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Antoinette Brown
Antoinette Brown was ordained to the Christian ministry in 1853 as pastor of the Congregational Church of South Butler, New York, thus becoming the first clergywoman in United States history.…Alan Alda
Name at birth: Alphonso D'AbruzzoAlan Alda is best known for his 11 years playing cheeky surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on TV's M*A*S*H (1972-83). He won five Emmy Awards for the show, including wins for…Occupy Wall Street
Why Wall Street occupied so many minds in 2011 by Jennie Wood Poster Credit: Adbusters Related Links Labor and EmploymentEconomy 101Occupy Wall StreetWomen's Rights…Bella Abzug 1998 Deaths
Bella Abzug Age: 77 former congresswoman from New York and an early and ardent champion of women's rights.Died: March 31, 1998.General Sani Abacha A - FUvaldo AcostaFrederick Douglass
Name at birth: Frederick Augustus Washington BaileyFrederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Frederick Douglass was born into…Helen Keller
Helen Keller was, during the first half of the 20th century, the most famous disabled person in the world. A severe fever at age 19 months left Keller blind and deaf and barely able to communicate.…Zakia Zaki Biography
journalistDied: June 5, 2007 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Best Known as: politically active Afghan journalist Afghan journalist, who was shot dead in her home while…Eleanor Roosevelt
Name at birth: Anna Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt was First Lady of the United States from 1933-45, during the four presidential terms of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt was…Lila Meade Valentine Biography
Lila Meade ValentineactivistBorn: 2/4/1865Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Valentine campaigned actively for women's rights, higher public health standards, and improved public education. She was a…Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman was a social and political activist and the founder of the anarchist publication Mother Earth in the early 20th century. A Jewish immigrant by way of Russia and Germany, she involved…Trending
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