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WOMEN & GIRLS: EDNA REGINA LEWIS

Have you ever thought about Southern cooking? About why it’s such a popular theme for restaurants? Part of its...

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...

Emeline Roberts Jones
WOMEN & GIRLS: EMELINE ROBERTS JONES

EMELINE ROBERTS JONES was the first female practicing dentist in the United States, an accomplishment that has inspired women for...

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: ELIZABETH “LIZZIE” MAGIE

A perennial favorite for gift giving, Monopoly has been the go-to board game for families since 1935. But did...

WOMEN & GIRLS: CECILIA GARCIA

My name is Cecilia Garcia. I’m a wife, mother, combat veteran, and Purple Heart recipient. I also write the fictional...

WOMEN & GIRLS: MADAME TUSSAUD

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

Eugenie Brazier
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 AND GIRLS: BROWNIE WISE

Few storage containers have graced American kitchens as long as Tupperware. The name itself is now synonymous with any...

Women & Girls: Margaret Knight 

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