared to raise their voice, speaking out against injustice and demanding women’s suffrage and equal rights. Their activism remains one of the most important stories in women’s history.“I know that women, once convinced that they are doing what...
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For Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Gibb, running was spiritual – a way of escaping society’s rigid ideals for women. In 1964, she watched her first Boston Marathon. No women were competing, but Gibb was captivated with the idea of pushing the human body to the limits...
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Sophie Scholl (May 9, 1921– February 22, 1943) was a German student and political activist who was a member of the White Rose – a non-violent resistance group to Hitler and the Nazi party. In 1943, she was caught delivering anti-war propaganda and was executed...
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In July of 1848, hundreds of women and men met at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY for the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Organized by women, many consider the Seneca Falls Convention to be the event that started the women’s rights movement...
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Throughout history, women have made significant contributions to the CIA. One of the most intriguing examples is that of Virginia Hall (April 6, 1906 - July 14, 1982) – one of America’s most heroic female spies.Hall – the daughter of a wealthy family in Baltimore, Maryland...
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Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor (left) became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.A trailblazing litigator for women’s rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (left-center) was elevated to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993, making her the court’s second female...
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Bernice Sandler (1928-2019), considered the “godmother of Title IX,” devoted decades of her life to documenting, analyzing and stopping the forms of discrimination that held women back academically and professionally in educational settings. Her work led to the passage of Title IX in 1972 – the...
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Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was an African-American abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who was subjected to harsh physical labor and violent punishments as a slave before gaining her freedom in 1826.Around the age nine, Truth (born Isabella Baumfree to slave parents), was sold at a...
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Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a towering scientific intellect in a Victorian era when opportunities for women were few and far between.Born in Warsaw, Poland, Curie was smart and curious and excelled in school. Unable to attend the mens-only University of Warsaw, Curie instead continued her...
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The United States presidential election on November 2, 1920 was the first election in which American women had the right to vote since the ratification of the 19th amendment on August 18, 1920. Achieving this milestone was a long and arduous struggle.Beginning in the 1800s, women organized,...
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Lavinia Lloyd Dock (1858-1956) was a nurse, author and social activist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She devoted her life to improving the profession of nursing. When she retired around the age of 50, she shifted her energies to women’s suffrage, leading several protests. Dock picketed the...