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On #InternationalWomensDay, we're reaffirming that women's history is not a footnote. It's foundational. Read our latest newsletter for links to our resources and ways to help us continue this important work: ow.ly/abig50YqtPq #SheIsNotAFootnote
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At just 23 years old, Alice Ball developed the only effective treatment for leprosy in 1915, until antibiotics were developed in the 1940s. History refers to her as Arthur Dean. But #SheIsNotAFootnote, and she deserves the credit. Learn more about Ball: womenshistory.org/education-…
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JUST RELEASED: The latest video in our #SheIsNotAFootnote campaign, which pulls back the curtain on how history erased some of the greatest scientific achievements by women, crediting them to men instead. Watch it here: sheisnotafootnote.org/#watch
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On the final day of #PrideMonth, we're tuning in to the new documentary, #SallyFilm, which explores how #SallyRide's accomplishments continue to help close the gender representation gap, and recounts her secret relationship with her partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy. #SheIsNotAFootnote
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An American Revolution patriot, #PenelopeBarker (born #OnThisDay in 1728) organized the Edenton Tea Party, the first recorded women’s political demonstration in America. Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote
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A progressive social reformer & activist, #JaneAddams founded the US's first settlement house & was the first American woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. She's pictured here with her partner, Mary Rozet Smith. Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote #PrideMonth
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#SojournerTruth gave her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech #OnThisDay in 1851, which brought awareness to the intersectional issues Black women faced, the erasure of their labor, & their exclusion from the women’s suffrage movement. Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote
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Dr. #ChienShiungWu was the first female instructor in the @Princeton Physics Department & was most known for her work on the Manhattan Project during WWII & her "Wu experiment." Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote #AANHPIHeritageMonth #TeacherAppreciationWeek
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Poet, lecturer, abolitionist, & suffragist #JuliaWardHowe not only authored the Civil War anthem “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” but she also co-founded the American Woman Suffrage Association. Learn more about Howe: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote #NationalPoetryMonth
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#OnThisDay in 1993, #EllenOchoa became the first Hispanic woman to travel to space. Read our discussion with Ochoa about her @NASA career, women in aeronautics, and inspiring future generations of women through increased representation: womenshistory.org/articles/c… #SheIsNotAFootnote
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On #WorldHealthDay, we're revisiting the life of #ElizabethBlackwell, the first woman in the US to receive a medical degree & advocate for women's representation in medicine. Learn more about this trailblazing champion of women's health: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote
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Today is #WorldHealthDay, and while the @WHO has designated that year's focus is on #WomensHealth, it's also a stark reminder that the gender health gap is real. How can we close it? Two words: More representation. Learn more: sheisnotafootenote.org #SheIsNotAFootnote
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Learn more and download NWHM’s groundbreaking new research, the Young Women and Girls’ Aspiration Report, here: sheisnotafootnote.org #SheIsNotAFootnote #WomensHistoryMonth
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Honored to have attended the Women Making History Awards Gala @womenshistory where amazing women, Dr. Opal Lee, Shirley Welsh Ryan and @SaraBlakely, founder of @Spanx and Sneek were recognized. As one of the youngest self-made female billionaires and the first woman to sign the #GivingPledge, Sara dedicates half her wealth to #philanthropy.​ Through her companies, Sara empowers women and girls with the courage, skills and funding to launch businesses and invent products—ensuring that we are writing our own stories and not just footnotes in the pages of history. #EntrepreneurtoEntrepreneur #WomensHistoryMonth #SheIsNotAFootnote #Philanthropy
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#AliceWong is a Chinese-American activist and writer, and the founder and director of @DisVisibility Project. Wong fights for access and representation for people with disabilities from all backgrounds. Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote #WomensHistoryMonth
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Today is #EqualPayDay, and the economic cost of gender disparities in the U.S. is staggering. In 2022 alone, working women lost more than $1.6 trillion due to the gender wage gap—6.3% of the U.S. GDP. Learn more: sheisnotafootnote.org #SheIsNotAFootnote #WomensHistoryMonth
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Famously known as “the woman who was ahead of the women who were ahead of their time,” author, activist, & lecturer #MatildaJoslynGage advocated for abolition, women’s rights, & Native American rights. Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote #WomensHistoryMonth
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The representation gap is real—and it’s time to close it. Let’s stop debating whether women belong at the table and start ensuring they have a seat. Join the cause: sheisnotafootnote.org #SheIsNotAFootnote #WomensHistoryMonth
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A leading suffragist and abolitionist, #LucyStone was the first Massachusetts woman to earn a college degree, and she defied gender norms when she famously refused to take her husband’s last name. Learn more: womenshistory.org/education-… #SheIsNotAFootnote #WomensHistoryMonth
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