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National Women's Hall of Fame: Frances Oldham Kelsey

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating article describes the important role Dr. Kelsey played in keeping the drug thalidomide from being used in the United States.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
Women and men stood along side each other to form the United States. Use this resource to learn about different influential women in U.S. history.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography of African-American writer Maya Angelou, a woman whose career has inspired and affected millions of people.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Maya Lin

For Students 9th - 10th
Maya Lin became famous at the age of 21 as the architect and creator of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Here you can read about her numerous architectural projects and her promotion of human rights.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Olympian Babe Didrickson's progression from sport to sport, excelling at every one including golf.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Patsy Takemoto Mink

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography and tribute to Patsy Mink (1927-2002 CE) from the Women's Hall of Fame. Article describes her work for women of all color during the turbulent Women's Rights Movement years.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Sandra Day O'connor

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biographical sketch of the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography focuses on Lucy Stone's leadership in the suffrage movement and her role in attracting Susan B. Anthony to the movement.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
Louisa Alcott (1832-1888 CE) is said to be a prolific author of books for American girls and is best remembered for Little Women. This site provides a short biography of her.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this brief portrait of progressive social reformer Jane Addams. Addams was an advocate of such causes as women's suffrage, child labor reform, and settlement houses.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Ida Tarbell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this portrait of Ida Tarbell, a Progressive Era journalist known for her innovative methods of investigative journalism.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Hillary Rodham Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a biography of the former First Lady and the first woman U.S. Senator from the state of New York. She is a 2005 inductee of the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Helen Keller

For Students 3rd - 8th
This online biography of Helen Keller (1880-1968 CE) gives the highlights and accomplishments of her life.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a good biography of the famous female author and abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe. A photo is also included.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Gwendolyn Brooks

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a biography of renowned black American poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: "Mother" Mary Harris Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes the important and influential life work of the famous labor organizer and worker's rights activist "Mother" Jones.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Ann Shadd Cary

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an educator, abolitionist, editor, attorney, and feminist of the Civil War era.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Margaret Fuller

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides biographical information about Margaret Fuller and examines her role in the early women's movement. Includes a picture and brief quotes from her writing.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Madeleine Korbel Albright

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief and flattering biography of Madeliene Albright provided by the National Women's Hall of Fame. Picture included.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Lydia Moss Bradley

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers biographical information on Lydia Moss Bradley, entrepreneur and founder of Bradley University.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame presents a brief overview of the life of Frances Perkins, who was, among many other accomplishments, the first woman Cabinet officer in American history.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of this famous women's rights leader.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Eileen Collins

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography tracks the life of Eileen Collins, first woman to pilot a space shuttle and command a space shuttle mission.
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Edith Wharton

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief discussion of the life and work of Edith Wharton, first female novelist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The site is provided by the National Women's Hall of Fame, a museum of women's...