Midwife To A Nation: Madame du Coudray And The King’s Commission To Professionalize Childbirth
Midwife. Few words in the history of western medicine can evoke sudden and unequivocal academic tribal sentiment as that single term. To one school...
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Casualty Of Genius: The Sacrifice Of Mileva Maric-Einstein
"I need my wife. She resolves all of my mathematical problems." – Albert EinsteinContent Note: By the end of this article, you are not going to like Albert...
Teri Johnson’s Home Fragrance Brand Celebrates The Harlem Renaissance Through The Power Of Scent
After moving from her native Texas to New York City’s Harlem, Teri Johnson, a travel and lifestyle expert, embarked on an intensive research journey that led h...
Let It STEM, Let It STEM, Let It STEM: A Holiday Guide To 2019’s Great Women In Science Books
2019 has been an incredible year for books about the history of women in STEM. A short two decades ago, it would have been riches beyond telling to have ...
Documentary Spotlights Courageous Women In Aviation And Determined Girls Pursuing The Field
"Just watch, all of you men. I'll show you what a woman can do. . . . I'll go across the country, I'll race to the Moon. . . . I'll never look back." - Edna Ga...
The Path Of Most Resistance: Sophia Jex-Blake And The Fight For Women’s Medical Education
She had founded first England and then Scotland's first medical school for women, and been instrumental in the passing of the Medical Act that allowed women to...
Her Immigrant Story: ‘Mother Of Exiles’ Documentary Reveals Statue Of Liberty’s Little-Known History
"What she represents is everything that has to be protected." - Diane von FurstenbergShe's celebrating her 133rd birthday on October 28. She’s the Mother o...
The People’s Soprano: Jenny Lind And The Price of Perfection
There will never again be a musician as universally adored and adulated as soprano Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale. Everywhere she went, even facing ...
U.S. Navy Master Chief (Ret.) And 6-Year-Old Girl Fuel Toy Seller To Make ‘Plastic Army Women’ Set A Reality
For "at least 3 years", Jeff Imel, President of VictoryBuy Inc., a family owned and operated online retailer of Plastic Army Men and other classic toys, had be...