The Modern Amphitrite: The Many Nautical Revolutions Of Janet Taylor
The nineteenth century saw Great Britain expanding vociferously into new markets, extending its influence, for better or worse, into every corner of the globe ...
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Sojourner, Susan, And Elizabeth To Make History In NYC’s Central Park On August 26… Watch Live Unveil Of Their Monumental Statue
After 6 long years of challenging work and a tireless fight waged by the all-volunteer nonprofit, Monumental Women, history will be made tomorrow - Wednesday, ...
Ida B. Wells, Women’s Suffrage And Civil Rights Hero, To Be Honored With 1,000 Square-Foot Photo Mosaic In DC’s Union Station
It’s National Women's Suffrage Month, a designation by Congress in collaboration with the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) to commemorat...
Bringing Science To Psychoanalysis: The Many Survivals of Sabina Spielrein
The life of Russian psychologist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942) began in emotional and physical abuse, and ended with the murder of herself and her two daughters...
The Last Woman Who Knew Everything: The Omnivorous Mind Of Clémence Royer
When Clémence Royer died on February 7, 1902, she took with her into oblivion perhaps the last human brain that believed in and aimed for Complete Knowledge.&n...
A Scientist Takes The Helm: The Story of German Chancellor Angela Merkel
In 1989, Angela Merkel was a quantum chemist with a respectable reputation for applying statistical mathematics to chemical analysis. In 1991, she was a ...
Command And Control: Meet The All-Women Satellite Ops Crew Who Just Made U.S. Space Force History
Schriever AFB in Colorado, a base of the United States Air Force, houses the world's best space command and control teams. On July 23rd, Schriever’s 2nd S...
The Fourth Castle: The Unfathomable Resiliency Of Pioneering Oceanographer Kathleen Crane
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second ...
An ER Doctor In Space: The Story of Astronaut Rhea Seddon
The first astronaut class to include women candidates, announced in 1978 and self-dubbed the TFNG, or Thirty-Five New Guys, brought six women into the variousl...