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1964 Geraldine Jerrie Mock was the first woman to fly solo around the world. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 christened the Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed Charlie. #19thAmendment #NationalWomensHistoryAlliance #BecauseOfHerStory #HiddenHerstory, #Suffrage100DC #UnitedStatesConstitution #WomensSuffrageMovement #history #women #strongwomen #strongwoman #womenempowerment #womenpower #womensrights #suffragette #suffragettes #HerStory #SoloFlight #AroundTheWorld #SpiritofColumbus

Marian Wright Edelman, was an American activist for children’s rights. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans her entire professional life. She was President Emerita and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund in 1973. Originally a 1960s civil rights activist, in 1965, she became the first African-American woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar. In 2000, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. #19thAmendment #NationalWomensHistoryAlliance #BecauseOfHerStory #HiddenHerstory, #Suffrage100DC #UnitedStatesConstitution #WomensSuffrageMovement #history #women #strongwomen #strongwoman #womenempowerment #womenpower #womensrights #suffragette #suffragettes #HerStory #Activist #ChildrensRights #AfricanAmerican #ChildrensDefenseFund #PresidentialMedalOfFreedom

Anna Lee Fisher was one of six women selected for NASA astronaut training in 1978; becoming the first female astronauts in the organization’s history. A few years later, while Fisher was eight and a half months pregnant, NASA tapped her for a mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. Fisher became the first mother in space in 1984, leaving Earth for eight days when her daughter was 9 months old. Since then, she’s worked on three major missions and still works for NASA. #19thAmendment #NationalWomensHistoryAlliance #BecauseOfHerStory #HiddenHerstory, #Suffrage100DC #UnitedStatesConstitution #WomensSuffrageMovement #history #women #strongwomen #strongwoman #womenempowerment #womenpower #womensrights #suffragette #suffragettes #HerStory #Space #NASA #Astronaut #SpaceShuttle #Discovery

During the Vietnam War between 1962 and 1972,11,000 military women are deployed to Vietnam, 90% of whom served as nurses. 8 women were killed in combat. Commander Elizabeth Barrett become first woman to hold a command in a combat zone. #19thAmendment #NationalWomensHistoryAlliance #BecauseOfHerStory #HiddenHerstory, #Suffrage100DC #UnitedStatesConstitution #WomensSuffrageMovement #history #women #strongwomen #strongwoman #womenempowerment #womenpower #womensrights #suffragette #suffragettes #HerStory #USNavy #Vietnam #CombatZone

Dr. Lucy Jones is the founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, with a mission to foster the understanding and application of scientific information in the creation of more resilient communities. She is the author of the book, The Big Ones (Doubleday, April 2018) and is also a Research Associate at the Seismological Laboratory of Caltech, a post she has held since 1984. #19thAmendment #NationalWomensHistoryAlliance #BecauseOfHerStory #HiddenHerstory, #Suffrage100DC #UnitedStatesConstitution #WomensSuffrageMovement #history #women #strongwomen #strongwoman #womenempowerment #womenpower #womensrights #suffragette #suffragettes #HerStory #Seismology #Seismologist #Geology #Science #STEM #DrLucyJonesCenterforScienceandSociety #CalTech #USGS

Ann Meyers Drysdale became the first woman to sign an NBA contract when she signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers in 1979. Though she was soon cut from the team, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell referred to her as one of the best players ever, regardless of gender. After being released by the Pacers, Meyers Drysdale served as a color commentator for the team, becoming the first woman to broadcast an NBA game. #19thAmendment #NationalWomensHistoryAlliance #BecauseOfHerStory #HiddenHerstory, #Suffrage100DC #UnitedStatesConstitution #WomensSuffrageMovement #history #women #strongwomen #strongwoman #womenempowerment #womenpower #womensrights #suffragette #suffragettes #HerStory #BostonCeltics #NBA