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Alice Paul
member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association
Formed National Woman's Party with Lucy Burns
Went to jail for striking infront of the white house
She introduced the first equal rights amendment in Congress. -
Dorothy Height
activist for African-American women rights
president of the National Council of Negro Women
Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Also recevied Congressional Gold Medal -
Amelia Earhart
1921 took her first flying lesson
First women to fly over pacific
Wrote best selling books about her flying
Teacher at Purdue University in the aviation department -
Geraldine Ferraro
first female Vice Presidential candidate
created a special victims bureau
she worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
Ferraro fought for women’s rights, urging the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment -
Judy Chicago
Tells her sotries of women in Western Civilization.
Large Figure in Female artists
Created the The Dinner Party project
The Holocaust Project is her most recent project -
Angela Davis
currently a professor at the Unversity of California-Santa Cruz
imprisoned for charges related to her involvement with three prison inmates
Author of 3 books
Joined and became a member of the Black Panthers -
Hillary Clinton
New York Senator from 2001-2009
Leading canidate for 2008 democratic presidental nomination
first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College.
Had a role is the State Children's Health Insurence Program -
Eileen Collins
First women to command a shuttle mission
Logged a totalk of 38 days 8 hours and 10 minutes in outer space.
Awarded Women in Space Science Award on June 7, 2006.
Received the Public Outreach Award due to her contributions to public awareness of space programs. -
Natalie Randolph
Only highschool football coach in the nation that is a women
third ever female highschool football coach
Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. is where she is the head honcho
Awarded the Women of Distinction Award for breaking a barrier for women in sports -
Katie Hnida
First Female to score a point in a NCAA Division 1 game
1999 she was the second female ever to dress for a D1 game
First female to dress for a bowl game
Received a walk-on spot for Colorado as a place kicker
