Women’s History Month: March 22, 2021
Rosemary Kennedy was born differently abled. She was the oldest daughter in the Kennedy family and her parents went to great length to try to make her “fit in”. As an experimental procedure Rosemary was give a prefrontal lobotomy at the age of 23. This incapacitated her for the remainder of her life. Because of this her siblings, nieces, and nephews started organization like the Special Olympics and Best Buddies.
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Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist, known for internationally challenging world leaders to take immediate action against climate change.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 20, 2021
In honor of the nurses during the COIVD pandemic of 2020. You are the true heroes.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 19, 2021
Oriini Kaipara is a New Zealand broadcaster and translator. In 2019 she became the first person to present on mainstream television news with a traditional facial tattoo called a mono kauai ta mojo.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 18, 2021
Fatima al-Fihri was an Arab woman who founded a mosque that developed into al-Qarawiyyin university. Today it is recognized as the oldest existing university in the world.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 17, 2021
Lillian Gilbreth is most known for being the “mom” from Cheaper by the dozen, but she was an incredible industrial engineer, consultant, psychologist, and educator. She invented things in your house that you use every day like the foot pedal trash can and the shelves in your refrigerator door.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 16, 2021
Simone Biles is a gymnast with a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. She is the world’s third most decorated gymnast.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 15, 2021
Augusta Savage was an acclaimed America artist during the Harlem Renaissance. She became the first African American to be elected to the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 14, 2021
Gitanjali Rao was named TIME’s 2020 Kid of the Year. This 15 year old has used technology to tackle problems from cyber bullying to contaminated drinking water.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 13, 2021
Cecilia Payne was a British born - American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed in her doctoral thesis that start were primarily composed of Hydrogen and helium.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 12, 2021
Margaret Bonds was an American pianist and composer. She was one of the first African-American performers to gain recognition in the United States.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 11, 2021
Nellie Bly paved the way for female investigative journalism. She famously got herself put in an asylum so she could uncover the poor treatment of patients. She also traveled around the world in 72 days!
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 10, 2021
The Van Buren sisters believed they could help carry messages during World War I via motorcycle. When they were turned down they became the first women to ride across the United States on Motorcycles - to prove that women could do anything they set their minds to. They were still turned down to help in the war efforts.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 9, 2021
Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist famous for painting large flowers, New York Skylines, and New Mexico landscapes.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 8, 2021
Olive Morris is a Jamaican born - British activist, feminist, black nationalist, and squatters - rights champion from the 1970s.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 7, 2021
Yuko Shimizu is the Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty. She also published an award winning children's book.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 6, 2021
Anna May Wong was an American actress considered to be the first Chinese movie star. She transitioned from silent films to “talkies”. Although she tried to avoid it, she was always cast in stereotypical Asian roles. She was the first Asian actress with a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 5, 2021
Sara Blakely is a business woman and entrepreneur. She famously started Spanx and was named one of the top 100 most influential people in the world.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 4, 2021
Minerva Mirabal was a Dominican activist - who fought against the dictator of her country - along with her sisters and many members of her family. Minerva and two of her sisters were murdered for their activism. They are known as the butterflies.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: March 3, 2021
Josephine Baker was an American born - French performer, French Resistance Agent, and Civil Rights Activist. She is noted for refusing to perform in the United States if people of color were not allowed in the audience.
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