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The Congress of Women: Women in Modern Italy

by Madame Fanny Zampini Salazar The Fate of RepublicsThe Wife of BlennerhassettWomen in Modern Italy Signora Fanny Zampini Salazar is a native of Italy, daughter of Demetro Salazar. She…

The Congress of Women: Personal Rights of Women

Political Status of WomenProperty Rights of WomenPersonal Rights of Women With respect to the personal protection of woman by law, there has been a change for the better, as the dignity…

Women Leaders—Women's History Month

Women's History Month is observed every March in the United States. Learn about the history of Women's History Month, read biographies of famous women, try our quizzes and crosswords, find…

Gibson, Althea

(Encyclopedia) Gibson, AltheaGibson, Altheaălthēˈə [key], 1927–2003, African-American tennis player, b. Silver, S.C. In 1948 she won the first of 10 straight national black women's singles…

Davis, Angela Yvonne

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally…