Mary Renault (1905-1983) was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece. She wrote both...
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Addie L. Wyatt (1924-2012) was a civil rights activist, women’s rights activist, and one of the country’s foremost labor union...
Lost Women of Science Revisiting The Pathologist in the Basement: Episode 4 Breakfast in the Snow
In our final episode, we explore Dorothy Andersen’s legacy — what she left behind and how her work has lived on since her death....
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Laudelina de Campos Melo (1904-1991) was a labor organizer in Brazil. She fought for the dignity of Black domestic workers...
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Lusia Capetillo (1879-1922) was a Puerto Rican union organizer, reporter, and author who saw feminism and workers' rights as...
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Františka Plamínková (1875-1942) was a Czech teacher, organizer, and politician who dedicated her life to advancing women’s...
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Hiratsuka Raichō (1886-1971) was a Japanese feminist and social reformer, who founded a literary magazine by and for women....
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Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854) is known as the first female CEO in the United States. She ran Brandywine Iron Works and Nail...
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Lucy Parsons (c.1851-1942) was an anti-capitalist labor organizer.. She founded the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World)...
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