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
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-…
ALT A photo of Alice Ball with on-asset text that reads: "Alice Ball", "#SheIsNotAFootnote", "History Refers to Her As Arthur Dean", and "she is not a footnote".
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
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
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
ALT A photo of Jane Addams and her partner, Mary Rozet Smith, with on-asset text that reads: "Jane Addams", "Social Reformer, Settlement House Founder, and Peace Activist", and "she is not a footnote"
ALT A pink-toned photo of Sojourner Truth with on-asset text that reads: "Sojourner Truth", "Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist", "ain't i a woman?", and "she is not a footnote"
ALT A photo of Chien-Shiung Wu in a physics lab. On-asset text reads: "Chien-Shiung Wu", "Particle and Experimental Physicist", and "she is not a footnote"
ALT A historical photo of Julia Ward Howe reading a book. On-asset text reads: "Julia Ward Howe", "Poet, Abolitionist, and Suffragist", "she is not a footnote", and the W logo.
ALT A photo of Dr. Ellen Ochoa in her NASA uniform. On-asset text reads: "Dr. Ellen Ochoa" "First Hispanic Woman to Travel to Space", "she is not a footnote", and the W logo.
ALT A historical photo of Elizabeth Blackwell. On-asset text reads: "Elizabeth Blackwell", "First Woman in the U.S. to Earn a Medical Degree", and "she is not a footnote".
ALT An asset with a white background and a pink border, on-asset text reads: "Out-of-pocket healthcare costs for women $1,344 vs. out-of-pocket healthcare costs for men $1,035", "she is not a footnote", and "#nwhm"
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
ALT A photo of Alice Wong with on-asset text that reads: "'I want to create a world that is reflective of all of us. This is my life's work.'", "she is not a footnote", and the W logo.
ALT On-asset text: "#EqualPayDay", "Pay women what they're worth.", "
Women in the U.S. earn 82 cents for every dollar a man earns. If you’re a Black woman, that drops to 65 cents, and for Latinas, it’s 58 cents.", "she is not a fotonote", "#nwhm"
ALT A pink background with on-asset text that reads: "'One day, I want to look at Congress, boardrooms, and history books and not have to count the women—because there are just as many as men.' -survey respondent", "she is not a footnote", "#sheisnotafootnote", and "#nwhm"
ALT A historical photo of Lucy Stone. On-asset text reads: "'My name is my identity and must not be lost.' Lucy Stone (1818-1893)", "she is not a footnote", and the W logo.