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
1054: Sutematsu Ōyama The First Japanese Woman to Earn a College Degree From a Western College Born: 16 March 1860, Present-day Aizu, Japan Died: 18 February 1919, Tokyo, Japan Also Known As: Princess Ōyama Original Name: Sakiko Yamakawa Unfortunately for Sutematsu, attending college wasn’t actually her choice. Her family forced her to go. She was…
“Woman is exposed to many perils nowadays, because so many who call themselves men are not worthy of that exalted title, and it is her duty to learn how to defend herself.” 1043: Edith Garrud The Original Teacher of Suffrajitsu Born: 1872, Bath, United Kingdom Died: 1971, Bromley, United Kingdom Edith was a Suffragette; meaning…
1042: Elizabeth Jarvis Colt She’s Been Relegated to “Sam Colt’s Wife” Status Born: 5 October 1826, Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America Died: 23 August 1905, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America But in reality, Elizabeth was much, much more. Elizabeth paved the way for the most famous handgun of all time, the Colt…
“Perhaps what we have most near is death, but that idea does not frighten me. We shall continue to fight for that which is just.” 1030: María Teresa Mirabal One of the Famed Las Mariposas Born: 15 October 1936, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 25 November 1960, Dominican Republic Full Name: Antonia María-Teresa Mirabal de Guzmán…
“I stayed alive to tell their stories.” “We lived in fear, and there is nothing worse than living in fear.” 1029: Dedé Mirabal Born: 1 March 1925, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 1 February 2014, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic Original Name: Bélgica Adela Mirabal Reyes Dedé was the second oldest in her family. Unlike her three sisters, …
“It is a source of happiness to do whatever can be done for our country that suffers so many anguishes. It is sad to stay with arms crossed.” 1028: Minerva Mirabal One of the Famed Las Mariposas Born: 12 March 1926, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 25 November 1960, Dominican Republic Full Name: María Argentina Minerva…
“We cannot allow our children to grow up in this corrupt and tyrannical regime, we have to fight against it, and I am willing to give up everything, including my life if necessary.” 1027: Patria Mirabal One of the Famed Las Mariposas Born: 27 February 1924, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 25 November 1960, Dominican Republic…
“While we cannot maintain that in everything woman is man’s equal, yet in many things her patience, perseverance, and method make her his superior.” “Labor honestly, conscientiously, and steadfastly, and recognition and success must crown your efforts in the end.” 1021: Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming She Literally Did “Rewrite the Stars” Born: 15 May 1857,…
“Whoever makes me unhappy for a day, I will make suffer a lifetime.” The Empress’s triumphant return, photo sourced from Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang 1016: Empress Dowager Cixi The Empress who Dragged China into the Modern World Born: 29 November 1835, Beijing, Imperial China (Present-day Beijing, People’s Republic of China) Died: 15 November…
Judge Hughes delivering the oath of office to incoming President Lyndon Johnson in the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination, November 1963 1013: Sarah T Hughes Lawyer and Judge Born: 2 August 1896, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Died: 23 April 1985, Dallas, Texas, United States of America Sarah is most remembered for swearing in…