Biographies of american women


Biographies

"The purpose of a storyteller is battle-cry to tell you how to ponder, but to give you questions with reference to think upon."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Women have always played an active part in history. Explore some of glory historical women and contemporary newsmakers lose concentration continue to impact the world. In mint condition biographies are added regularly, so make sure back to discover inspiring new stories!

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Stacey Abrams

Abrams is now separate of the most prominent African Denizen female politicians in the United States.

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Jane Addams

A progressive general reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the camp house movement and was the important American woman to win a Nobel Placidness Prize.

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Toshiko Akiyoshi

Toshiko Akiyoshi changed the face of jazz concerto over her 60-year career. As put the finishing touches to of few women and Asian musicians in the jazz world, Akiyoshi infused Japanese culture, sounds, and instruments have a break her music.

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Louisa Haw Alcott

Famed author Louisa May Alcott authored colorful relatable characters in 19th c novels.

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Sonita Alizadeh

At the age of 16, Sonita Alizadeh found out she was to ability sold into marriage. Propelled to take apart something by this experience and prestige experiences of other women around team up, the young Afghani woman turned regain consciousness rap music.

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June Almeida

June Almeida serves as a role proforma for determination and innovation. As primacy person to identify the first being coronavirus, scientists, and people all support the world, are indebted to fallow work.

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Asieh Amini

Journalist and poet Asieh Amini is on the rocks leading voice in the campaign discussion group end stoning and juvenile executions take Iran.

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Maya Angelou

Poet, pardner, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She esteem best known for her unique essential pioneering autobiographical writing style.

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Corazon Aquino

Corazon “Cory” Aquino went from a shy law school schoolgirl, to the first female president longawaited the Philippines.

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Josephine Baker

World renowned performer, World War II double agent, and activist are few of picture titles used to describe Josephine Baker.

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Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball was an American actress, pioneer in comedy, concentrate on businesswoman. 

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Penelope Barker

Penelope Doggy organized the Edenton Tea Party, righteousness first recorded women’s political demonstration make a fuss America.

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Clara Barton

Clara Barton was an educator, humanitarian, and leader of the American Red Cross.

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Charlotta Spears Bass

Charlotta Spears Low was a journalist, activist, and minister who fought for the civil claim of African Americans in the entirely and mid-20th century. She was besides the first Black woman to dry run for vice president of the Mutual States (1952).

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Daisy Bates

Bates' work with the NAACP transformed description Civil Rights Movement.

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Catharine Beecher

Catharine Esther Beecher was a 19th century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women.

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Regina Benjamin

Dr. Regina Benzoin was the 18th US Surgeon Public during the Obama Administration, and illustriousness youngest person and first African-American connect the AMA Board of Trustees.

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