This section began as a celebration of March and Women’s History Month; it continues as a regular feature because there are so many unrecognized women who have made major contributions to history.
Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black woman in the nation or organize and run a bank. She led a fraternal organization, the Independent Order of Saint Luke. Through it, …
Maggie Lena Walker, Black Businesswoman and Bank President Read More »
Ethel Waters was an enormously popular jazz and blues singer from the 1920s until her death in 1977. She broke barriers in many cultural areas and created a path for …
Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Mosey. She developed uncanny sharpshooter skills, and became part of a traveling show. At that point, she changed her name to Annie Oakley and …
Invented a permanent wave machine that added curl to straight hair and could be used to straighten curly hair Became national supervisor for more than 200 beauty colleges owned by …
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Ruth Robertson was a photojournalist, war correspondent, and explorer at a time when few women had careers at all, let alone one that involved traveling the world. Robertson (1905-1998) achieved …
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The cherry blossom trees that bloom so beautifully along the Potomac in Washington, D.C. are a huge and very deserving tourist attraction each spring. The story of these trees is …
