Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her honor. She won a gold medal prize for her discovery, which was presented to her by King Christian VIII of Denmark in 1848.
Harriet Tubman, "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, guided enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War — a piece read produced by KMUD in...
Françoise d'Eaubonne was a French author, labour rights activist, environmentalist, and feminist. Her 1974 book, Le Féminisme ou la Mort, introduced the term ecofeminism....
Mary Golda Ross was the first Native American female engineer. She was also the first female engineer in the history of the Lockheed Corporation....
