Women's History

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Shaista Ikramullah - one of the only two women to have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (sister-hood.com)

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Veiled in history: how women have been covered up (www.swissinfo.ch)

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Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, Whose Art Museum Promoted Women, Dies at 98 (www.nytimes.com)

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Meet Effa Manley, the First and Only Woman Inducted Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (wdet.org)

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Edith Cowan, Australia's first woman MP, barely recognised 100 years after making history (www.abc.net.au)

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Compare the Speeches — The Sojourner Truth Project (www.thesojournertruthproject.com)

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Deaf women fought for the right to vote (theconversation.com)

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The pioneers of women's football who were banned 100 years ago (www.itv.com)

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The Getty Museum: What Was Life like for Women in the Middle Ages?

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The Getty Museum: They Persisted (in Making Art) Three Stories That Show How Women Have Created Throughout History

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Oxford University's Philosopher of the month is the "first English feminist", philosopher and writer, Mary Astell; Free readings for download available. (global.oup.com)

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Beatrice Finkelstein, the Woman Who Fed the Astronauts (www.scientificamerican.com)

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How World War I Helped Women Ditch the Corset (www.history.com)

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This Forgotten Female Orator Broke Boundaries for Women (daily.jstor.org)

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Women were successful big-game hunters, challenging beliefs about ancient gender roles (theconversation.com)

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Bronze age burial site in Spain suggests women were among rulers (www.theguardian.com)

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How the Proletarian Women’s Movement Resisted Anti-Feminism (jacobinmag.com)

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These Two Women Stormed the International Endurance Stage for Alfa Romeo in the ’70s (www.imsa.com)

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Medieval women 'put faith in birth girdles' to protect them during childbirth (www.theguardian.com)

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Nigeria kidnappings: The Chibok captive who defied Boko Haram - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

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6 “Firsts” to Celebrate for Women’s History Month AND Deaf History Month, Too! (www.csd.org)

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Àbáké/Matilda McCrear A Survivor of the Last Slave Ship Lived Until 1940 (www.history.com)

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Women Dominated Beer Brewing Until They Were Accused of Being Witches (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Celebrating Women Throughout the History of Pharmacy (www.rpharms.com)

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International Women's Day: Everyday life of Glasgow women through the decades in pictures (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)

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