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
“I contemplated for a while the manner in which I might best serve the people of color. As wealth was not mine, I saw no other means of benefiting them, than by imparting to those of my own sex that were anxious to learn, all the instruction I might be able to give, however small…
1120: Margaret Brent The First Woman in the North American Colonies to Appear Before a Court of Common Law Born: c.1601, Gloucester, England (Present-day Gloucester, England, United Kingdom) Died: c.1671 Westmoreland County, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America) Margaret came to the colonies in 1638 alongside several of her…
“The old Sea God has stolen my heart and penetrated my soul…[it is] like living in a new world, so pure, so fresh, so vital, so careless, so unfettered…I cannot tell you how much I like my life!” 1114: Isabella Bird Bishop Writer, Naturalist, Explorer, and Historian Born: 15 October 1831, Boroughbridge, England, United Kingdom…
“I do not believe there was any community anywhere in which the souls of some women were not beating their wings in rebellion. . . Every fiber of my being rebelled, although silently, for all the hours that I sat and sewed gloves for a miserable pittance which, after it was earned, could never be…
1101: Maria Montessori Creator of the Montessori Learning Technique Born: 31 August 1870, Chiaraville, Italy Died: 6 May 1952, Noordwijk, Netherlands Maria was a Pioneer in Scientific Pedagogy. She was an educator, physician, and innovator who opened her first school in Rome in 1906. There are thousands of Montessori schools located in countries around the…
1097: Simone Veil It Takes a Special Person to Become an Immortal Born: 13 July 1927, Nice, France Died: 30 June 2017, Paris, France Simone was a lawyer, magistrate, and politician. She also became a champion of women’s rights (today, she is most remembered in France for pushing through and succeeding in seeing abortion legalized…
1087: Marie Equi Western Medical Doctor and Progressive Political Activist Born: 7 April 1872, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 13 July 1952, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Marie was also a Birth Control information provider at a time when such a thing was still illegal. She also performed abortions and held…
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” “The world will know and understand me someday. But if that day does not arrive, it does not greatly matter. I shall have opened the way for other women.” 1077: George Sand Novelist and Memoirist Born: 1 July 1804, Paris, France Died: 8…
“My husband and his brothers were very angry. They said, ‘What will people think? An old lady of your age going out to shoot guns? You should be looking after your grandchildren.’ I listened to them quietly, but I decided to keep going no matter what.” 1062: Chandro Tomar Held the Title of Oldest Female…
1055: Bettany Hughes Award Winning Historian, Author, and Broadcaster Born: May 1967, West London, United Kingdom I’ll be completely honest with you. Bettany earned her spot on this list purely because of one of the documentaries she hosted: “Alexandria The Greatest City.” This special from 2010 taught me, the Exasperated Historian herself, Hypatia’s story for…