Women’s World of America

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Washington — “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” the world’s great scientific intellectual Isaac Newton wrote in 1676.

The accomplishments of women, too, owe much to the “giants” who preceded them — women who bravely endured painful ridicule and overcame huge obstacles to obtain the same opportunities afforded to men.

In 2011 we celebrated 100th anniversary of the first International Women’s Day, which recognizes women’s past struggles and accomplishments and focuses on what needs to be done to provide greater opportunities for women today.

Who is she?

Pocahontas1595-1617

Native American HeroinePocahontas (c. 1595 – March 21, 1617), later known as Rebecca Rolfe, was a Virginia Indian chief's daughter notable for having assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown. She converted to Christianity and married the English settler John Rolfe. After they traveled to London, she became famous in the last year of her life.

Who is she?

Martha Washington1731-1802

The First Lady

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of the first president of the United States. Martha Washington is considered to be the first “First Lady” of the United States. During her lifetime, she was known as "Lady Washington".

Who is she?

Abigail Adams1744 - 1818The First lady, writerAbigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed away. Their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. The letters serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front.

Who is she?

Harriet Beecher Stowe1811-1896Abolitionist, Novelist Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) depicted life for African-Americans under slavery and became influential in the USA and UK. She wrote over 20 books, (novels, e travel memoirs, articles, letters). She was influential for her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day.

Who is she?

Emily Dickinson1830-1886PoetShe lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. Dickinson was a prolific poet (1800 poems),but onlya dozen were published during her lifetime. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality.

Who is she?

Annie Oakley1860-1926

SharpshooterShe could split a playing card edge-on .This amazing talent led her to become the first American female movie superstar ( in Wild West movies)

Who is she?

Susie King Taylor1848-1912

Civil war nursethe first African American army nurse. She was the only African American woman to publish a memoir of her wartime experiences. She was also the first African American to teach openly in a school for former slaves in Georgia

Who is she?

Isadora Duncan1878-1927

Modern DancerConsidered by many to be the creator of modern dance. Born in the US, she lived in Europe and the Soviet Union from the age of 22 until her death at age 50. In the United States she was popular only in New York.

Who is she?

Emma Goldman1869-1940

Anarchistknown for her political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the XX c.

Who is she?

Mary Pickford1893-1979

ActressCo-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl with the curls," she was a significant figure in the development of film acting.

The American Film Institute named Pickford 24th among the greatest female stars of all time.

Who is she?

Eleanor Roosevelt1884-1962First Lady, social reformerThe First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition.

President Truman called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.

Who is she?

Marilyn Monroe1926-1962

Actress, singer and model.

In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. In the years and decades following her death, Monroe has often been cited as a pop and cultural icon as well as an eminent American sex symbol.

Who is she?

Madonna1958 -

Singer, Film Actor

Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide .She is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records.

Who is she?

Angela Davis1944-

Activist, Educatorwas most politically active during the late 1960s through the 1970s and was associated with the• Communist Party USA,• the Civil Rights Movement •the Black Panther Party.

Who is she?

Oprah Winfrey1954 -

Talk-Show Host, Entrepreneur• her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history.Ranked the richest African American of the 20th century,• the greatest black philanthropist in American history, •was once the world's only black billionaire.•the most influential woman in the world(according to some assessments).

Who is she?

Hillary Rodham Clinton1947- Senator, First Lady, Lawyeris the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama.

She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009.

She was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

In the 2008 election, Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Who is she?

Michelle Obama1964 -

The first LadyMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

As the wife of a Senator, and later the First Lady, she has become a fashion icon and role model for women, and an advocate for poverty awareness, nutrition and healthy eating