During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Katharine Graham, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: June 16, 1917, New York City Died: July 17, 2001, Boise,…
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Women’s History Month Profiles: Kalpana Chawla, NASA Astronaut
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Kalpana Chawla, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: July 1, 1961, Karnal, India Died: February 1, 2003, over southern…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Maria Tallchief, Prima Ballerina
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Maria Tallchief, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: Jan. 24, 1925 Fairfax, Oklahoma Died: April 11, 2013 Chicago, Illinois…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Suzanne Ciani, Sound Designer and Electronic Music Pioneer
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of female innovators and history makers like Suzanne Ciani. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: June 4, 1946, Indiana Best known for: Pioneering the genre of electronic music both artistically and commercially. Suzanne Ciani, dubbed the “diva…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Fe Del Mundo, Physician, Humanitarian
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Fe Del Mundo, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: Nov. 27, 1911, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines Died: Aug. 6, 2011,…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Chien-Shiung Wu, Nuclear Physicist
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of female innovators and history makers like Chien-Shiung Wu, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: May 31, 1912, Liuhe, China Died: Feb. 16, 1997, New York…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Nellie Bly, Investigative Journalist and World Traveler
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of female innovators and history makers like Nellie Bly, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: May 5, 1864, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died: January 27, 1922,…
The History of Women’s History Month
We celebrate Women’s History Month each March to honor the legacy, contributions and resilience of women and girls around the world, but a recognized time dedicated to celebrating women wasn’t formally added to the calendar until 1980. What originally became a national, monthlong celebration began as a locally celebrated women’s…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Rosalind Franklin, Chemist
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Rosalind Franklin who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: July 25, 1920, London, U.K. Died: April 16, 1958, London,…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, Inventor
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner Born: May 17, 1912, Monroe, North Carolina Died: Jan. 13, 2006, Washington, D.C. Best known for: filing the most patents of any African American woman, most notably, the sanitary belt African American inventor Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner had no formal training and had to grapple with…