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Vizier Imhotep of Egypt: The First Pyramid Builder

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By: Loni Perry

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

Halloween History: History, Beginnings, and Traditions

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By: Kristeen Mandak

SPARS, the Unknown Women of World War II: Women Served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves

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By: Penny White

A Biography of Eliot Ness: Beyond Al Capone and The Untouchables

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By: Holly Anderson

A Brief History of Tristan da Cunha: Residents Evacuate Volcanic Island

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By: Feature Writer William Silvester

American Judge Florence Ellinwood Allen: First Woman on State Supreme Court, Second Woman Federal Judge

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By: Penny White

Biography of John Calvin, Reformation Leader: Father of the Reformed, Presbyterian, and Congregational Churches

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By: Ruth Hull Chatlien

Mountain Climber Junko Tabei: First Woman to Reach the Summit of Mount Everest

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By: Penny White

Mary Ann Shadd Activism in Canada: Law Degree for First Woman to Found and Edit Newspaper

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Three Powerful Courtesans in History: From Power in the Bedroom to Power in the Realm

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By: Sylvie Nantais

Dr. Tommy Dooley, Health Hero of Laos: Controversial Catholic American Homosexual Hero of the Vietnam Era

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By: Pamela Livingston

Peace Activist Bertha von Suttner: First Woman to Receive Nobel Peace Prize

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By: Penny White

Francis Bacon Philosopher of Inductive Reasoning: The Age of Enlightenment and the Empirical Method of Science

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By: Pamela Livingston

Lucrezia Tournabuoni de Medici, Pious Politician: The Power of Women's Patronage in Renaissance Florence, Italy

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By: Pamela Livingston

Annie Taylor, Teacher and Adventurer: The First Person to Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

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By: Penny White

The Dalai Lamas of Tibet: The History of Dalai Lama

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By: Chris Brandt

Writer Lorraine Hansberry: First African-American Woman to write a Broadway-Produced Play

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By: Penny White

Edgar Allen Poe and His Nightmare World: A Master Storyteller, the Original Halloween Man

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By: Diane Evans

Antoinette Perry of the Tony Awards: A Star on Broadway Stage and Behind the Scenes

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By: Penny White

Albert Maltz, Writer, Hollywood Ten Member: His Life as an Artist and Activist

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By: Admassu Kebede

The Life of Brooke Astor: New York's Grande Dame

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By: Lisa Sanderson

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

Dame Margot Fonteyn, Prima Ballerina: One of the Greatest Classical Ballet Dancers of All Time

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By: Penny White

George Washington Helme: The Founder of Helmetta

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By: Eleanore Whitaker

James J. Hill: The Empire Builder

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By: Jason Chavis

Judge Genevieve Rose Cline, Customs Court: First Woman Appointed as a U.S. Federal Judge

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By: Penny White

Randolph Bourne, Public Intellectual: Progressive Intellectual of the early 20th Century

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By: Pema Levy

The Art of Grandma Moses: She was Living Proof that It’s Never Too Late

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By: Penny White

Biography of Elizabeth Oakes-Smith: Poet, Activist, and Lecturer

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By: Loren Christie

Katharine Dexter McCormick and the Pill: McCormick Funded Most of the Research for the Birth Control Pill

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By: Penny White

Mathematician Sophie Germain: She Laid the Foundation for the Construction of Skyscrapers

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By: Penny White

Woman Astronomer Maria Mitchell: Keeping Her Eyes to the Stars, She Discovered a Comet

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By: Penny White

First Woman Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross: Nominated by Democratic Party, Ross became 14th Governor of Wyoming.

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By: Penny White

Florence Nightingale the First Nurse: The Lady With The Lamp Created Modern Nursing

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By: John Howe

Tahirih, Poet and Martyr in 19th Century Persia: A Champion of Women's Rights in Iran

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By: Sylvie Nantais

Eunice Kennedy Shriver: The Founder of the Special Olympic Games

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By: Penny White

Jeannette Rankin for Congress: First American Woman Elected to Congress

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By: Penny White

The Storybook Cottages of Carmel by the Sea: Hugh Comstock's Enchanting Fairy Tale Architecture

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By: Kara Smith

Pearl White: Stunt Queen: Pearl performed her own stunts, opening doors for future stuntwomen

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By: Penny White

Lucy Craft Laney, Educator: A Leader in the African-American Community

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By: Penny White

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

Attorney Charlotte E. Ray: First African-American Woman Lawyer in United States

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By: Penny White

Alice Guy Blaché, First Woman Film Director: Succeeding in a Burgeoning Film Industry

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By: Penny White

Sir Francis Drake –The Dragon: A Tribute to One of the Great European Explorers

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By: Marc Salyer

Dorothy Irene Height: Political, Educational Leader

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By: Penny White

Marie Larisch: The Disgraced Niece of Elisabeth of Austria

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By: Lisa Sanderson

Nurse Jane Arminda Delano: Founder of Red Cross Nursing Service

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By: Penny White

Irish to Her Bones: Constance Markievicz: Anglo-Irish Heiress, Polish Countess, and Irish Hero

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By: Bonnye Good

Joy Adamson, Wildlife Enthusiast: Author of the Book Born Free

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By: Penny White

This Day in History September 21: Historical Events, Births, Deaths and Holidays

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By: Matthew Miller

Aphra Behn A Restoration Author and Spy: The First Professionally Successful Female Writer in England

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By: Sylvie Nantais

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

Mount Mary Festival and Bandra Fair in Mumbai: Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount

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By: Shanti Mahadevan

Althea Gibson, Tennis Champion: First African-American Woman to Win at Wimbledon

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By: Penny White

Bessie Coleman: First Black Female Aviator, Queen Bess Barnstormed into History

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By: Penny White

Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Relations Nursing Theorist

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By: Alice Landry

Kate and Maggie Fox: Spirit Rapping and Early Spiritualism

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By: Holly Anderson

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

Sybil Ludington: She Made a Midnight Ride to Rival that of Paul Revere

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By: Penny White

Lighthouse Keeper Ida Lewis: The Keeper of Lime Rock

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By: Penny White

Living in the Shadow of Eugene V. Debs: Katherine Debs' Crucial Role Behind Debs' Success

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By: Bonnye Good

Eugene V. Debs Champion of Women's Equality: Major American Socialist Argued for Domestic and Labor Rights

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By: Bonnye Good

A Biography of Sonia Brownell: George Orwell’s Second Wife to 1950

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By: Paul-John Ramos

Dame Vera Lynn: The Forces' Sweetheart

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By: Lisa Sanderson

Woman Aviator Jacqueline Cochran: Despite Mysterious Past, Jacqueline Cochran Took to the Skies

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By: Penny White

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

Liane de Pougy: The Courtesan Who Became A Princess

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By: Lisa Sanderson

Lawrence of Arabia: T E Lawrence War Hero and Writer

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By: Carolyn M Cash

John Coffee "Jack" Hays: Legendary Texas Ranger

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By: Matthew Pizzolato

Errol Flynn, Swashbuckler and Hell-Raiser: Hollywood Movie Star and Playboy

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By: Lynda Osborne

Lanza, His Life & the Rumours Around His Death: Mario Lanza, Tenor Voice and Hollywood Movie Star

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By: Lynda Osborne

J B Priestley (1894-1984): British Journalist, Novelist, Playwright and Essayist

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By: Jo Lamb-White

Elise Raymonde de Laroche, Pioneer Aviator: The World's First Licensed Female Pilot

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By: Lynda Osborne

Jane Seymour: Henry VIII's Third Queen: Mother of Edward VI

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By: Carolyn M Cash

Novelist Frances Brooke of Lincolnshire, England: Published Work Written in Quebec Was First Canadian Novel

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Beau Brummell: 19th Century Fashion Icon and Toast of British Regency Society

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By: Adrienne Warber

Rose Fortune Was an Independent Woman: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Home of Canada's First Policewoman

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Margaret Clitherow: The Pearl of York

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By: Kim Rush

The Life of Mary Seacole: Unknown Angel of the Crimean War

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By: Lynda Osborne

Lady Caroline Lamb: Early 19th Century Author and Mistress to Lord Byron

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By: Adrienne Warber

Winnipeg Journalist Ella Cora Hind: Estimates of Wheat Production in Western Canada Known World Wide

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Stephen Austin, Father of Texas: A Dedicated Son Leads Pioneers into Mexican Texas.

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By: Darla Sue Dollman

Tignish, Prince Edward Island Artist: Alma Buote Successful Oil Paintings and Artistic Works

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Alexandre Dumas (1802 –1870): French Historical Novelist and Playwright

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By: Jo Lamb-White

Chanel's Lovers: The Great Designer's Glamorous Life

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By: Lisa Sanderson

Edgar Degas (1834-1917): French Classical Artist of Modern Life

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By: Jo Lamb-White

Franz Liszt and the Lady of the Camellias: Famous Lover of Famous Courtesan, Marie Duplessis

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By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

A Brief Biography of Lewis Thomas: A Noteworthy Physician, Etymologist, Writer, and Policy Maker

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By: Elizabeth Murphy

Amos Kendall of the Kitchen Cabinet: The Life of Andrew Jackson's Political Advisor

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By: William L. Wunder

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891): American Showman and Entertainer

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By: Jo Lamb-White

The Bolter by Frances Osborne: The Scandalous Idina Sackville

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By: Lisa Sanderson

Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor: Reclusive First Lady

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By: Ashley Waggoner

Who is Prince Hall? The Masonic Legacy of Black Freemasonry's Founding Father

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By: Rita Marshall

Romanov Claimant- Suzanna DeGraaff: An Introduction to the Woman Who Claimed to be The Lost Romanov

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Romanov Claimant- Eugenia Smith: An Introduction to the Woman Who Claimed to be Anastasia

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Bess of Hardwick: The Life of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury

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By: Kim Rush

Joseph Nye Shipbuilder to Peter the Great: English Shipwright In Russia Helps Create Modern Baltic Fleet

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By: Kathleen Duffy

Romanov Claimants - Alexei Tammet: An Introduction to the Man who Claimed to be Tsarevich Alexei

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Anne Frank 65 Years Ago: Her Hiding Place Discovered in Amsterdam

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By: Alice Luckhardt

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