A guide to the changing experience of women through history. From ancient times to today, women have adapted, survived and thrived. A brief timeline of women's roles in society.
Queen Victoria's reign was the longest in English history. Called the Victorian age, it was a time when Britain was at the height of its colonial power. Victoria became a symbol of British expansionist foreign policy. She insisted on taking an active part in the decisions of the government...
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Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Michelle Obama are just some of the women who have become famous for shaping history as we know it.
That's right. Lots of famous women in history have achieved important female firsts, paving the way for generations of women to come. Women's history is full of awesome females who accomplished great things, and were the first woman to do so. This list of notable female firsts is full ...
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.
Individual revolutionary female icons who have been held up as powerful figures for women to emulate include China’s Chiu Chin (Qiu Jin), who in 1907 was executed by the Manchu government, and Soong-li Ching (Soong Ching-ling), wife of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and champion of social justice ...
A collection of worksheets on inspirational women through history. Inspired byWomen's History Monthwhich is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Popular Kamala Harris Facts & Worksheets ...
March is Women's History Month and is set aside to honor women's contributions to American history. Mary Hays McCauley, also known asMolly Pitcher, is perhaps one of Cumberland Valley’s most famous women. Below we commemorate the vital role these equally important but often overlooked women pl...
also known as apartheid. Thousands of women from across South Africa marched on the capital city in protest of these laws, includingseveral who would later becomekey figures in the apartheid resistance movement. When the prime minister wouldn't meet with them, the womenstood in complete silencefo...