Here you’ll find Feminists, Suffragettes, Women’s Suffrage Advocates (yes, there’s a difference between the two), and people–both men and women–who advocated and pushed for a better life for women the world round, all throughout history
1200: Zina D H Young Third General President of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Born: 31 January 1821, Watertown, New York, United States of America Died: 28 August 1901, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America “Sisters, it is for us to be wide awake to our…
1196: Jane Sharp Pioneering Midwife and Author Born: Most Likely 1610s/1620s, Present-day England, United Kingdom Died: After 1671, Most-likely Present-day England, United Kingdom Jane is known for having written the first book on English midwifery to be written by a woman. When she published the book in 1671, Jane described herself as a midwife with…
1195: Zelia Nuttall One of the First and Most Important Mexican Archaeologists Born: 6 September 1857, San Francisco, California, United States of America Died: 12 April 1933, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Zelia’s entire career was founded on the fact that she wanted to dispel the narrative that Mexico’s indigenous past was nothing more than “bloodthirsty…
“I am very tired of the kind of life I lead, but it is my bread. I’ve not had much butter.” 1182: Estelle Reel The First Woman Elected to Statewide Office in Wyoming Born: 1862, Illinois, United States of America Died: 2 August 1959, Possibly Washington State, United States of America* Estelle was elected to…
1178: Hudā Shaʿrāwī Founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union Born: 23 June 1879, Al-Minyā, Egypt Died: 12 December 1947, Cairo, Egypt Also Spelled: Huda Sharawi or Huda Shaarawi Huda was an Egyptian Nationalist and is recognized by many as the founder of Egypt’s women’s movement. Huda spoke French, Turkish, and Arabic. Being born into a…
“She wanted to offer an alternative version of womanhood, in which overt sexual desire wasn’t shameful or dirty but an expression of independence.” -Sally Rosenthal 1174: Mae West Film Actress, Screenwriter, Playwright, and Sex Symbol Born: 17 August 1893, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Died: 22 November 1980, Hollywood, California, United States of…
“By the time I was ten years old I had been thoroughly schooled in all the social hypocrisies.” 1173: Frances Marion The First Hollywood Writer to Win Two Academy Awards Born: 18 November 1888, San Francisco, California, United States of America Died: 12 May 1973, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: Marion…
1172: Alice Guy-Blaché The First Director and Writer of Narrative Fiction Filmography Born: 1 July 1873, Paris, France Died: 24 March 1968, Mahwah, New Jersey, United States of America Alice was also a special effects innovator and the first known female film director. It is believed that from 1896 to 1906, Alice was the only…
1164: Elizabeth Tabor One of The Most Dramatic Rags to Riches Then Back to Rags Story Born: 1854 (Exact date is in dispute), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America Died: 5 March 1935, Leadville, Colorado, United States of America Also Known As: Baby Doe Tabor or The Silver Queen of Colorado Elizabeth was born fifth…
1147: Anna Ella Carroll The First (Unofficial) Female Cabinet Member of a US President Born: 29 August 1815, Maryland, United States of America Died: 19 February 1894, Washington DC, United States of America Anna was a woman of many talents and roles throughout her life, and her familial connections made her as close to American…