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Invented in 1952 by Virginia Apgar. Disposable diapers. The first disposable diaper was invented in 1946 by Marion Donovan, a professional-turned-housewife who wanted to ensure her children's cloth diapers remained dry while they slept. [ 12] Donovan patented her design (called 'Boaters') in 1951.
List of women sportswriters. Lists of women writers by nationality. Mothers of the Novel: 100 Good Women Writers Before Jane Austen. Norton Anthology of Literature by Women. Sophie (digital lib) Women in science fiction. Women Writers Project. Women's writing in English.
Anna May Wong a.k.a. Wong Liu Tsong. Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, both in Hollywood and internationally, and the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood ...
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941–2007) – Southern slavery, women's history; Doris Kearns Goodwin (born 1943) - U.S. presidents, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II; Pauline Maier (1938–2013) – late Colonial, Revolution, Constitution
Valeria, the name of the women of the Valeria gens. Valeria, first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris in 488 BC [1]; Aemilia Tertia (с. 230 – 163 or 162 BC), wife of Scipio Africanus and mother of Cornelia (see below), noted for the unusual freedom given her by her husband, her enjoyment of luxuries, and her influence as role model for elite Roman women after the Second Punic War.
List of Iranian actresses. List of Italian actresses. List of Japanese actresses. List of Kannada film actresses. List of Mexican actresses. List of Nepalese actresses. List of Pakistani actresses. List of Taiwanese actresses. List of Tamil film actresses.
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .