Comprises short biographies of Jane Addams, Fannie Farmer, Lillian D. Wald, Mary McLeod Bethune, Juliette Gordon Low, Margaret Sanger, Carrie Chapman Catt, Margaret Mitchell ...

For most of the 20th century, American women had little encouragement to become scientists. In 1906, there were only 75 female scientists employed by academic institutions in ...

Millions of Americans know and love Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Blondie and Dagwood, Doonesbury, Li'l Abner, Garfield, Cathy, Beetle Bailey and other such comic strip characters ...

In August 1832 Elizabeth Blackwell immigrated from England; 17 years later she was the first woman to graduate from an American medical college. Mother Francesca Saveria ...

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was the critical event of literature and race relations in nineteenth century America. No other event had such an impact upon the slavery issue ...

Covers 150 years of scientific discovery, recounting Pasteur's life and accomplishments, as well as the history of the Pasteur Institute

Throughout history, men and women have always found ways to control reproduction. In some ancient societies, people turned to herbs or traditional rituals. Others turned to ...