Women of American History honored March 7 through 13
Abigail Adams supported anti slavery views and letters from the Revolutionary era reveal life then The Adams family produced a president and a son president Jane Addams founded a Chicago neighborhood center aiding immigrants She led campaigns for women rights and child labor laws Louisa May Alcott wrote many books including Little Women She sold her first story at sixteen to support her family.
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Abigail Adams
Jane Addams
Chicago
Louisa May Alcott
Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Leaders in Reform
Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were pivotal figures in the women’s suffrage movement. Anthony campaigned for women’s voting rights and opposed slavery, forging a lasting partnership with Stanton in the fight for equality.
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Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
National Women’s History Week spotlight in issue
The issue highlights a select group of women who contributed greatly to the nation's past as National Women’s History Week is observed by Congress.
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U.S
Congress
Clara Barton Found Red Cross Then American Red Cross
Clara Barton gained fame as a Civil War nurse then traveled to Europe to study Red Cross work. She returned home and founded the American Red Cross.
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Clara Barton
Europe
Red Cross
American Red Cross
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach
Fla
Franklin Roosevelt
China
Pearl S. Buck
Carrie Chapman Catt
League of Women Voters
Rachel
Emily Dickinson
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic Ocean
United States
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