List: Incredible Women Throughout History | Curated by Mary DeVries

Aug 2, 2023
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Incredible Women Throughout History
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Guess What Else Barbie’s Mom Did With Breasts?“I’ve lived my life from breast to breast.” — Ruth Handler
Aug 2, 2023
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Aug 2, 2023
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Who Published the First Computer Program? Would You Believe a 19th Century Countess?The history of computing is teeming with brilliant and fascinating women
Aug 15, 2022
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Aug 15, 2022
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The stories of fascinating women who made a difference
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Ona Judge: The Woman Who Bested George WashingtonHow a young woman outsmarted and outlasted the wealth and power of the first United States President
Jan 31, 2022
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Jan 31, 2022
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Age of Awareness
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Mary DeVries
Mary Had a Little Lamb: A Surprising Story of Plagiarism Accusations and Why it MattersStarring Automobile Magnate Henry Ford: Must the rich claim everything sweet and holy?
Nov 21, 2021
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Nov 21, 2021
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
What Do Thanksgiving, White Wedding Dresses, Christmas Trees, and “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Have in…They are all American institutions thanks to one lady, Sarah Josepha Hale.
Nov 23, 2021
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Nov 23, 2021
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The Haven
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Mary DeVries
Stories of Thanksgivings Past to Trot Out When You Need to Steer the Dinner Conversation Back to…Be prepared to avoid conversational catastrophe
Nov 23, 2021
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Nov 23, 2021
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If You Are a Racist White Person You’d Better Avoid Both Pumpkin and Sweet Potato PieMaybe apple too, but you’ll have to do your own research on that.
Nov 25, 2021
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Nov 25, 2021
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Is Forging a Profitable Tool Making Business in the 1880’s Woman’s Work?Meet Rebecca Finch: entrepreneur, woman of steel, and business genius.
Sep 20, 2021
Sep 20, 2021
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Dollhouses of Death? The Curious Case of Frances Glessner LeeOr, how a socialite became the matriarch of forensic science
Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
The First Written Description of the Female Orgasm Came From a 12th Century NunAnd that’s only one of the more minor accomplishments of Hildegard of Bingen
Aug 3, 2021
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Aug 3, 2021
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Wearing Pants, Practicing Medicine, and Earning Medals as a Woman in the 1800'sMary Edwards Walker was a gender-bending trailblazer
Jul 22, 2021
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Jul 22, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Mary DeVries
Standing Astride the Generational Digital DivideThe history of computing interwoven with my family history
Dec 7, 2020
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Dec 7, 2020
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