- superintendent of Nurses for the Hospital and Training School of Nurses for 32 years - gave African Americans access to health care...

Welcome to our 13th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Althea Gibson, an African American tennis player! Enjoy! -First African...

- first Indian born woman to go to space - awarded the “Congressional Space Medal of Honor” Born in 1972, Kalpana Chawla was an engineer...

- first Native American woman to earn a medical degree - worked to educate people on public health issues Born in 1865, Susan La Flesche...

Welcome to our 11th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Ellen Ochoa, a Latina astronaut and electrical engineer! Enjoy! Major...

Welcome to our 10th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Filipina American judge from California! Enjoy!...

Welcome to our 9th #womanoftheweek! Today we will discussing Jean King, a Hawaiian lawmaker and activist. Major Accomplishments: - First...

Welcome to our 8th woman of the week! Manal al-Sharif is an activist and feminist from Saudi Arabia. Major Accomplishments: - The first...

Welcome to our 7th woman of the week! We can't believe we came so far! Thank you so much for all the support! Enjoy our article on Joan...

Welcome to our 7th #womanoftheweek! This week, we are learning about Zitkala-Sa, a Native American writer and activist. Enjoy! Major...

Read about fascinating women from all over the world who broke through significant boundaries, but are usually forgotten in history...

- First black female engineer at NASA - NASA headquarters are named after her Welcome to our first woman of the week post! This week we...

- First woman to serve as the president of the American Physical Society - Was awarded the National Medal of Science Born in 1912 in...