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Olive Morris: The short, dynamic life of a Brixton radical
A community activist and co-founder of the Brixton Black Women’s group, Olive Morris dedicated her life to advocating for others.
Dana Rovang
Feb 199 min read
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Mary Anning: Early English paleontologist defied the odds
Mary Anning help to found the early science of paleontology, defying the odds and creating a remarkable legacy of firsts.
Dana Rovang
Nov 13, 20249 min read
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Mary Kay & Johnny: Early Sitcom Pioneers
Mary Kay & Johnny broke all the social norms on TV and pioneered the domestic situation comedy.
Dana Rovang
Aug 21, 202412 min read
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The Woman's Bible
Along with a group of women reviewers, Elizabeth Cady Stanton sought to reposition women in conversations about Christianity. By Jenna...
Dana Rovang
Jan 30, 20246 min read
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Frances Perkins: Labor Secretary for FDR, and the brains behind the New Deal
While we take for granted the 40-hour work week and generally safe working conditions, not many know about the woman who spearheaded the...
Dana Rovang
Mar 22, 20227 min read
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Olga of Kyiv: Ingenious Avenger, Leader, and Saint
In twelfth-century Europe, most of the stories that have survived were written by monks, and they usually carried a moral lesson. The...
Dana Rovang
Mar 9, 20225 min read
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Maude Callen: Nurse-Midwife provided medical care to the poorest in her community
In the mid-twentieth-century American South, Black women had limited access to medical services and maternal care. Many gave birth at...
Dana Rovang
Feb 15, 20224 min read
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Phillis Wheatley: A Black and enslaved poet who helped shape Revolutionary America
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), was a Black and enslaved poet who lived in the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Through her...
Dana Rovang
Feb 3, 20228 min read
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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Medal of Honor Recipient
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) was born on a farm in Oswego, New York in November 1832. She attended Syracuse Medical College,...
Herbert Wignall
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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Kate Shelley and the Great Train Rescue of 1881
On 6 July 1881, a massive storm in Boone County, Iowa caused a flash flood. The flood washed out the support trestles for the train...
Dana Rovang
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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CLEOPATRA'S VERY EXPENSIVE DINNER
In his Natural History, Roman natural philosopher, Pliny the Elder, described a decadent dinner thrown by Cleopatra for Antony. ...
Dana Rovang
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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"The Amazing" GRACE HOPPER
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, MATHEMATICIAN, & NAVY REAR ADMIRAL Grace Hopper (1906-1992) was a pioneer in computer programming who worked on the...
Julia Chen
Feb 25, 20154 min read
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IRENE MORGAN
Before Rosa Parks, a Woman Refused to Give Up Her Seat In 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery,...
Brendan Wolfe
Jan 27, 20153 min read
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