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Subcategories. This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total. Women by occupation (95 C, 10 P) Women's history (15 C, 38 P) Women by period (12 C, 7 P)
c. 1239. Bettisia Gozzadini. First woman to teach at a university (lectured in law at the University of Bologna ) 1384. Katherine, Lady Berkeley. Founded Katharine Lady Berkeley's School, the first founded by a layperson, the first founded by a woman, and the first to offer free education to anyone.
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.
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.
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
Elisabeth van Houts (born 1952) – medieval European history; Rosamond McKitterick (born 1949) – Frankish and Carolingian history; Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker (born 1940) – specialist in the position of women during the Middle Ages; Mayke de Jong (born 1950) – political and religious history of the early Middle Ages; Eileen Power (1889 ...
v. t. e. Women's history is the study of the role that women have played in history and the methods required to do so. It includes the study of the history of the growth of woman's rights throughout recorded history, personal achievements over a period of time, the examination of individual and groups of women of historical significance, and ...
Nicotnis Kandake V (reigned 35–25 BC) Garsemot Kandake VI (reigned 40–50 AD) – Supposedly the Kandake from the Biblical story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. [ 110] Wakana (reigned 230 AD) – Reigned for 2 days. [ 110] Ahywa Sofya (reigned 299–332 AD) – Likely based on Sofya of Axum, mother of Ezana.