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Miss Florence Smith, factory manageress at Tate & Lyle
Today I’m excited to share with you a guest post by Nuala Calvi,... Read More »
Trieu Thi Trinh, the Vietnamese Joan of Arc
In the year 43, Vietnam came under the rule of the Chinese Han dynasty.... Read More »
Katharine McCormick, biologist & millionaire philanthropist
Katharine Dexter McCormick is a name that every woman today should know, because your life would... Read More »
Esther Howland, the Mother of the American Valentine
Artist Esther Howland (1828–1904) was the first to publish and sell Valentine cards in... Read More »
Madam C. J. Walker, self-made millionaire
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I... Read More »
Carmen Amaya, Queen of the Gypsies
Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
“Carmen Amaya is hail on a windowpane, a swallow’s cry, a black cigar... Read More »
Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux, French painter, composer, and musician
Though the art world of the 18th century was dominated by men, quite a few... Read More »
