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  2. History of women in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history . The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.

  3. List of American women's firsts - Wikipedia

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    November 7 - Kamala Harris became the first woman elected as Vice President of the United States. [ 331] November 28 - Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a Power 5 football game. [ 332] December 30 - Becky Hammon became the first female acting head coach in NBA history. [ 333] 2021.

  4. Timeline of women in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of women in the history of America, noting important events relevant in American women's history. For a detailed timeline of individual American women's firsts, see the List of American women's firsts. Timeline Official portrait of Kamala Harris, 2021. 1756: Lydia Taft is the first woman to vote legally in Colonial America.

  5. The 24 Best Books About (And By) First Ladies - AOL

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    Becoming. Perhaps the most famous First Lady memoir in recent years is Michelle Obama's bestselling Becoming, which covered her childhood in Chicago through her time in the White House as America ...

  6. 22 Famous Women in History You Need to Learn About ASAP

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    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 ...

  7. Women in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Women in the American Revolution played various roles depending on their social status, race and political views. The American Revolutionary War took place as a result of increasing tensions between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. American colonists responded by forming the Continental Congress and going to war with the British.

  8. Nellie Bly - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist, who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. [1]

  9. List of women historians by area of study - Wikipedia

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    History of the Caribbean. Aviva Chomsky (born 1957) Lucille M. Mair (1924–2009) History of the United States. Holly Brewer (born 1964) – early American History. Drew Gilpin Faust (born 1947) – Civil War, culture of death, and the Confederacy. Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941–2007) – Southern slavery, women's history.