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Biographies

Past History Month Honorees The National Women’s History Alliance would like to thank Jennifer Kennedy, Jeanne Robinson, Christie Rubio, and Margaret Zierdt for their work in researching, writing, and editing the paragraphs on the former National Women’s...

2010 Honorees

In 2010, in celebration of our 30th anniversary, we will be highlighting themes and honorees from previous years. Our goal is to recognize the diverse accomplishments of women throughout history. See bios for all the honorees from years past by clicking here 2009:...

December

December Highlights in US Women’s History December 1, 1955 – Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white person; her arrest sparks the modern civil rights movement in the US December 5, 1935 – Mary McLeod Bethune creates the National...

November

November November Highlights in US Women’s History November 1, 1848 – First medical school for women, the New England Female Medical School, opens, in 1874 it merges with Boston University to become one of the world’s first co-ed medical schools...

Quizzes

Quizzes Women’s History Month Quiz Women Who Worked for Peace Quiz Women in Math and Science Quiz Test Your Women’s I.Q. Quiz Men Who Supported Women’s Rights Quiz Black Women’s History 40 Question Challenge NWHP Women’s Equality Day Quiz...