From ancient times to the present day, great women have changed the course of history. Yet they are often overlooked by scholars, and rarely remembered by the public. These 30 women in history changed laws, broke new scientific ground, and shattered gender barriers. Join us as we shine a l...
This week, as Popular Mechanics celebrates the 50th anniversary of the development of the internet, we honor the women who helped shape the way we connect with the world around us. They were early programmers, computer engineers, and even librarians who broke barriers and developed technology that...
In Amy Brigg's brief stint in the world of gaming, she showed a vision far ahead of its time with an adventure game featuring a narrative and protagonists aimed specifically at women. In 1983, Briggs worked at the text game adventure company Infocom as a tester. Her strong writing skills ...
For most of history, Virginia Woolf suggested, Anonymous was a woman. And for the most part, even those women whose names we know have not gotten their due. Celebrate some of the many women who have shaped our world with these profiles and biographies.
Abdellatif Kechiche’s three-hour tale of sexual awakening won last year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, and at first, it seemed like a bit of a breakthrough: Here was an expansive tale of two young women falling in love, with extended scenes of fairly explicit lesbian sex — playful, intim...
Women were not officially allowed into the military until the 1900s, but even in the American Revolutionary War in the 1770s and 1780s, women still had a big impact on the actual war effort. Learn more about some of these famous and important women!
根据第一段中There are several reasons, but the most important reason is they are role models for other women in the United States.可知该选C。 (2)题详解: 细节理解题。根据第四段开头Born into a family in Shandong province, she joined the People’s Liberation Army at the age of 18, doing...
Elizabeth Blackwell: first woman to graduate from medical school (M.D.) and a pioneer in educating women in medicine Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: first woman to successfully complete the medical qualifying exams in Great Britain; first woman physician in Great Britain; advocate of women's suffrage ...
Black women have played many important roles inU.S. historysince the days of the American Revolution. Many of these women are key figures in the struggle for civil rights, but they have also made major contributions to the arts, science, and civil society. Discover some of theseAfrican Americ...
Women had a significant part to play during World War Ⅱ,which was the time when women also made their own contributions.Some women’s great efforts and their names have been recorded in history.Here’s a look at some of the strong figures of women in World War Ⅱ.Tatiana Nikolaevna Baram...