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Around May 1607 Pocahontas sees a white man for the first time at the age of eleven.
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In December of 1607 John Smith got captured by the Indians while on an expedition. During the "execution and salvation ceremony" they laid his head between two rocks and before they smashed his head, Pocahontas lays her head on his. This saves Smtih, although people believe it was all part of a ritual Smith did not know about.
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Pocahontas vivits the fort where John SMith lives and was told he was dead even thogh he wasn't. He was shot and returned to London.
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Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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The day of birth for Sojourner Truth is unknown
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Abigail Adams was married to the 2nd president of the United States of America, John Adams. He was president from 1797-1801, this means Abigail was was first lady 1797-1801.
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Elizabeth was born in Johnstown, New York.
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Mary Ann Bickerdyke is born in Ohio.
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Maria Mitchell, the famous astronomer was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Abigail Adams died because of typoid fever in Quincy Massachusets.
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Susan B. Anothony was born in Adams, Massachusetts.
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Elizabeth Blackwell born in England.
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Maria Mitchell established the orbit of a new comet
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Ellizabet Cady was the Co-Founder of the Seneca Falls Convention.
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First woman to graduate from medical school.
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The length of time in which Harriet Tubman led slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
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Her best-known extemporaneous speech on racial inequalities, ''Ain't I a Woman?'', was delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.
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Since Frances' early years she has achieved great things. She was an educator, temperance reformer, and a woman suffragist. Her greatest achievement was that she was instrumentalin the passage of the 18th prohibition and the 19th amendment for women suffrage.
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Mary Ann volunteers and distributes a collection of supplies to wounded soldiers at Makeshift Army Hospital in Cairo, Illinois.
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovered over 1200 variable stars.
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland to a wealthy family.
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The birth of Isadora Duncan
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Keller is born. Several months later she developed Scarlet Fever, which affected her badly and left her deaf and blind.
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Frances Perkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The death of Sojourner Truth
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A seven year old Keller meets her new teacher. Keller was thought to be a hopeless case (as she was blind and deaf), but Sulivan taught her anyway. She started by writing words in the palm of Kellers hand, then moved on to braille and other methods.
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Maria Mitchell died in Lynn, Massachusetts at the age of 70.
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Susan B. Anthony was the pioneer crusader for the woman's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also the president of the National Suffrage Assosiation from 1892-1900.
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Dorothy Arzner was born in San Francisco, California.
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Amelia Earhart is born in Kansas
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Keller was accepted to Radcliffe College. While she was there she became very active in campaigns like women’s rights, universal suffrage, and anti¬-child labor. She also wrote several books.
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Her first professional European performance was at the Lyceum theater in London.
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Mary Ann dies in Kansas.
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Margret Mead was born on this day.
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Elizabeth died in New York where she published her autobiography Eighty Years and More.
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Susan B. Anthony dies because of heart failure and pneumonia in Rochester, New York. She was 86.
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Grace Murray Hopper was born in New York, New York. She was the oldest of three children.
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Duncan returned to Europe in 1909, she was famous throughout the world. In the following years, Duncan created and maintained schools in France, Germany and Russia. She continued to sponsor young dancers and to give her solo performances
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Born in Westfield, New Jersey.
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Elizabeth Blackwell dies in England.
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Babe Didrickson Zaharias was born in Port Arthur, Texas.
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"Julia Child" by BrittanicaPopular TV chef, Julia Child, was born in Pasadena, California.
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Thanks to the views of Frances Willard the 19th amendment was passed securing women the right to vote.
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Margaret is born in England.
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt died in Cambridge, Massachusetts at age 53.
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Margret Mead has written a lot of books such as the following: Male and Female, Balinese Character : a Photo Analasis, Cooperation and Competition Among Primative Peoples etc.
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Dorothy Arzner started directing films 1927 and stopped 1943.
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Isadora Duncan dies when her long scarf became entangled in the rear wheel of the car in which she was riding, and she was strangled.
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The Date She Was Born
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Often simplified etiquette for others to easily understand. Mrs. Post never hesitated to answer a question and often she simply applied common sense to the problem. When asked about why we put aren't supposed to put our elbows on the table, she replied, "The rule is against elbows on the table while eating. If not using the arm as a lever swinging a fork or spoon from plate to mouth, it really doesn't make much difference."
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Amelia flies over the Atlantic Ocean
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Amelia Earhart sets out to fly around the world, with Fred Noonan as her navigator.
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Amelia sets out to fly around the world with Navigator Fred Noonan
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Amelia Earhart dies in a plane crash over the Pacific Ocean, and her body was never found.
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Born in Miami, Florida. Her father was a Police Reporter, and her mom was an Investigative Reporter.
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Barbara McClintock discovers genetic tranposition, but other scientists are skeptical because she is female.
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Dance Girl, Dance is the name of a movie directed by Dorothy Arzner. It was released August 30, 1940.
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Grace Murray Hopper worked on the programming for Mark I in the year 1994.
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In this time period Grace coined the term "bug" to refer to unexplained computer mishaps.
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Catharine is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ocotber 26th Was The Day Hilary Clinton Was Born
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Julia Child married a diplomat, Paul Child, in 1946 and the couple moved to Paris in 1948 where her love of French cooking truly developed. During this time period she found her love for cooking.
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American physician, anesthesiologist, and medical researcher Developed the Apgar Score System, a method of evaluating an infant shortly after birth to see if it needs medical attention. The Apgar Score System soon came into general use throughout the United States and was adopted by several other countries.
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Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi.
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In 1956 Babe Zaharias died of cancer.
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Joan Baez releases her first album and becomes famous, putting on several free concert appearences for UNESCO. She also became very involved in the protest movement.
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Catharine A. Mackinnon is part of the feminist movement and part of the birth of the women's liberation movement that sought equal rights for women.
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Died at the age of 86.
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Joan Baez becomes romantically involved with Bob Dylan and even introduces him at one of her concerts (before he becomes famous).
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Born in East Saint Louis.
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Frances perkins died in New York, New York. She was 83 years old.
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Was her track coach to trian for the heptathalon. He encouraged her while he was her track coach at UCLA. Five years after the training, They became married.
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Catharine graduates Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Government.
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As an astronomer, Margaret Burbidge, was the first woman to be appointed director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
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In the spring of 1974, Hilary became a member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff, advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives during the Watergate Scandal.
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Died in New York City.
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From Assistant of the attorney to the state attorney. State Attorney and served in Miami
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Margret Mead passed away on this date, because of cancer
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Margaret Burbidge directed the UCSD's center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences where she helped develop the hubble telescopes original instruments.
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Dorothy Arzner dies in La Quinta, California. She was 82 years old.
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Sandra Day O'Conner was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
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Joyner-Kersee's best heptathlon events were the long jump, 100-metre hurdles, 200-metre run, and high jump. She won gold, silver, and bronze medals.
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Sandra Day O'Connor was elected to two terms in the Arizona state senate. In 1981 Ronald Reagan nominated her as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and she received unanimous Senate approval. As a justice, O'Connor was as a key swing vote in many important cases, including the upholding of Roe V. Wade. She retired in 2006 after serving for 24 years.
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McClintock’s research is finally acknowledged, and she is given the Nobel Prize for it. She is the first woman to ever receive a Nobel Prize in genetic transposition.
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In Filderstadt, Germany Martina Navratilova becomes the second player to ever win 1000 tennis matches.
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Mia Hamm becomes the youngest soccer player to ever play on the U.S. team.
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Mia Hamm scores 158 goals in international soccer competition, more than any women or man.
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Grace died in her sleep at her home in Arlington, Virginia. She was 86 years old.
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Was appointed by President Bill Clinton, and appointed again a few years later. As she begun her run in office, she began efforts to secure greater protection for women seeking abortions. Conducted the final raid on the compound of the Branch Davidian cult in Texas. 86 adults and 17 children died as a result of this. Focused on broad programs involving efforts to help criminals reform and to provide treatment for drug offenders as a means of stopping crime.
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The legislation, which is informally known as "the Oprah Bill," establishes a national data base of all indictments and convictions on child abuse and sex offense charges, violent crimes, arson, and felony drug charges.
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Martina Navratilova becomes the oldest player to ever win at Wimbleton.
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Julia Child died two days befor her 92nd birthday in Santa Barbra, California.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton was sworn in as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States.
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From Heart-warming stories to Christmas give-aways, the Oprah Show has done a lot for the citizens of America. After 25 years of Oprah, it came to an end on May 25th.
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The Hall of Fame golfer who also ran track and played baseball, tennis and billiards
