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The Last of the Women Physicians: Dorothea Leporin Erxleben (1715-1762)

Dale DeBakcsyDecember 5, 2018

Prior to the Eighteenth Century, the answer to the question, "Who was allowed to practice medicine?" was relatively simple: Damn near anybody. While those who ...

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Women Killing It: Meet Denise Hearn, Economic Justice Warrior, ‘The Myth Of Capitalism’ Co-Author

Sally HubbardDecember 4, 2018

"People always say, 'Find your passion,' or 'Find your one thing.' I’m finally at a point in my life where I’ve realized that my one thing is curiosity." - Deni...

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19 Great ‘By Women’ Gifts To Inspire, Empower And Celebrate The Women (And Girls) You Know

wyskDecember 3, 2018

Because we love you, we've just made it super easy for you to positively impact the economy of women this holiday season, while earning yourself the coveted tit...

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9-Year-Old Girl Teams With NBA Star Stephen Curry To Bring His Shoes To Girls, Too

Guest ContributorNovember 30, 2018

By John Marcotte, Founder, Heroic Girls - NBA All-Star Stephen Curry is a staunch advocate for equal rights for women. The basketball champion and father of two...

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Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini and the Discovery Of Nerve Growth Factor

Dale DeBakcsyNovember 28, 2018

It is 1942, and Allied bombs are raking the city of Turin, wreaking a thudding vengeance for Il Duce’s cynical alliance with Nazi Germany. Amidst the panic and...

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Powerful Chorus Of Individuals Speak Up To Give Women You Should Know A Fighting Chance At Survival

wyskNovember 27, 2018

We are currently fighting for our organization’s life. Headed into 2019, Women You Should Know can no longer survive without outside funding as we’ve done for t...

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This Dollmaker, Street Artist, And Yarnbomber Has Us Hooked On Her Handiwork

wyskNovember 26, 2018

We are big fans of 'yarnbombing', a particularly beautiful and cozy form of street art, also known as yarn graffiti, 'yarnstorming' or yarn activism. So when th...

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Speaking Culture to Psychoanalysis: The Karen Horney Gender Revolution

Dale DeBakcsyNovember 21, 2018

How much of womanhood is a matter of biology, and how much one of culture? Prior to 1929, Freudian psychoanalysis had closed rank determinedly around a biologi...

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Traveling ‘Over The River And Through The Wood’ This Thanksgiving? You Should Know Lydia Maria Child

wyskNovember 21, 2018

She not only authored this famed line for a Thanksgiving Day poem (1844), she was a tireless crusader for Native Americans, slaves, and women....

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