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This Day in History: Opha May Johnson, the first female Marine
On this day in 1955, Opha May Johnson passes away. She is best known as the first woman to enroll in the United State Marine Corps. The...
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Aug 11, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Women of SixTripleEight
On this day in 1943, a young woman enlists in the Women’s Army Corps. Twenty-two-year-old Maybelle Rutland would go on to serve in the...
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Aug 4, 20223 min read
This Day in History: “America the Beautiful”
On this day in 1893, a professor stands atop Pikes Peak in Colorado. She is struck by the beauty around her and is inspired to write a...
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Jul 22, 20222 min read
This Day in History: The Patriotic women at the Battle of Huck’s Defeat
On this day in 1780, Americans win the Battle of Huck’s Defeat. You’ll love the bravery of a few patriotic ladies in the hours before...
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Jul 12, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Grace & Rachel Martin, unsung Revolutionary War heroines
At about this time in 1781, two South Carolina women take a huge risk for the Patriot cause. Yet the details of their escapade were...
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Mary Feik, aviation heroine
On this day in 2016, an aviation heroine passes away. Mary Feik was the first female aviation engineer to serve our country during World...
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Jun 10, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" Lally
On this day in 1897, a heroine is born. Grace “Tugboat Annie” Lally would serve as a nurse in both World Wars, but she is perhaps best...
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Apr 26, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Harriet Quimby, the woman who inspired Amelia Earhart
On this day in 1912, Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Perhaps she’s the most famous female...
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Tiny Broadwick, aviation pioneer
On this day in 1893, a future aviation heroine is born. Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick has been called the “First Lady of Parachuting.” Tiny...
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Apr 8, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The first Navy flight nurse
On this day in 1945, a flight nurse lands at Okinawa. Jane Louise “Candy” Kendeigh had already made history just one month earlier when...
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Apr 7, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Olivia J. Hooker, Coast Guard heroine
On this day in 1915, an American heroine is born. Olivia J. Hooker would become the first black woman to serve in the United States Coast...
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Feb 12, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Marine Corps Women's Reserve
On this day in 1943, Mrs. Ruth C. Streeter is commissioned as a Major in the United States Marine Corps. She would serve as the first...
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Jan 29, 20223 min read
This Day in History: "Ten Days in a Mad-House"
On this day in 1922, Nellie Bly passes away. The plucky journalist had been much loved for her pioneering work as an investigative...
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Jan 27, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Girl Who Saved the Revolution
On this day in 1764, a heroine is born in Virginia. Susanna Bolling would go on to perform a little-known feat that helped George...
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Dec 5, 20212 min read
This Day in History: Regina Benson, WWII nurse
On this day in 2020, former Army nurse Regina Benson is honored with the Angel of Honor Award at the 14th annual Angels of the...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read
This Day in History: WWII Pilot Gertrude Tompkins
On this day in 1944, an elite American female pilot climbs into a P-51D Mustang fighter. Gertrude Tompkins Silver was tasked with...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
This Day in History: A little-known Founding Mother, Esther de Berdt Reed
On this day in 1746, Esther de Berdt Reed is born. Some say that she worked so hard to support the Revolution that she literally worked...
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Oct 22, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The Van Buren Sisters' amazing ride
On this day in 1916, two women conclude a remarkable motorcycle ride across the United States. The Van Buren sisters had undertaken the...
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Sep 8, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Elizebeth Friedman, WWII codebreaker
On this day in 1892, the future Elizebeth Friedman is born. Elizebeth would go on to become an expert codebreaker, even cracking Nazi and...
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Aug 26, 20213 min read
This Day in History: One of the women who came before Rosa Parks
On this day in 1944, a black woman refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Greyhound bus in Virginia. No, it wasn’t Rosa...
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Jul 16, 20213 min read
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