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“Sharing untold stories of women whose contributions shaped history, from groundbreaking scientific achievements to pivotal moments in art, politics, and beyond. Brief highlights to celebrate their lasting impact.”
Tye Leung Schulze became the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election in 1912. She worked as a translator at Angel Island and fought for immigrant women and girls. Her courage opened doors in a country that tried to keep them shut. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Jovita Idar was a journalist & activist who fought discrimination in early 20th century Texas. She used her writing & organizing to defend Mexican American communities & expand access to education. Her voice helped shape civil rights in the borderlands.
#WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
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November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Claudette Colvin was 15 when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. An officer made vulgar comments during her arrest, and she feared assault, yet she stood firm. Her courage came first and helped spark the civil rights movement. #WomenInHistory #CivilRights #HerStory
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November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
When Charlie Blackwell-Thompson gave the final "go" for Artemis I, she became the 1st woman to launch a mission to the Moon. 33 yrs at NASA led to that moment. She keeps a tiny plastic “umbrella ring” as a good‑luck charm in her pocket on launch days.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📅Nov 18th, 1938: The Cherry🍒 Rebellion occurred in Washington, DC. when 150 women, led by Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson seized shovels from workers to save trees. A consummate philanthropist, she gave over 1/2 million dollars to the Salvation Army.
#WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
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November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mary Seacole funded her own journey to the Crimean War and built the British Hotel near the front to provide care, food, and support for soldiers. Her skill and compassion made her a pioneering figure in nursing history. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📅Nov 17, 2010: Esther M Conwell, (Physics). Mary Ann Fox (Chemistry), Helen M Free (Medicine), and Susan Lee Lindquist, (Biological Sciences), received the National Medals of Science from President Obama. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Ellen Gleditsch worked with Marie Curie, established radium's half-life, proved isotopes exist, then became Norway's 2nd female professor in 1929. During WWII she hid scientists in her home. What modern scientist inspires you most? #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sophie Brahe (1556–1643) defied the limits of her time. A self-taught Danish astronomer, worked with her brother Tycho. Unlike her brother, she wasn’t formally educated (universities barred women), yet she mastered astronomy, chemistry, genealogy. #WomenInHistory
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November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📅Nov 11 1993: The Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC. The memorial, conceived by former Army combat nurse Diane Carlson Evans and sculpted by Glenna Goodacre, honors the 265,000 women who voluntarily served during the Vietnam War. #WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
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November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
📅Nov 10 1903: Mary Anderson patented the windshield wiper. Automakers rejected it, claiming drivers would be “too distracted” to use it. Her so-called distraction became mandatory on every car, yet she never earned a cent from her invention. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Nov 9, 1917:Suffragist Alice Paul began a 78-hour hunger strike while jailed for picketing the White House. Authorities force-fed her and tried to declare her insane. Her protest helped turn public support toward women’s right to vote. #HiddenHerStory #AlicePaul #WomenVote
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Violet Oakley the 1st American woman to earn a public mural commission. Her grand works in the Pennsylvania St. Capitol & bold voice for equality & peace made her a pioneer who turned art into activism. Using visual code of secret symbols in her art #WomenInHistory #ArtHistory
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November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yvonne Young Clark: Trailblazer in mechanical engineering & education first woman ME BSc at Howard, where she was not allowed to march at her own 🎓graduation ceremony. First woman ME Mgmt. MSc at Vanderbilt, NASA contributor & professor at Tennessee State #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead
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November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Norma Merrick Sklarek (1926‑2012): A pioneer in architecture first Black woman licensed architect in NY & CA, first Black woman AIA member, designer of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and LAX Terminal One. #WomenInHistory #Architecture
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📅Nov 5 1872: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony cast a 🗳️vote in a U.S. presidential election even though women were still barred from voting and was later arrested and fined $100, which she refused to pay. #HiddenHerStory #WomenVote
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Helena Florence Normanton, was the first female ⚖️barrister in the U.K. In 1924 she became the first married British woman to hold a passport in her own name (rather than her husband’s). Campaigning for women’s rights & legal reform, improving divorce law in the UK. #WomenInHistory #LegalPioneer
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📅Nov 4 1960: Jane Goodall, observed chimpanzees creating tools, signifying the first documented observation of tool use in non-human animals. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory
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November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850‑1891) A trailblazing mathematician who earned the 1st modern‑era PhD in mathematics, became the first woman full professor of mathematics, & made key advances in analysis, partial differential equations,& mechanics #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📅Nov 3, 1868: Charlotte Parkhurst, an early California settler & stagecoach driver, became the 1st woman to vote in a U.S. presidential election. She disguised herself as a man for most of her life & secretly became a mother while maintaining her male identity in the rugged frontier. #WomenInHistory
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
📅Oct 31st, 1968: WITCH (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell) hexed Wall St. dressed as witches, reclaiming power & independence. The Dow dropped the next day. These radical feminists used guerrilla theater to fight patriarchy & capitalism. #HerionesInHistory 🧙‍♀️
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October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📅Oct 30th, 1503: Queen Isabela of Spain issued a decree banning violence against native people in the Americas. Aiming at protection towards indigenous populations from mistreatment and promoting humane treatment. She tried...
#WomenInHistory #WomenWhoLead
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📅Oct: 29 1966: Betty Friedan & 27 trailblazers founded the National Organization for Women transforming "N O W" scribbled on a napkin into America's largest feminist movement. Fighting for equal pay, abortion rights & the ERA, reshaping our society.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898‑1979): 1st woman to earn a physics PhD at Cambridge, & a pioneering female physicist. While working at General Electric, she invented “invisible” non‑reflective glass & developed film coatings for precision optical devices. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📅Oct 27th, 2019: Sophie Wilmès became Belgium's 1st female Prime Minister. She once backpacked alone across Latin America for 2 months at age 18, & read “Sophie’s Choice” on that trip, emphasizing " because it’s a literary reference, not because they share a first name".
#WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM