Women in History

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In the bleak streets of 19th century Russia, one charming, beautiful woman became the country's most notorious criminal.

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Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman ever awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, challenging the conventions of her time at every step of the way.

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Mileva Marić was best known as Albert Einstein’s first wife, but she was a talented physicist in her own right. Her possible contributions to Einstein's great theories is still one of the great mysteries of science.

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In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova made history as the first woman to travel into space. But what makes Tereshkova’s achievement so remarkable is her journey from a working-class background to become a global icon of space exploration.

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Florence Nightingale Facts: She's one of the Victorian Era's most remarkable women—but most people don't know about her many scandalous views.



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