National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Marie Dorion
A biographic view of the life of Marie Dorion. As a young Native American woman, she led white men to the Oregon Territory. She was only 24 years old and was pregnant at the time. Her actions made her a symbol of bravery and endurance!
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National Women's History Museum: Julia Morgan
This resource presents a biographical look at architect Julia Morgan, who was the first woman allowed to attend the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She opened the field of architecture to women; her best-known project was...
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National Women's History Museum: Report of the Women's Rights Convention
Complete proceedings of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention advocating women's rights.
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National Women's History Museum: Ruby Bridges
A biographical look at Ruby Bridges who became famous at six years of age by being the first Black child to attend a desegregated school in America.
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National Women's History Museum: Maria Mitchell
A biographical view of Maria Mitchell who becomes the first woman in the Western Hemisphere to discover a comet.
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National Women's History Museum: Belle Boyd
A biography of Belle Boyd, the most famous female spy of the Civil War.
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National Women's History Museum: Nellie Bly
A biographical document about Nellie Bly, a pioneer for women in journalism in the late 1800's.
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National Women's History Museum
The online exhibits of the National Women's History Museum celebrate women in a wide variety of venues and roles. These include exhibits such as "Women in Early Film," "First But Not the Last: Women Who Ran for President," and "Young and...
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National Women's History Museum: Girls Changing History Alice Coachman
A biographical view of Alice Coachman who was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, in 1948.
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National Women's History Museum: Anna Wagner Keichline
A biographical look at the life of Anna Wagner Keichline - architect, inventor, suffragist, and World War I Special Agent.
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National Women's History Museum: Sybil Ludington
A biographical view of Sybil Ludington, known as the Female Paul Revere during the Revolutionary War. Follow her rides of bravery and devotion to her country.
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National Women's History Museum: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Biographical profile of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
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National Women's History Museum: Angelina Grimke Weld
Although raised on a slave-owning plantation, Angelina Grimke Weld became an ardent abolitionist.
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National Women's History Museum: Gabriela Mistral
Chilean author and educator Gabriela Mistral became the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in literature.
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National Women's History Museum: Sojourner Truth
A former slave, Sojourner Truth was an advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women's rights in the 19th century.
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National Women's History Museum: Anna May Wong
Appearing in over sixty movies throughout her career, Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.
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National Women's History Museum: Madam c.j. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist. She rose from poverty in the South to become one of the wealthiest African American women of her time.
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National Women's History Museum: Margaret Sanger
Biographical sketch of Margaret Sanger who founded the birth control movement and became an outspoken and life-long advocate for women's reproductive rights.
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National Women's History Museum: Sarah Josepha Hale
Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Her influence can also be seen in historic sites and in the creation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
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National Women's History Museum: Ida B. Wells Barnett
Biographical account of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.
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National Women's History Museum: Martha Washington
Biographical account of the life of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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National Women's History Museum: Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn biographical details about Eleanor Roosevelt who grew up to become one of the most important and beloved First Ladies, authors, reformers, and female leaders of the 20th century.
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National Women's History Museum: Condoleezza Rice
Learn interesting facts about Condoleezza Rice, the first African American woman to hold several positions, including Secretary of State.
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National Women's History Museum: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.