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Senator Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835 – 1930) was the first woman to serve as a United States Senator in 1923. (Pic from 1922, what a smile!) Us History, Women In History, American History, Modern History, Great Women, Amazing Women, Famous Women, Famous People, Brave
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Senator Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835 – 1930) was the first woman to serve as a United States Senator in 1923. (Pic from 1922, what a smile!)
Maggie Lena Walker was the first African American female bank president and the first woman to charter a bank in the United States. Today In History, Black History Month, Mawa, Culture, African American History, Historical Sites
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Maggie Lena Walker was the first African American female bank president and the first woman to charter a bank in the United States.
Maud Menten (March 20, 1879 – July 26, 1960) was a Canadian physician-scientist who made significant contributions to enzyme kinetics and histochemistry. Her name is associated with the famous Michaelis–Menten equation in biochemistry. Enzyme Kinetics, Cell Biologist, Nellie Bly, Famous Scientist, Jean Marie, Canadian History, Canada
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Maud Menten (March 20, 1879 – July 26, 1960) was a Canadian physician-scientist who made significant contributions to enzyme kinetics and histochemistry. Her name is associated with the famous Michaelis–Menten equation in biochemistry.
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Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She helped to found the Women's Action Alliance, the National Women's Political Caucus, and Choice USA. She was the founding president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and helped create Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Gloria Steinem, Wise Women, Strong Women, Transgender Community, Extraordinary Women, Equal Rights, Feminism
The 25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century - TIME
Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She helped to found the Women's Action Alliance, the National Women's Political Caucus, and Choice USA. She was the founding president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and helped create Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
This Day In History - November 5: Shirley Chisholm Becomes The First Black Congresswoman - 1968 Black History Facts, Black Power, World History, I Look To You, Shirley Chisholm, John Brown
1968: Shirley Chisholm Becomes The First Black Congresswoman
This Day In History - November 5: Shirley Chisholm Becomes The First Black Congresswoman - 1968
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 - September 18, 1915) was the first American Indian woman to become a physician in the United States. Of Ponca, Iowa, French and Anglo-American descent, she grew up with her parents on the Omaha Reservation. She went to college at the Hampton Institute and got her medical degree at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP) in Philadelphia. Native American Women, Native American History, American Heritage, Native American Indians, Native Americans, European American, American Heroes, American Pride, Indian History
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 - September 18, 1915) was the first American Indian woman to become a physician in the United States. Of Ponca, Iowa, French and Anglo-American descent, she grew up with her parents on the Omaha Reservation. She went to college at the Hampton Institute and got her medical degree at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP) in Philadelphia.
Mother Jones aka Mary Harris Jones, assailed in Congress as "the grandmother of all agitators," and hailed as "the miner's angel" by workers, fought against child labor and for decent conditions, fair pay, and safety in the workplace. Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, Well Behaved Women, Dame, Women Leaders, Child Labor, Paintings
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Mother Jones aka Mary Harris Jones, assailed in Congress as "the grandmother of all agitators," and hailed as "the miner's angel" by workers, fought against child labor and for decent conditions, fair pay, and safety in the workplace.
Lucy Craft Laney (April 13, 1854 – October 24, 1933) was an early African American educator who was the first to establish a school for African American children in Augusta, Georgia.  She was born in Macon, Georgia, to former slaves.  Although it was illegal for blacks to read at the time of her birth, she was taught by a slave owner's sister, and by 1869 she was enrolled in Atlanta University.  Enrollment in her first school in Macon was only 6; by 1928 it had grown to over 800 students. Kings & Queens, Black Knowledge, Portraits, African Diaspora, Hulk
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Lucy Craft Laney (April 13, 1854 – October 24, 1933) was an early African American educator who was the first to establish a school for African American children in Augusta, Georgia. She was born in Macon, Georgia, to former slaves. Although it was illegal for blacks to read at the time of her birth, she was taught by a slave owner's sister, and by 1869 she was enrolled in Atlanta University. Enrollment in her first school in Macon was only 6; by 1928 it had grown to over 800 students.
Dr. Eliza Ann Grier.  Born a slave she became the first African American to practice medicine in Georgia We Are The World, Native American, Early American, Before Us
Dr. Eliza Ann Grier. Born a slave she became the first African American to practice medicine in Georgia
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Shirley Chisholm (1924 - 2005) "Unbought and Unbossed" Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress, a 1972 candidate for president, and a life long advocate for women's and civil rights. Famous Black
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Shirley Chisholm (1924 - 2005) "Unbought and Unbossed" Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress, a 1972 candidate for president, and a life long advocate for women's and civil rights.
On May 1, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for "Annie Allen" (her 2nd Collection of Poetry). She became the First African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize. American Women
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On May 1, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for "Annie Allen" (her 2nd Collection of Poetry). She became the First African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize.
Rachel Carson is the founder of the modern environmental movement. She courageously spoke out against the chemical industry and their use of pesticides. Her book, Silent Spring, reminded us we are all part of a vulnerable world and we all have a responsibility to protect it. In 1963 she testified to Congress calling for measures to protect human health and the environment.
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Rachel Carson is the founder of the modern environmental movement. She courageously spoke out against the chemical industry and their use of pesticides. Her book, Silent Spring, reminded us we are all part of a vulnerable world and we all have a responsibility to protect it. In 1963 she testified to Congress calling for measures to protect human health and the environment.
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-Present) - Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, there was just one woman cloaked in the black robe of the United States' highest court. Fulfilling a campaign promise to break that gender barrier, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981. The former Republican Arizona state senator was unanimously confirmed by Congress, ending 191 years of the court as an exclusively male institution.       1st female US Supreme Court justice Couples Âgés, Elena Kagan, Sandra Day O'connor, Looks Instagram
The 25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century - TIME
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-Present) - Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, there was just one woman cloaked in the black robe of the United States' highest court. Fulfilling a campaign promise to break that gender barrier, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981. The former Republican Arizona state senator was unanimously confirmed by Congress, ending 191 years of the court as an exclusively male institution. 1st female US Supreme Court justice
Effa Manley (born March 27, 1897) and her husband owned the Newark Eagles baseball team in the Negro League. She used her position to promote an "Anti-Lynching Day" at the stadium, a boycott of Harlem stores refusing to hire black clerks, and after baseball was integrated in 1947 negotiated for compensation for players acquired by Major League teams. She was the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in  2006. #TodayInBlackHistory Negro League Baseball, Baseball Team, People Of Interest, Interesting History, Yesterday And Today
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Effa Manley (born March 27, 1897) and her husband owned the Newark Eagles baseball team in the Negro League. She used her position to promote an "Anti-Lynching Day" at the stadium, a boycott of Harlem stores refusing to hire black clerks, and after baseball was integrated in 1947 negotiated for compensation for players acquired by Major League teams. She was the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. #TodayInBlackHistory
Lady Heath, born Sophie Pierce Evans in Limerick. For a five-year period from the mid-1920s, pilot Lady Mary Heath was one of the best-known women in the world. It was an era when everyone had gone aviation mad, she was the first woman to parachute and the first woman to gain a commercial pilot’s licence. In 1928 Lady Heath made front-page news worldwide as the first pilot ever, male or female, to fly a small, open cockpit plane solo from Cape Town Irish Painters, Female Pilot, Glasgow School Of Art, Irish Art, Art Education, High Quality Art Prints, Find Art, Aviation
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Lady Heath, born Sophie Pierce Evans in Limerick. For a five-year period from the mid-1920s, pilot Lady Mary Heath was one of the best-known women in the world. It was an era when everyone had gone aviation mad, she was the first woman to parachute and the first woman to gain a commercial pilot’s licence. In 1928 Lady Heath made front-page news worldwide as the first pilot ever, male or female, to fly a small, open cockpit plane solo from Cape Town
Gertrude Belle Elion (1918-1999) American biochemist and pharmacologist who played a key role in developing the AIDS drug AZT, receiving the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988 together with two other researchers. She was the first woman to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Prix Nobel, Nobel Prize, Badass Women
Gertrude Belle Elion (1918-1999) American biochemist and pharmacologist who played a key role in developing the AIDS drug AZT, receiving the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988 together with two other researchers. She was the first woman to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton - instrumental in helping pass a law allowing women to own their own property (passed in New York in 1848) Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Port Elizabeth, Women Rights, Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan, Beautiful Women, The Women's Rights Movement
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton - instrumental in helping pass a law allowing women to own their own property (passed in New York in 1848)
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was a former slave who became a successful seamstress, civic activist and author. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, the First Lady. Keckley had moved to Washington in 1860 after buying her freedom. She created an independent business in the capital based on clients who were the wives of the government elite. Among them were Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis; and Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of Robert E. Lee. Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Thing 1
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Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was a former slave who became a successful seamstress, civic activist and author. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, the First Lady. Keckley had moved to Washington in 1860 after buying her freedom. She created an independent business in the capital based on clients who were the wives of the government elite. Among them were Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis; and Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of Robert E. Lee.
Margaret Thatcher (The iron lady) 1925-2013 Margareth Thatcher, The Iron Lady, Women Feminism, Feminist Icons, President Ronald Reagan, Celebrity Deaths, British Prime Ministers
The 25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century - TIME
Margaret Thatcher (The iron lady) 1925-2013
Born in Queens, N.Y., Estée Lauder got her start in beauty at an early age by helping her uncle, a chemist, mix creams and fragrances for his skincare business in their kitchen. In 1946, Lauder and her husband Joseph founded the Estée Lauder Co. with just four products. Vogue Portugal, Estee Lauder Youth Dew, Rich Family, Iconic Women, Public Relations, Female Entrepreneur, Powerful Women
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Born in Queens, N.Y., Estée Lauder got her start in beauty at an early age by helping her uncle, a chemist, mix creams and fragrances for his skincare business in their kitchen. In 1946, Lauder and her husband Joseph founded the Estée Lauder Co. with just four products.
Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI  (Dec 2, 1923 – Sept 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini; further, the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, hailed as La Divina. Maria Callas, Les Suffragettes, Tyne Daly, Classical Opera, Ballet Music, Diva, Classical Music Composers, Playlist, Films Cinema
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Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI (Dec 2, 1923 – Sept 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini; further, the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, hailed as La Divina.
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former professional tennis player. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She is an advocate for sexual equality and won "The Battle of the Sexes" tennis competition in 1973. King is the founder of the Women's Tennis Association, the Women's Sports Foundation, and owner of World Team Tennis. Billie Jean King, Sports Hero, Sports Women, Bobby Riggs, American Tennis Players, Equal Rights For Women, Female Athletes, Women Athletes, Billy Jean
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Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former professional tennis player. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She is an advocate for sexual equality and won "The Battle of the Sexes" tennis competition in 1973. King is the founder of the Women's Tennis Association, the Women's Sports Foundation, and owner of World Team Tennis.
Julia Child August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, spy and television personality. She most recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public, and her subsequent television programs, The French Chef premiered in 1963. She was also a spy! In 1944 she was posted to Kandy, Ceylon, where her responsibilities included "registering, cataloging and channeling a great volume of highly classified communications" for the OSS's clandestine stations in Asia. Julia Child Quotes, Johnson & Wales University, Julia Childs, Tv Chefs, Celebs, Celebrities, Tv Stars, Costumes For Women
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Julia Child August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, spy and television personality. She most recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public, and her subsequent television programs, The French Chef premiered in 1963. She was also a spy! In 1944 she was posted to Kandy, Ceylon, where her responsibilities included "registering, cataloging and channeling a great volume of highly classified communications" for the OSS's clandestine stations in Asia.
Florence Price (née Smith) is considered the first black woman in the United States to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Even though her training was steeped in European tradition, Price’s music consists of mostly the American idiom and reveals her Southern roots. Her mother, a soprano and pianist, carefully guided her early musical training, and at age fourteen, she enrolled in the New England Conservatory of Music with a major in piano and organ. Madame, Famous Composers, Ballet, All Music, Music Notes, Afrocentric
Florence Price (née Smith) is considered the first black woman in the United States to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Even though her training was steeped in European tradition, Price’s music consists of mostly the American idiom and reveals her Southern roots. Her mother, a soprano and pianist, carefully guided her early musical training, and at age fourteen, she enrolled in the New England Conservatory of Music with a major in piano and organ.
Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Some People", "Rose's Turn", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", " She did not need a microphone to be heard Golden Age Of Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, Classic Hollywood, Old Hollywood, Hollywood Icons, Hollywood Actresses, Jessica Tandy, Sissy Spacek, Tony Award
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Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Some People", "Rose's Turn", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", " She did not need a microphone to be heard
Mahalia Jackson October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States". She recorded about 30 albums during her career,  including a dozen golds. Gospel Singer, Gospel Music, Jazz, Black History, Divas, Mahalia Jackson, Blues
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Mahalia Jackson October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States". She recorded about 30 albums during her career, including a dozen golds.
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years. She was an important influence on younger female country music singers and rural humorists such as Jerry Clower, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Carl Hurley, David L Cook, Chonda Pierce, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy. In 1992, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Country Music Stars, Country Music Singers, Country Artists, Country Western, Vintage Country, American Country, Western Music, Music City
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Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years. She was an important influence on younger female country music singers and rural humorists such as Jerry Clower, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Carl Hurley, David L Cook, Chonda Pierce, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy. In 1992, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Mary Jane West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)[1], known as Mae West, was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.    Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. The American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time. Mae West, Maureen O'sullivan, Robert Vaughn, Steve Reeves, Blake Edwards, Yul Brynner, Donna Reed, Stan Laurel, Yvonne De Carlo
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Mary Jane West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)[1], known as Mae West, was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. The American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time.