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Awesome Ladies in History: Irena Sendler
In a small town outside of Warsaw, Poland in 1910, Irena Krzyżanowska was born to sensible and well-educated parents. Her father was a physician and one of the first Polish Socialists, who was full
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Awesome Ladies in History, ‘Star Wars’ Edition: Leigh Brackett
An aunt once asked her: “Why don’t you write nice stories for the Ladies’ Home Journal?,” to which Brackett replied: “I wish I could, because they pay very well, but I can’t read the
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Awesome Ladies in History: Empress Dowager Cixi
Cixi was born in Beijing in 1835 to a Manchu clan official. The Manchu clan held sway over a large portion of Northern China, and had given China more than one Empress in their
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Awesome Ladies in History: Mary Read
In honour of Women’s History Month, there will be an installment of Awesome Ladies in History every Friday! This week’s installment is notorious pirate Mary Read. Mary Read is most famous for being the
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Awesome Ladies in History: When Irish Eyes are Smiling
With the confluence of International Women’s Day on the 8th and St. Patrick’s Day on the 17, what better time to celebrate some amazing Irish women? Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Born in Belfast in
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Awesome Ladies in History: Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel is probably best known as the first African-American actress to win an Oscar. However, even before that she was breaking barriers in the entertainment world. Hattie was born in 1895 to a
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Awesome Ladies in History: Pharaoh Hatshepsut
The great female Pharaoh Hatshepsut (1479 – 1457 BCE) was born into the 18th dynasty, referred to as the New Kingdom, in Egypt. Her father was Thutmose I, and he ruled Egypt for approximately
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Awesome Ladies in History: Marie Curie
Marie Curie was born Marie Sklodosk, the youngest of five children, in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867. Marie was a woman of incredible intelligence and dedication. She was the first woman to win
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Awesome Ladies in History: A Tribute to the Women of World War I and II
Those of us in Commonwealth countries recognize today as Remembrance Day — a day of memorial for those who fought and died for us in World War I. Called “The Great War” before WWII came
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Awesome Ladies in History: Wu Zetian
In all of Chinese history, there has only ever been one female emperor to actually rule the whole country in her own right: Wu Zetian. And she ruled, successfully, for almost half a century.
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