Women & Girls: Madam C. J. Walker

You may be familiar with America’s first female self-made millionaire, MADAM C. J. WALKER, but do you know how...

Women & Girls: YULIIA “TAIRA” PAIEVSKA

YULIIA “TAIRA” PAIEVSKA may not be a household name, but to the world of Invictus athletes she’s a symbol...

WOMEN & GIRLS: WILMA RUDOLPH

Determination. If anyone’s life can be summed up in that one word, it’s WILMA RUDOLPH. From the circumstances of...

Women & Girls: Josephine Cochrane

While she was born into a family of inventors, JOSEPHINE COCHRANE was not formally educated in the sciences. Born...

WOMEN & GIRLS: Sophie Scholl

Meet SOPHIE SCHOLL, a young woman now remembered as the girl who stood up to Hitler. A member of...

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Women & Girls: Mae Jemison

“Hailing frequencies open.” As an African American female growing up in the 1960s, MAE JEMISON noticed the lack of...

Women & Girls: Mary Anning

You have likely heard the saying, “She sells seashells by the seashore.” This phrase references the first woman paleontologist, MARY ANNING...

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Women & Girls: Dr. Mary Engle Pennington

If you purchase frozen or refrigerated foods, and haven’t gotten deathly ill, you can thank DR. MARY ENGLE PENNINGTON,...

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Women & Girls: Charlotte Guillard

Credited as the first female printer, CHARLOTTE GUILLARD ran a successful printing and binding business in 16th century Paris....

Q: What is your writer kryptonite?

Q: What is your writer kryptonite? A: Bizarre, but true, facts are my kryptonite. When I am doing research,...