You may know who this actor is, and yes, you may really love this musician. Or, hey, you may actually despise them.But do you know about her contributions to civil rights causes?Or to science?Or what they've overcome just to survive in a world that saw them as lesser because of the body they were born with?Did you know that the "Me too" movement was started by a Black woman years before we finally started seeing the social media hashtag #metoo when we loudly declared that was enough was enough?Have you heard of this paleontologist who wasn't allowed in the Geological Society of London, where she made many unprecedented contributions to, simply because she was a woman?Did you know that this television chef was, not only in the United States Navy, but held a top-secret clearance and created a shark repellant that is still used today?Join me in discovering more about women you may have already heard of, and many more that you might not have.
You may know who this actor is, and yes, you may really love this musician. Or, hey, you may actually despise them.But do you know about her contributions to civil rights causes?Or to science?Or what they've overcome just to survive in a world that saw them as lesser because of the body they were born with?Did you know that the "Me too" movement was started by a Black woman years before we finally started seeing the social media hashtag #metoo when we loudly declared that was enough was enough?Have you heard of this paleontologist who wasn't allowed in the Geological Society of London, where she made many unprecedented contributions to, simply because she was a woman?Did you know that this television chef was, not only in the United States Navy, but held a top-secret clearance and created a shark repellant that is still used today?Join me in discovering more about women you may have already heard of, and many more that you might not have.
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