Biography
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean author and educator Gabriela Mistral became the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in literature.
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Biography
Jovita Idar
Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist, Jovita Idar often faced dangerous situations, however she bravely fought the injustices in her time.
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Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno became the first Latina woman to earn an “E.G.O.T.:” an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
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Lesson Plan
The Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), proposed in 1923, has never been ratified. Activists seeking gender equality have sought its ratification since its first proposal but have encountered resistance along the way.
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Lesson Plan
The Path to Women’s Suffrage
Students analyze maps and primary documents and share stories of the Westward Expansion relating to gaining women’s suffrage.
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Biography
Bernice Sandler
Known as the “Godmother of Title IX,” Bernice Sandler fought for women’s rights in education.
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Corazon Aquino
Corazon “Cory” Aquino went from a shy law school student, to the first female president of the Philippines.
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Biography
Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.
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Anna May Wong
Appearing in over sixty movies throughout her career, Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.
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Janet Mock
Janet Mock became the first transgender woman of color to write and direct an episode of television.
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Mae Jemison
Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel in space.
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Biography
Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker is the only US woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor.
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Biography
Mary Musgrove
Mary Musgrove become a negotiator between English and Native American communities and played an important role in the development of Colonial Georgia.
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Biography
Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture
Canadian Charlotte Monture moved to the US for nursing training and served in the US Army during World War I.
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Elizabeth Freeman
Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.
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Biography
Muriel Siebert
Fearless Wall Street broker Muriel Siebert was known as The First Woman of Finance.
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Edna Lewis
Chef and cookbook author Edna Lewis taught the American public to appreciate southern meals in a new way.
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Autherine Lucy
Autherine Lucy was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama
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