WOMEN & GIRLS: BARBARA ROSE JOHNS

Did you know that the first act of the Civil Rights Movement was led by a 16-year-old wanting a...

WOMEN & GIRLS: BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM

Can you imagine a time when the only way to correct a mistake when “typing” was to redo the...

WOMEN & GIRLS: MADAME TUSSAUD

MADAME TUSSAUD. Most travelers are familiar with her name because of the wax “museums” that populate touristy hotspots the...

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WOMEN AND GIRLS: EUGÉNIE BRAZIER

Born in rural France in 1895, EUGÉNIE BRAZIER entered domestic service at 19 when her father kicked her out for...

Women & Girls: Margaret Knight 

Have you ever given much thought to paper bags? Me neither, but an intrepid self-taught young woman named MARGARET...

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...