Society thought women didn’t need a higher education. Emma Hart Willard made it her life’s work to improve female education.
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A Woman Ahead of Her Time
She was a woman ahead of her time, an author, a songwriter, a social justice advocate, an advocate for her culture, and the last and only Queen of Hawaii.
Do You Know Diva and Swords Woman Extraordinaire, La Maupin?
Pride Month continues to be recognized with this woman of history. Opera singer, Fencing duelist, and bisexual, La Maupin lived a bold if short life.
Hoots and Derision did not Worry Lilian Bland
Lilian Bland didn’t follow Edwardian society’s expectations. Artist, journalist, mechanic, and pilot, she flew true to herself despite the era she grew up in.
She Challenged Invisibility with Truth
Yosano Akiko spoke courageous, raw truths that threatened to free Japanese women. She was one of the country’s most controversial poets.