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This woman realized the sun’s potential long before the rest of the country
This woman realized the sun’s potential long before the rest of the country
Mária Telkes lead the way in solar power development
Shoshi Parks
Jun 14, 2018
Towards a history of women of color in the workplace
Qiana Mestrich
These women were the toughest performers in the Wild West
Shoshi Parks
Miss America 1968: When civil rights and feminist activists converged
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This woman shattered the gender barrier in pro baseball
Ashawnta Jackson
The extraordinary courage of an ordinary woman: Lorena Weeks broke barriers for working women
Meagan Day
American women’s obsession with being thin began with this ‘scientist’
Shoshi Parks
Photos: Before it was for slackers, Home Economics fostered trailblazing female scientists
Photos: Before it was for slackers, Home Economics fostered trailbl...
Home Economics was actually a serious, multidisciplinary field of research and applied science
Brendan Seibel
May 16, 2018
Belva Davis found no opportunities for black, female reporters. So she created her own.
Belva Davis found no opportunities for black, female reporters. So ...
She broke barriers and inspired a new generation by becoming the first black female TV reporter on the West Coast
Bené Viera
May 16, 2018
Photos: The Marlboro Man has nothing on these pioneering cowgirls
Photos: The Marlboro Man has nothing on these pioneering cowgirls
‘Little House on the Prairie’ this is not
Brendan Seibel
May 15, 2018
This Freedom Rider was shot at, attacked, and put on death row—all by 20 years old
This Freedom Rider was shot at, attacked, and put on death row—all ...
Joan Trumpauer went from being a sheltered white southerner to a bold civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
Heather Tirado Gilligan
May 14, 2018
As men took over the video game industry, Brenda Laurel pioneered girls’ games
As men took over the video game industry, Brenda Laurel pioneered g...
This VR pioneer had a radical idea — girls’ games shouldn’t be dumbed down versions of boys’ games
Shoshi Parks
May 4, 2018
This athlete conquered poverty, racism, and polio in order to became an Olympian
This athlete conquered poverty, racism, and polio in order to becam...
Wilma Rudolph went on to become an international sports icon after winning three gold medals in 1960
Timeline
May 3, 2018
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