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Woman of the Week: Anna Decosta Banks
- superintendent of Nurses for the Hospital and Training School of Nurses for 32 years - gave African Americans access to health care...
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Nov 30, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Althea Gibson
Welcome to our 13th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Althea Gibson, an African American tennis player! Enjoy! -First African...
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Nov 26, 20201 min read
Woman of the Week: Kalpana Chawla
- first Indian born woman to go to space - awarded the “Congressional Space Medal of Honor” Born in 1972, Kalpana Chawla was an engineer...
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Nov 26, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Susan La Flesche
- first Native American woman to earn a medical degree - worked to educate people on public health issues Born in 1865, Susan La Flesche...
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Nov 9, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Ellen Ochoa
Welcome to our 11th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Ellen Ochoa, a Latina astronaut and electrical engineer! Enjoy! Major...
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Nov 2, 20201 min read
Woman of the Week: Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Welcome to our 10th #womanoftheweek! Today, we will be discussing Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Filipina American judge from California! Enjoy!...
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Oct 26, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Jean King
Welcome to our 9th #womanoftheweek! Today we will discussing Jean King, a Hawaiian lawmaker and activist. Major Accomplishments: - First...
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Oct 19, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Manal al-Sharif
Welcome to our 8th woman of the week! Manal al-Sharif is an activist and feminist from Saudi Arabia. Major Accomplishments: - The first...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Joan Baez
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...
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Oct 5, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Zitkala-Sa
Welcome to our 7th #womanoftheweek! This week, we are learning about Zitkala-Sa, a Native American writer and activist. Enjoy! Major...
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Aug 24, 20201 min read
Welcome to Woman of the Week!
Read about fascinating women from all over the world who broke through significant boundaries, but are usually forgotten in history...
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Aug 24, 20201 min read
Woman of the Week: Mary Jackson
- First black female engineer at NASA - NASA headquarters are named after her Welcome to our first woman of the week post! This week we...
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Aug 24, 20202 min read
Woman of the Week: Chien Shiung Wu
- First woman to serve as the president of the American Physical Society - Was awarded the National Medal of Science Born in 1912 in...
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