Leona Woods Marshall Libby was the only woman hired onto Enrico Fermi's team at the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University...

Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858) was the first solo female travel writer. At a time when women were not encouraged to strike out on...

Hallie Morse Daggett (1878-1964) was the first woman employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a fire lookout. She spent years...

Fanny Bullock Workman (1859-1925) was one of the first women professional mountaineers. This month, we’re talking about...

Emma Gatewood (1887-1973) was a domestic violence survivor who went on to become the first woman– and first grandmother– to hike...

Clärenore Stinnes (1901-1990) was the first European woman to circumnavigate the world by car – during a time when most women...

During World War II, thousands of scientists and engineers worked on the Manhattan project, the top secret push to develop an...

Cindy Lee Van Dover (1954-present) has traveled farther than light can reach: all the way to the bottom of the ocean. And she's...

Captain Thuridur Einarsdottir (1777-1863) was a brawny sea captain whose fishing and seafaring skills made her into a legend in...