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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

Biography of Ben Nighthorse Campbell: A Northern Cheyenne Goes to the U.S. Senate

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By: Ruth Hull Chatlien

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

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

The Life of Edward the Martyr: The Son of Edgar the Peaceable

In: Monarchs

By: Terry Long

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

Governor Huey Pierce Long of Louisiana: The Louisiana Populist Who Tried to End the Great Depression

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By: Bonnye Good

Hedy Lamarr, Not Just Another Pretty Face: Actress and Co-inventor of Communications Technology

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By: Penny White

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

David Douglas Botanical Expeditions: Douglas Fir Tree Named for Explorer from Scotland

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

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

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By: Penny White

The Life of Queen Mary I of England: The Eldest Daughter of Henry VIII 1533-1543

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

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

Bill Clinton Biography: The Life of the 42nd President

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By: Brandon Marcel Cherry

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

What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Unexplained Disappearance of Famous American Aviator and Author

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By: Scott Hayden

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

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By: Penny White

Democrat George Bancroft: The Political Career of a Nineteenth Century Historian

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By: William L. Wunder

Tenth Century Anglo-Saxon Kings: Edmund I, Eadred, Eadwig and Edgar the Peaceable

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By: Terry Long

George Washington Helme: The Founder of Helmetta

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By: Eleanore Whitaker

Barbie® Inventor Ruth Handler: The Most Successful Toy in Toy Industry History

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By: Penny White

The Traitor Trials of Tokyo Rose: Iva Toguri aka Orphan Ann versus WWII Japanese Hysteria

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By: Pamela Livingston

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

Tudor Monarchs – Queen Mary I: The Early Life of the First Queen of England 1516-1533

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

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

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By: Pema Levy

Ida Henrietta Hyde Invented the Microelectrode: Powerful Device Enabled Research on a Cellular Level

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By: Penny White

Celebrating Columbus Day: Remembering Christopher Columbus

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By: Janice Therese Mancuso

President John Tyler's Second Marriage: First U.S. Chief Executive to Wed While in Office

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By: Linda N. Riggins

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

The Life of Katharine Parr: Life After the Death of Henry VIII

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Wifes of Henry VIII – Katharine Parr: The Early Life of the Sixth Wife of Henry VIII 1512-1546

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

India Adventure Trip, Sikkim and Rhododendrons: Botanical Treks of Joseph Dalton Hooker in the Himalayas

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By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

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

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By: Penny White

Wives of Henry VIII – Catherine Howard: The Life of the Fifth Wife of Henry VIII 1521-1542

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

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

Wives of Henry VIII– Anne of Cleves: The Life of the Fourth Wife of Henry VIII 1515-1557

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

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

The Life of Athelstan the Glorious: The Eighth King of Wessex

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By: Terry Long

Frances Perkins, First Woman Cabinet Member: Secretary of Labor Perkins worked on the New Deal, Social Security

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By: Penny White

Barack Hussein Obama Biography: The Life & Career of the 44th President

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By: Brandon Marcel Cherry

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

Wives of Henry VIII – Jane Seymour: The Life of the Third Wife of Henry VIII

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

The Reign and Death of Anne Boleyn: The Last Years of the Second Wife of Henry VIII 1533-1536

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

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

The Life and Death of Baby Face Nelson: Public Enemy Number One

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By: Lynda Osborne

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

The Courtship and Coronation of Anne Boleyn: The Life of the Second Wife of Henry VIII 1526-1533

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Oldsmobile Cars Inventor Ransom E. Olds: Instant Success and First Automotive Assembly Line

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

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

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By: Sylvie Nantais

Stephanie Kwolek, Inventor of Kevlar®: Fibers Stronger than Steel used in Bulletproof Vests

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By: Penny White

Wives of Henry VIII – Anne Boleyn: The Early Life of The Second Wife of Henry VIII 1501-1526

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By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

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

The Story of Guy Fawkes: The Failed Attempt to Blow up the Houses of Parliament

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By: Lynda Osborne

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

Velma Barfield, Death Row Granny: The First Woman in the US to be Executed by Lethal Injection

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By: Lynda Osborne

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

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By: Penny White

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 -1859): British Engineer and Inventor

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By: Jo Lamb-White

Blackbeard the Pirate: Biography and the Classical Pirate Image

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By: Alex Graham-Heggie

Josephine Cochrane, Inventor of the Dishwasher: A Way to Save the FIna China

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By: Penny White

Mary Anderson Invented Windshield WIpers: Invented Before Mass Production of Cars

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By: Penny White

Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Relations Nursing Theorist

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By: Alice Landry

Bartholomew Black Bart Roberts: The Last Pirate’s Biography

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By: Alex Graham-Heggie

Sir Henry Morgan: The Last Buccaneer in the Caribbean

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By: Alex Graham-Heggie

Kate and Maggie Fox: Spirit Rapping and Early Spiritualism

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By: Holly Anderson

Pat Garrett and the Death of Billy the Kid: William H. Bonney Meets the Lawman

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By: Lynda Osborne

Billy the Kid, Gunfighter and Outlaw: William Bonney's Life From the Lincoln County War Onwards

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By: Lynda Osborne

The Early Life of Billy the Kid: William Bonny's Childhood Through to the Lincoln County War

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By: Lynda Osborne

Liquid Paper® Inventor Bette Nesmith Graham: Graham's Product Became A Secretary’s Best Friend

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By: Penny White

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