Womanica

Lizzie “Kid” Douglas, AKA Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) was the queen of country blues. Her strong voice and masterful fingerpicking on the guitar defied gender and genre constraints. Her influence and s...

2 Feb 20226min

Aaliyah (1979-2001) was an artist who set a new standard for R&B in the 90s. She integrated genres and was known for her distinctive voice and style.History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes f...

1 Feb 20225min

Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) was a feminist, suffragist, spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. She was a nonconformist, who became the ​​only woman in history to receive the Congressional Medal of Hono...

31 Jan 20226min

Helen Rodríguez Trías (1929-2001) was the first Latina director of the American Public Health Association. She was a leading advocate in the women’s health movement who pushed institutions to better u...

28 Jan 20226min

Helen B. Taussig (1898-1986) was one of the most renowned and distinguished doctors of the 20th century. Though she faced numerous challenges, she persevered to produce a legacy of work that has saved...

27 Jan 20225min

Florence Sabin (1871-1953) was one of the first American women to make a career as a research scientist. She was the first female faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, the first woman elected to...

26 Jan 20224min

Lulu Hunt Peters (1873-1930) popularized a mathematical approach to weight loss. In doing so, she transformed modern diet culture and many of her ideas still permeate through society today.History cla...

25 Jan 20224min

Bertha Pappenheim (1859-1936) was a feminist, social pioneer, and the founder of the Jewish Women's Association. She is also one of the most famous patients in history, known as Anna O.History classes...

24 Jan 20226min