10 Greatest African Queens of All Time
Although Africa has for centuries operated under patriarchy, there have been several women who broke those systems and traditions to prove that they were just as efficient as the men...
Tagged: Women’s History
Dolley Madison: History, Marriage, & Accomplishments
There’s more to Dolley Madison than being the wife of the fourth US President James Madison. The former First Lady, who served in the early years of the newly-formed United...
10 Most Influential U.S. First Ladies and their Accomplishments
Some of America’s most intriguing, successful and popular women throughout history have served as First Ladies, a role originally designed to keep them busy in the background while their husbands...
Malala Yousafzai: Life, Activism, Nobel Prize & Major Achievements
Yousafzai became a significant figure in Pakistan after she risked it all to advocate for female education, laying much emphasis on the education of young girls her hometown. Her hometown...
Dorothy Dandridge: History, Major Achievements & Facts
When Dorothy Dandridge cat walked her way into the Hollywood limelight, playing the classic femme fatale self-titled role of Carmen Jones, the world rose to applaud her flawless delivery. She...
Mildred Lisette Norman: The Peace Pilgrim
Mildred Lisette Norman was an American pacifist and peace activist. She was also known as the first woman who walked through the Appalachian Trail in one year. She frequented churches, schools, and local and national radio...
How were women treated in ancient Egypt?
In ancient Egypt, women weren’t as marginalized as in other ancient civilizations. In a number of areas, ancient Egyptian women had almost the same level of rights as men. Their...
Nefertiti: History, Major Facts and Greatest Accomplishments
Nefertiti, (died c. 1330 BC), Egyptian queen consort of the 18th dynasty (r. 1353–1336 BC), generally regarded as one of the most recognizable and beautiful figures of ancient Egypt. Born...
Abigail Adams: Most Notable Accomplishments
The year was 1762, Abigail Smith, a 17-year-old Weymouth, Massachusetts-born woman meets her third cousin and childhood friend John Adams. After the meeting, John Adams, who was then a young,...
Belle Boyd: History, Major Facts, American Civil War, & Espionage Career
What made Confederate spy Belle Boyd’s exploits during the American Civil War (1861-1865) extraordinary was the fact she was a teenager from a well-to-do family in the South. After overhearing...
Joan of Arc: History, Facts, & Accomplishments
Joan of Arc was a French peasant girl who rose to immense prominence fighting on the side of the Dauphin of France Charles against English forces. Ultimately, Joan of Arc,...
Victoria Woodhull – Biography, Facts, & Major Accomplishments
In 1870, at a time when the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) was in its second decade, two sisters and renowned members of the women’s suffrage movement Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin...
Major facts about Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was a former African-American slave who fought very hard, along with many renowned 19th-century anti-slavery and women’s rights activists, to tear down the institution of slavery and women...
12 Major Facts about Queen Hatshepsut
Queen Hatshepsut: Quick Facts Father: Thutmose I Mother: Ahmose Birth date: 1507 BCE Husband: Thutmose II Daughter: Neferure Most known for: longest reigning and most successful female pharaoh of Egypt;...
Kamala Harris: 10 Major Achievements
Whether you are on the left or right side of the political aisle, it is an undeniable fact that Vice President Kamala Harris has carved quite a unique place in...
