Nov 2, 2009
Vizier Imhotep of Egypt: The First Pyramid Builder
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By: Loni Perry
Oct 29, 2009
Captain Dorothy Stratton, Director of SPARS: Women served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II
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By: Penny White
Oct 28, 2009
Halloween History: History, Beginnings, and Traditions
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By: Kristeen Mandak
Oct 28, 2009
SPARS, the Unknown Women of World War II: Women Served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves
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By: Penny White
Oct 27, 2009
A Biography of Eliot Ness: Beyond Al Capone and The Untouchables
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By: Holly Anderson
Oct 27, 2009
A Brief History of Tristan da Cunha: Residents Evacuate Volcanic Island
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By: William Silvester
Oct 27, 2009
American Judge Florence Ellinwood Allen: First Woman on State Supreme Court, Second Woman Federal Judge
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By: Penny White
Oct 26, 2009
Biography of John Calvin, Reformation Leader: Father of the Reformed, Presbyterian, and Congregational Churches
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By: Ruth Hull Chatlien
Oct 26, 2009
Mountain Climber Junko Tabei: First Woman to Reach the Summit of Mount Everest
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By: Penny White
Oct 24, 2009
Mary Ann Shadd Activism in Canada: Law Degree for First Woman to Found and Edit Newspaper
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By: Kathleen Airdrie
Oct 23, 2009
Three Powerful Courtesans in History: From Power in the Bedroom to Power in the Realm
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By: Sylvie Nantais
Oct 23, 2009
Dr. Tommy Dooley, Health Hero of Laos: Controversial Catholic American Homosexual Hero of the Vietnam Era
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By: Pamela Livingston
Oct 23, 2009
Peace Activist Bertha von Suttner: First Woman to Receive Nobel Peace Prize
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By: Penny White
Oct 22, 2009
Francis Bacon Philosopher of Inductive Reasoning: The Age of Enlightenment and the Empirical Method of Science
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By: Pamela Livingston
Oct 22, 2009
Lucrezia Tournabuoni de Medici, Pious Politician: The Power of Women's Patronage in Renaissance Florence, Italy
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By: Pamela Livingston
Oct 21, 2009
Annie Taylor, Teacher and Adventurer: The First Person to Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel
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By: Penny White
Oct 20, 2009
The Dalai Lamas of Tibet: The History of Dalai Lama
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By: Chris Brandt
Oct 20, 2009
Writer Lorraine Hansberry: First African-American Woman to write a Broadway-Produced Play
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By: Penny White
Oct 19, 2009
Edgar Allen Poe and His Nightmare World: A Master Storyteller, the Original Halloween Man
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By: Diane Evans
Oct 18, 2009
Antoinette Perry of the Tony Awards: A Star on Broadway Stage and Behind the Scenes
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By: Penny White
Oct 18, 2009
Albert Maltz, Writer, Hollywood Ten Member: His Life as an Artist and Activist
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By: Admassu Kebede
Oct 17, 2009
The Life of Brooke Astor: New York's Grande Dame
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By: Lisa Sanderson
Oct 16, 2009
Captain Joy Bright Hancock, U.S. Navy: Helping Pave the Way for Women to be Part of the United States Navy
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By: Penny White
Oct 15, 2009
Dame Margot Fonteyn, Prima Ballerina: One of the Greatest Classical Ballet Dancers of All Time
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By: Penny White
Oct 14, 2009
George Washington Helme: The Founder of Helmetta
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By: Eleanore Whitaker
Oct 13, 2009
James J. Hill: The Empire Builder
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By: Jason Chavis
Oct 13, 2009
Judge Genevieve Rose Cline, Customs Court: First Woman Appointed as a U.S. Federal Judge
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By: Penny White
Oct 12, 2009
Randolph Bourne, Public Intellectual: Progressive Intellectual of the early 20th Century
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By: Pema Levy
Oct 8, 2009
The Art of Grandma Moses: She was Living Proof that It’s Never Too Late
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By: Penny White
Oct 8, 2009
Biography of Elizabeth Oakes-Smith: Poet, Activist, and Lecturer
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By: Loren Christie
Oct 8, 2009
Katharine Dexter McCormick and the Pill: McCormick Funded Most of the Research for the Birth Control Pill
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By: Penny White
Oct 6, 2009
Mathematician Sophie Germain: She Laid the Foundation for the Construction of Skyscrapers
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By: Penny White
Oct 6, 2009
Woman Astronomer Maria Mitchell: Keeping Her Eyes to the Stars, She Discovered a Comet
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By: Penny White
Oct 5, 2009
First Woman Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross: Nominated by Democratic Party, Ross became 14th Governor of Wyoming.
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By: Penny White
Oct 5, 2009
Florence Nightingale the First Nurse: The Lady With The Lamp Created Modern Nursing
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By: John Howe
Oct 4, 2009
Tahirih, Poet and Martyr in 19th Century Persia: A Champion of Women's Rights in Iran
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By: Sylvie Nantais
Oct 2, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver: The Founder of the Special Olympic Games
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By: Penny White
Oct 1, 2009
Jeannette Rankin for Congress: First American Woman Elected to Congress
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By: Penny White
Sep 30, 2009
The Storybook Cottages of Carmel by the Sea: Hugh Comstock's Enchanting Fairy Tale Architecture
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By: Kara Smith
Sep 30, 2009
Pearl White: Stunt Queen: Pearl performed her own stunts, opening doors for future stuntwomen
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By: Penny White
Sep 29, 2009
Lucy Craft Laney, Educator: A Leader in the African-American Community
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By: Penny White
Sep 25, 2009
Corrie Ten Boom and The Hiding Place: Providing Safe Refuge for Jewish People in the Second World War
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By: Karrie Emms
Sep 25, 2009
Attorney Charlotte E. Ray: First African-American Woman Lawyer in United States
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By: Penny White
Sep 24, 2009
Alice Guy Blaché, First Woman Film Director: Succeeding in a Burgeoning Film Industry
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By: Penny White
Sep 23, 2009
Sir Francis Drake –The Dragon: A Tribute to One of the Great European Explorers
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By: Marc Salyer
Sep 23, 2009
Dorothy Irene Height: Political, Educational Leader
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By: Penny White
Sep 23, 2009
Marie Larisch: The Disgraced Niece of Elisabeth of Austria
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By: Lisa Sanderson
Sep 22, 2009
Nurse Jane Arminda Delano: Founder of Red Cross Nursing Service
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By: Penny White
Sep 21, 2009
Irish to Her Bones: Constance Markievicz: Anglo-Irish Heiress, Polish Countess, and Irish Hero
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By: Bonnye Good
Sep 21, 2009
Joy Adamson, Wildlife Enthusiast: Author of the Book Born Free
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By: Penny White
Sep 20, 2009
This Day in History September 21: Historical Events, Births, Deaths and Holidays
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By: Matthew Miller
Sep 18, 2009
Aphra Behn A Restoration Author and Spy: The First Professionally Successful Female Writer in England
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By: Sylvie Nantais
Sep 17, 2009
Dred Scott The Slave Who Sued For His Freedom: Challenging The Supreme Court Leads To The Road To Abolitionism
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By: Marci Sanchez
Sep 16, 2009
Mount Mary Festival and Bandra Fair in Mumbai: Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount
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By: Shanti Mahadevan
Sep 16, 2009
Althea Gibson, Tennis Champion: First African-American Woman to Win at Wimbledon
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By: Penny White
Sep 15, 2009
Bessie Coleman: First Black Female Aviator, Queen Bess Barnstormed into History
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By: Penny White
Sep 10, 2009
Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Relations Nursing Theorist
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By: Alice Landry
Sep 9, 2009
Kate and Maggie Fox: Spirit Rapping and Early Spiritualism
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By: Holly Anderson
Sep 8, 2009
Senda Berenson, a Pioneer in Women's Basketball: She Changed the Rules and Created a New Arena for a New Game
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By: Penny White
Sep 7, 2009
Sybil Ludington: She Made a Midnight Ride to Rival that of Paul Revere
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By: Penny White
Sep 4, 2009
Lighthouse Keeper Ida Lewis: The Keeper of Lime Rock
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By: Penny White
Sep 4, 2009
Living in the Shadow of Eugene V. Debs: Katherine Debs' Crucial Role Behind Debs' Success
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By: Bonnye Good
Sep 3, 2009
Eugene V. Debs Champion of Women's Equality: Major American Socialist Argued for Domestic and Labor Rights
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By: Bonnye Good
Sep 2, 2009
A Biography of Sonia Brownell: George Orwell’s Second Wife to 1950
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By: Paul-John Ramos
Sep 2, 2009
Dame Vera Lynn: The Forces' Sweetheart
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By: Lisa Sanderson
Aug 31, 2009
Woman Aviator Jacqueline Cochran: Despite Mysterious Past, Jacqueline Cochran Took to the Skies
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By: Penny White
Aug 22, 2009
Grace Horsley Darling, the 19th Century Legend: Tale of the Farne Islands Heroine and Early British Media Icon
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By: Heather Strong
Aug 19, 2009
Liane de Pougy: The Courtesan Who Became A Princess
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By: Lisa Sanderson
Aug 19, 2009
Lawrence of Arabia: T E Lawrence War Hero and Writer
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By: Carolyn M Cash
Aug 18, 2009
John Coffee "Jack" Hays: Legendary Texas Ranger
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By: Matthew Pizzolato
Aug 18, 2009
Errol Flynn, Swashbuckler and Hell-Raiser: Hollywood Movie Star and Playboy
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By: Lynda Osborne
Aug 18, 2009
Lanza, His Life & the Rumours Around His Death: Mario Lanza, Tenor Voice and Hollywood Movie Star
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By: Lynda Osborne
Aug 13, 2009
J B Priestley (1894-1984): British Journalist, Novelist, Playwright and Essayist
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By: Jo Lamb-White
Aug 5, 2009
Elise Raymonde de Laroche, Pioneer Aviator: The World's First Licensed Female Pilot
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By: Lynda Osborne
Aug 4, 2009
Jane Seymour: Henry VIII's Third Queen: Mother of Edward VI
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By: Carolyn M Cash
Aug 3, 2009
Novelist Frances Brooke of Lincolnshire, England: Published Work Written in Quebec Was First Canadian Novel
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By: Kathleen Airdrie
Jul 29, 2009
Beau Brummell: 19th Century Fashion Icon and Toast of British Regency Society
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By: Adrienne Warber
Jul 28, 2009
Rose Fortune Was an Independent Woman: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Home of Canada's First Policewoman
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By: Kathleen Airdrie
Jul 28, 2009
Margaret Clitherow: The Pearl of York
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By: Kim Rush
Jul 28, 2009
The Life of Mary Seacole: Unknown Angel of the Crimean War
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By: Lynda Osborne
Jul 28, 2009
Lady Caroline Lamb: Early 19th Century Author and Mistress to Lord Byron
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By: Adrienne Warber
Jul 27, 2009
Winnipeg Journalist Ella Cora Hind: Estimates of Wheat Production in Western Canada Known World Wide
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By: Kathleen Airdrie
Jul 25, 2009
Stephen Austin, Father of Texas: A Dedicated Son Leads Pioneers into Mexican Texas.
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By: Darla Sue Dollman
Jul 23, 2009
Tignish, Prince Edward Island Artist: Alma Buote Successful Oil Paintings and Artistic Works
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By: Kathleen Airdrie
Jul 22, 2009
Alexandre Dumas (1802 –1870): French Historical Novelist and Playwright
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By: Jo Lamb-White
Jul 20, 2009
Chanel's Lovers: The Great Designer's Glamorous Life
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By: Lisa Sanderson
Jul 15, 2009
Edgar Degas (1834-1917): French Classical Artist of Modern Life
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By: Jo Lamb-White
Jul 14, 2009
Franz Liszt and the Lady of the Camellias: Famous Lover of Famous Courtesan, Marie Duplessis
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By: Lito Apostolakou
Jul 13, 2009
A Brief Biography of Lewis Thomas: A Noteworthy Physician, Etymologist, Writer, and Policy Maker
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By: Elizabeth Murphy
Jul 9, 2009
Amos Kendall of the Kitchen Cabinet: The Life of Andrew Jackson's Political Advisor
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By: William L. Wunder
Jul 1, 2009
Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891): American Showman and Entertainer
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By: Jo Lamb-White
Jun 30, 2009
The Bolter by Frances Osborne: The Scandalous Idina Sackville
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By: Lisa Sanderson
Jun 26, 2009
Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor: Reclusive First Lady
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By: Ashley Waggoner
Jun 26, 2009
Who is Prince Hall? The Masonic Legacy of Black Freemasonry's Founding Father
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By: Rita Marshall
Jun 25, 2009
Romanov Claimant- Suzanna DeGraaff: An Introduction to the Woman Who Claimed to be The Lost Romanov
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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose
Jun 24, 2009
Romanov Claimant- Eugenia Smith: An Introduction to the Woman Who Claimed to be Anastasia
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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose
Jun 19, 2009
Bess of Hardwick: The Life of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury
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By: Kim Rush
Jun 19, 2009
Joseph Nye Shipbuilder to Peter the Great: English Shipwright In Russia Helps Create Modern Baltic Fleet
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By: Kathleen Duffy
Jun 17, 2009
Romanov Claimants - Alexei Tammet: An Introduction to the Man who Claimed to be Tsarevich Alexei
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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose
Jun 17, 2009
Anne Frank 65 Years Ago: Her Hiding Place Discovered in Amsterdam
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By: Alice Luckhardt
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