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
370: Irène Joliot-Curie Chemist and Daughter of Marie Curie Born: 12 September 1897, Paris, France Died: 17 March 1956, Paris, France She worked as a nurse radiographer alongside her mother during the First World War. Irène earned her PhD in 1925. Irène was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for her work in…
369: Sofia Kovalevskaya Mathematician and Education Rights Advocate Born: 15 January 1850, Moscow, Russia Died: 10 February 1891, Stockholm, Sweden Original/Alternate Spellings: Sofya, Sophie, or Sonya Sofia stated her exposure to math began at a young age when her room was repapered with her father’s old calculus notes rather than wallpaper (this despite the fact…
367: Maria Mitchell First Female Astronomer in the United States Born: 1 August 1818, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 28 June 1898, Lynn, Massachusetts, United States of America Her name was pronounced Mariah (think Mariah Carey). Maria was also the first American scientist to discover a comet, the first woman elected to the…
These days, if you aren’t a Women’s Rights Advocate, you’re a sexist misogynistic pig, but a hundred years ago and beyond the story was much different. This list encompasses those who historically fought for Women’s Rights, and the Select Few From Today who have made it their obvious mission in life to continue the cause…
https://youtu.be/_Kh13xnArRk?list=WL 335: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett Journalist, Researcher, and Activist Born: 16 July 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States of America Died: 25 March 1931, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Born into slavery, Ida was left in charge of her younger siblings after her parents were killed in a yellow fever epidemic when she was…
304: Lisa Ling Journalist, Television Presenter, and Author Born: 30 August 1973, Sacramento, California, United States of America Lisa is a former co-host on The View. She has produced and starred in documentaries covering a range of subjects including the issues women and girls face around the world. In 2009, her sister and fellow journalist…
298: Stephanie Garman Freed Co-founder and CEO of Rapha International Birth Date and Location Unknown (Her Actual Birth Day is November 19th according to the Rapha International Twitter Account) Stephanie is also an advocate for empowering women and girls across the world to know that even though they were trafficked they are still worth everything…
291: Angelina Jolie Academy Award Winning Actress, Director, and Humanitarian Born: 4 June 1975, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Angelina has been named Hollywood’s highest paid actress on multiple occasions. She is known for starring in films such as Gia, Salt, Changeling, the Lara Croft Franchise, and the Maleficent Franchise. Her directing credits…
“I had to become a man.” 251: Christine de Pisan Feminist Author and Poet Born: 11 September 1364, Venice, Italy Died: 1430, Poissy, France Alternate Spelling: Christine de Pizan Christine wrote a biography on Charles V of France as well as several works championing women—including The Book of the City of Ladies (originally Le Livre…
“Neptune was exceedingly kind to me and I am now high and dry.” 239: Margaret Tobin Brown Remembered Today by the Nickname She Acquired After the Sinking of the RMS Titanic—”Unsinkable Maggie Brown” Born: 18 July 1867, Hannibal, Missouri, United States of America Died: 26 October 1932, New York City, New York, United States of…