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Advertisement for The Suffragette newspaper. This poster, designed by Mary Bartels, represents the Suffragette as a feminine 'womanly' woman. The Suffragette was launched as the official newspaper of the Women's Social and Political Union in 1912. Its launch represented a split in the Union as Emmeline and Fred Pethick-Lawrence were purged from the leadership by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst. 1914. People, Suffragettes, Leadership, Women Suffragette, Suffragette Movement, Suffragette, Suffrage Movement, Suffrage, Christabel Pankhurst
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Advertisement for The Suffragette newspaper. This poster, designed by Mary Bartels, represents the Suffragette as a feminine 'womanly' woman. The Suffragette was launched as the official newspaper of the Women's Social and Political Union in 1912. Its launch represented a split in the Union as Emmeline and Fred Pethick-Lawrence were purged from the leadership by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst. 1914.
Marie Curie and her daughters Irène and Eve sitting on a bench in the garden, 1905 Albert Einstein, Portraits, History, Marie Curie, Famous Scientist, The Past, Famous People, Maria Skłodowska Curie
Marie Curie and her daughters Irène and Eve sitting on a bench in the garden, 1905
"I am over the passivity of good men. Where the hell are you? You live with us, make love with us, father us, befriend us, brother us, get nurtured and mothered and eternally supported by us, so why aren't you standing with us? Why aren't you driven to the point of madness and action by the rape and humiliation of us?" ~ Eve Ensler [click on this image to find a short video and analysis of war rape from the 2011 conflict in Libya] Equal Rights, Strong Women, A Good Man, Words Of Wisdom, Supportive
War Rape and the Silencing of a Libyan Woman
"I am over the passivity of good men. Where the hell are you? You live with us, make love with us, father us, befriend us, brother us, get nurtured and mothered and eternally supported by us, so why aren't you standing with us? Why aren't you driven to the point of madness and action by the rape and humiliation of us?" ~ Eve Ensler [click on this image to find a short video and analysis of war rape from the 2011 conflict in Libya]
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Women in World War II
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18 Inventions By Women That Changed The World
18 Inventions By Women That Changed The World
Lt. Annie G. Fox was the first woman to receive the Purple Heart for combat. She served as the chief nurse in the Army Nurse Corps at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. Ww2 Women, American Exceptionalism, Pearl Harbor Attack, Historical Women, Womens History Month, American Heroes, Great Women
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Lt. Annie G. Fox was the first woman to receive the Purple Heart for combat. She served as the chief nurse in the Army Nurse Corps at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941.
Clara Barton 1821 - 1912 FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS This schoolteacher turned Civil War nurse was intrepid on the battlefield and ingeniously helpful after the fighting ended. Portrait, Elizabeth Brown, Clara Barton, Extraordinary Women, Vintage Nurse, American Red Cross, Influential People
120 Women Who Changed Our World
Clara Barton 1821 - 1912 FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS This schoolteacher turned Civil War nurse was intrepid on the battlefield and ingeniously helpful after the fighting ended.
Aerial superstar Katherine Stinson became the fourth woman to earn her pilot's license after only 3 weeks of instruction! Stinson created her own company, the Stinson Aviation company, and was the first person to fly at night, and the first woman to perform the loop-the-loop, to become an airmail pilot, to fly in Japan and China, and to write in the sky. Tokyo, Draw, Film Posters, Pilot, Women's, Movie Posters, Drawings
Aerial superstar Katherine Stinson became the fourth woman to earn her pilot's license after only 3 weeks of instruction! Stinson created her own company, the Stinson Aviation company, and was the first person to fly at night, and the first woman to perform the loop-the-loop, to become an airmail pilot, to fly in Japan and China, and to write in the sky.
Miss Elinor Blevins, Woman Auto Racer, standing beside her race car. It was created in 1915 by Harris & Ewing. Oscar Wilde, Historical Photos, Old Photos, Vintage Photographs, Olds, Photographer, Roaring Twenties
Elinor Blevins
Miss Elinor Blevins, Woman Auto Racer, standing beside her race car. It was created in 1915 by Harris & Ewing.
The story of how a seventeen year old girl broke the gender barrier and played semipro baseball in 1907. (Follow link) Baseball, Instagram, Nationals Baseball, Baseball League, Fotografia, Fotos
Alta “Girl Wonder” Weiss
The story of how a seventeen year old girl broke the gender barrier and played semipro baseball in 1907. (Follow link)
Jeanine McIntosh Menze holds the distinction of becoming the first African American female in the United States Coast Guard to earn the Coast Guard Aviation designation. At the time of her graduation, she was the first African American female aviator in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. American Women, African American Women, Black History, Black History Facts, Black History Month, American, Uniform
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Jeanine McIntosh Menze holds the distinction of becoming the first African American female in the United States Coast Guard to earn the Coast Guard Aviation designation. At the time of her graduation, she was the first African American female aviator in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester: When her convoy was ambushed in Iraq she repelled at least 30 insurgents. She was honored for her exceptional tactics and actions and became the first woman to earn the Silver Medal for exceptional valor since World War II. Iraq War, Armed Forces, Military Police, Troops, Military History, Servicemen, Veteran
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Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester: When her convoy was ambushed in Iraq she repelled at least 30 insurgents. She was honored for her exceptional tactics and actions and became the first woman to earn the Silver Medal for exceptional valor since World War II.
Rosa Parks Posters, Civil Rights Movement, Teachers, Social Studies, Black History Month Posters, Civil Rights Activists
Rosa Parks, Born February 4th, 1913 - 100 years ago
Rosa Parks
Elegant African American woman. ca 1955 1950s, Vintage Photo Booths, Vintage Black
Photobooth Portrait of a Young Woman, ca 1955
Elegant African American woman. ca 1955