Alice Freeman Palmer was among the most influential people who expanded the academic horizons for women in the USA.
Dot Wilkinson – One of the Greatest Female Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
Dot Wilkinson is widely known as one of the greatest Fastpitch Softball players to have ever played the game.
Harriet Powers: A Sermon in Patchwork
Harriet Powers was a creative African-American quilting genius! She used her quilts to re-tell familiar Bible stories in a unique and fascinating way.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Famous Abolitionist and Pioneering Publisher
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a teacher, publisher, lawyer, and civil rights activist who published a weekly newspaper called The Provincial Freeman.
Suffragist vs Suffragette: What’s the Difference?
Suffragist vs Suffragette: one was known for peaceful protests and one was known for setting fires and bombing buildings. Find out which is which!
Gertrude B. Elion: Groundbreaking Chemist Who Helped Create the AIDS Drug
Gertrude B. Elion was a Nobel Prize winning biochemist who developed the first immunosuppressive drug and the first successful antiviral drug.
Nettie Stevens: A Discoverer of Sex Chromosomes
Through her research work, biologists Stevens discovered that chromosomes are responsible for the sex of humans and every other living organism.
The Seneca Falls Convention: The Spark That Ignited the Suffrage Movement
What happened at the Seneca Falls Convention, and what was its significance? Find out the leaders who organized it and and read the summary.
The Law Of Coverture: Why Call A Woman By Her Husbands Name?
Ever wondered why a married woman can be addressed by her husband’s name? It’s because married women didn’t exist under the law of coverture.
Julia Chase-Brand, Breaking Down Barriers for Women Athletes
When Julia Chase-Brand was growing up, women didn’t run. Born in 1945 in Groton, Connecticut, Chase recalls being surrounded by four active brothers, in a time where girls couldn’t run, play soccer, and if they were to play basketball, it was at the half court line. Inspired by local distance runner John J. Kelley, Chase […]