Dolley Madison: The Woman Who Created American Politics
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Margaret Elaine Hamilton: The Software Engineer Who Saved Apollo 11
Margaret Hamilton never planned to make history. She just needed a job
Levina Teerlinc: The Miniaturist Who Changed Royal Portraits Forever
In 1546, a Flemish woman arrived at the English royal court carrying
Katherine Stinson: The Skywriter Who Was Grounded by Her Gender
In 1912, a 21-year-old woman in Chicago decided she wanted to fly.
Laure Diebold: The Secretary Who Fooled the Nazis and Her War Against the Third Reich
November 1943, Paris. The Gestapo officer stared at the young woman across
Alice Parker: The Genius Inventor Who Made Winters Warm
It’s 1919, and every winter morning across America starts the same way.
Eunice Newton Foote: The Woman Who Discovered Climate Change and More
Three years before any man would claim credit for discovering how carbon
Mary Winston Jackson: Breaking Barriers in Space and Engineering
When Mary Winston Jackson walked into the segregated West Area Computing division
Letitia Mumford Geer: The Nurse Who Revolutionized Medical Safety
Every medical procedure today relies on a tool so basic that most
Sybil Ludington: The 16yo Rider Who Called It First
On a cold April night in 1777, while most 16-year-olds were asleep
Anna Arnold Hedgeman: The Invisible Woman Behind Dr. Martin Luther King
Anna Arnold was born in Marshall, Iowa, on July 5, 1899, into
Audre Lorde: The Warrior Who Redefined Power
Most people think power comes from having authority over others. Audre Lorde