Learn about Zitkála-Šá, also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Yankton Sioux author, composer and indigenous rights activist. This is part of the Unladylike2020 series.
Learn about actress Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, producer and one of the most influential style icons of her time.
Students learn about Lois Weber, the first woman director of a feature film, and her impact on silent film and early Hollywood. This is part
Learn about Maggie Lena Walker, the first Black woman to found a bank in the United States. This is part of the Unladylike2020 series. Women’s
Learn about Mary Church Terrell, daughter of former slaves and one of the first Black women to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree,
Tye Leung Schulze became the first Chinese American woman to work for the federal government and the first Chinese American woman to vote in a
Learn how Rose Schneiderman, an immigrant whose family settled in the tenements of New York City’s Lower East Side, became one of the most important
Learn how Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in U.S. history elected to the U.S. Congress, representing the state of Montana in the U.S. House
Learn about the life and scientific achievements of botanist, explorer and environmentalist Ynés Mexía. This is part of the Unladylike2020 series. Women’s Studies, Historical Figures,
Learn about Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first American Indian physician and the first to found a private hospital on an American Indian reservation. This
