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Margaret Sanger: Social Reformer and Activist for Women's Rights

Posted 04/26/2012 - 3:20pm

Margaret Sanger was born on September 14, 1879, in Corning, New York. In 1910 she moved to Greenwich Village and started a publ... Read More »

Ruth Handler: Creator of the Barbie Doll and Co-Founder of Mattel

Posted 04/23/2012 - 4:53pm

On this day in 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City... Read More »

Jane Addams: The First Founder of Hull House and First American Woman to Win the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted 04/23/2012 - 4:40pm

(1860-1935), settlement house founder and peace activist. Addams, one of the most distinguished of the first generation of coll... Read More »

Madame C.J. Walker: The World's First Female Self-Made Millionaire

Posted 04/02/2012 - 4:01pm

Entrepreneur and philanthropist. Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, in Delta, Louisiana. Madam C. J. Walker was one of... Read More »