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Women & Girls
Celebrate some exceptional women and girls who shape our world each day.
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Women In History
Inspirational Quotes For Women
Inspiring Women
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Madeleine Albright Quotes
Real Women
Amazing Women
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Feminist Quotes
Powerful words from U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Learn more with AMERICAN MASTERS.
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Althea Gibson
American Tennis Players
Sloane Stephens
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Person Of Color
Althea Gibson was the first African American to play and win at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals (precursor of the U.S. Open) — a decade before Arthur Ashe.
Wynwood Walls Miami
Bohemian Pictures
Weekend In Miami
Shepard Fairey Obey
American Graffiti
American Art
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“In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued." -Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition politician / Pictured: A mural in Wynwood, Miami by Shepard Fairey (photo: Wally Gobetz)
Girl Scout Troop Leader
Girl Scouts
Black History Facts
Black History Month
Black Power
Dieselpunk
Luis Gonzaga
Kings & Queens
African American Girl
Josephine Holloway was one of the first African American Girl Scout troop leaders. She lobbied for the inclusion of African Americans in the Girl Scouts. (via "Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons")
Girl Scouts
Women & Girls
African American History
American Women
First Black Baseball Player
Today In Black History
Newport Jazz Festival
Musical Plays
Black Actors
Ruth Alice Lucas was given the title of "Colonol" on May 26, 1968.
George Orwell
Travel Around The World
Around The Worlds
Nellie Bly
Insane Asylum
Mental Asylum
Historical Women
Ted Bundy
Cochrane
In 1887, American journalist Nellie Bly had herself committed to New York’s notorious Blackwell’s Island insane asylum – on purpose, as part of an assignment from the New York World newspaper. (Image via Library of Congress)
Great Minds Discuss Ideas
Small Minds Discuss People
Great Quotes
Quotes To Live By
Inspirational Quotes
Inspiring Sayings
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Marie Curie
Wise words from Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest serving First Lady of the United States. "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." (photo: Library of Congress)
Time 100
Emma Watson Speech
Social Equality
Gender Equality
Equal Pay
Malala Yousafzai
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Harry Potter Film
Influential People
Emma Watson defines feminism as “the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes.” Learn more about the inspiring actress with TIME's "100 Most Influential People." (photo: Celeste Sloman—UN Women)
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Women & Girls
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Political Issues
Many Men
Taken For Granted
Business Resources
Learn more about Linda Alvarado and her trailblazing success in the male-dominated construction business and sports world with @makerswomen.
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Women's Bags By Usage
Science Illustration
Hipster Illustration
Medical Illustrations
Women Scientists
Science Art
Women Science
This illustration of Marie Curie was done by Rachel Ignotofsky, who has created a series of drawings celebrating groundbreaking and often unheralded women in science.
Meanwhile In America
Half The Sky
Peace Corps
Love Truths
Social Business
Save The Children
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner joins Nicholas Kristof, Eva Longoria and more to uncover gender oppression and human rights violations in A PATH APPEARS.
Vintage Hollywood
Classic Hollywood
Hollywood Stars
Hollywood Girls
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Singin’ In The Rain
Early Photos
Debbie Reynolds
Star Wars
Originally a tomboy, multi-talented performer Debbie Reynolds became a movie star after winning a beauty contest at 16. Her breakout role came from 1952's "Singing in the Rain." Learn more w/ LIFE. (photo: Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Badass Women
Fierce Women
Strong Women
Native American Moccasins
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
News Hour
Attitude Is Everything
Famous Women
Women In History
@pbsnewshour shares inspirational words from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Uteruses Before Duderuses
Fair Girls
Gender Inequality
Sex Trafficking
Documentary Film
Your Voice
Oppression
A Path Appears journeys across the country and around the globe to drive home shocking stories of gender inequality and vulnerability. Learn more with INDEPENDENT LENS' "A Path Appears."
Cute Hairstyles For Short Hair
Celebrity Hairstyles
Short Hair Styles
Celebrity Pixie Cut
Red Carpet Hair
Meryl Streep
Celebs
Celebrities
Cute Shorts
3-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep was offered 3 witch parts within a year of turning 40, but turned them all down. It wasn't until age 65 that she said yes to her character in "Into the Woods." See more with "Next Avenue."
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Fashion Today
Fashion Week
Douglas Kirckland captured Coco Chanel at work in her Paris atelier in 1962. He says it wasn't until Jackie Kennedy began wearing her clothes in the White House, that people learned the icon was a fashion label. (via "The Guardian")
Famous Books
Famous Authors
Zora Neale Hurston
Harlem Renaissance
Renaissance Period
Book Fair
Native American
Zora Neale Hurston was known for her novels and collections of folklore; her best-known work is Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). The story sensitively portrays a young African American woman’s realization of her identity and independence. (Library of Congress)
Mary Shelley
Great Women
First Female Doctor
Heroic Women
Phenomenal Woman
Suffragette
After becoming England's first qualified female doctor, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson opened a school for medicine for women in Britain. (via Science Museum's "Brought to Life")
Katie Couric
Important Quotes
Taylor Swift Quotes
Intersectional Feminism
Idealism
Iconic Women
How To Better Yourself
Preaching
Inspirational words from journalist and author Katie Couric.
Natalie Wood
Catherine Zeta Jones
West Side Story
Robert Redford
Steve Mcqueen
Old Hollywood
Hollywood Glamour
"Natalie Wood was one of those rare stars who managed to combine old-school glamor, powerhouse talent and smoldering sex appeal in a single package," as said by LIFE. (photo: Bill Ray)
Alice Walker
Say That Again
Who Runs The World
Snarky
Quotable Quotes
Say Hi
Poetry Quotes
Woman Quotes
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet Alice Walker talks about her mother's example.
Strong Female Lead
Strong Family
Strong Words
Women Issues
Positive Behavior
Human Condition
Sisterhood
Strong words from Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues.
Margaret Hamilton
Martin Luther King
Valentina Tereshkova
Powerful Pictures
Civil Rights Movement
Social Movement
Rosa Parks’ booking photo upon being arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955.
Marie Antoinette
9 Year Old Model
Mother Daughter Photos
Carrie White
Adoptive Mother
Estilo Shabby Chic
Girl Photo Shoots
Girl Photos
Real Model
9-year-old Alice Lewis bonds with her adoptive photographer mother through a series of incredible cosplay portraits. Pictured: Marie Antoinette. See more with "Laughing Squid".
Big Books
Great Books
Study History
Beloved Book
Red Hen
Louisa May Alcott
Composers
Teacher Hacks
Many women cite Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women" as the most treasured book of their childhoods. Would you agree?
