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When Mongol Queens Ruled the Silk Road

Sorghaghtani Beki, Genghis Khan's daughter-in-law, was a powerful ruler.

When Mongol Queens Ruled the Silk Road

10 Fierce Facts About Bella Abzug

Bella Abzug in the 1970s.

10 Fierce Facts About Bella Abzug

How Gracie Allen and the Surprise Party Got 1940s America Excited to Vote

Gracie Allen laughed her way to a presidential run in 1940.

How Gracie Allen and the Surprise Party Got 1940s America Excited to Vote

Why Wyoming Women Were Granted Voting Rights 50 Years Before the 19th Amendment

An 1888 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicts women's suffrage in the Wyoming territory.

Why Wyoming Women Were Granted Voting Rights 50 Years Before the 19th Amendment

6 Facts About International Women's Day

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10 Trailblazing Facts About Susan B. Anthony

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8 Inspiring Facts About Rosa Parks

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The Library of Congress Needs Help Transcribing 16,000 Pages of Suffragist Diaries, Letters, and Documents

Suffragettes march in a New York City parade in 1912.

Remembering Mary Katharine Goddard, the Only Woman Whose Name Appeared on the Declaration of Independence

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19 Facts About the 19th Amendment

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Now Has Her Own Beer, Thanks to Sam Adams

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11 Forgotten but Important Moments in Women's History

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13 Trailblazing Facts About Kamala Harris

Senator Kamala Harris speaking at Howard University in January 2019 after announcing her candidacy for president

Lady Death: Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Greatest Female Sniper of All Time

Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko

5 Very Early Stories About American Women and Voting

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Sahle-Work Zewde Named First Woman President of Ethiopia

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