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12018-10-16T19:11:52-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Soujourner Truth: Akron, OH5This is the city where Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist, delivered her famous "Ain't I A Woman" speech at the Women's Convention in 1851. This speech famously called for equal rights for women as well as blacks, as some women's rights activists at the time focused on solely white women and Truth stated "Ain't I A Woman" meaning that she was just as deserving of women's rights.media/Sojourner Truth.jpgplain2018-10-18T00:55:36-07:0041.0814 , -81.5190This is the city where Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist, delivered her famous "Ain't I A Woman" speech at the Women's Convention in 1851. This speech famously called for equal rights for women as well as blacks, as some women's rights activists at the time focused on solely white women and Truth stated "Ain't I A Woman" meaning that she was just as deserving of women's rights.Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-16T19:38:31-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Mary Shelley: Somers Town , London, UK4Mary Shelley is widely believed to be the mother of science fiction, and one of the most popular female writers of all time. Shelley also believed that the "cooperation and sympathy practiced by women in the family" should be used by all to lead to a civil and moral society.media/Mary Shelley.jpgplain2018-10-18T01:06:47-07:0051.509865, -0.118092Mary Shelley is widely believed to be the mother of science fiction, and one of the most popular female writers of all time. Shelley also believed that the "cooperation and sympathy practiced by women in the family" should be used by all to lead to a civil and moral society.Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-16T19:27:17-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon: San Francisco, CA3Del & Phyllis were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in San Francisco and are widely known as feminists and gay-rights activists. The pantsuits that the pair wore on their wedding day are currently on display in the LGBT Museum in San Francisco, marking this moment in our nation's history.media/Del and Phyllis.pngplain2018-10-18T01:05:25-07:0037.79417° N, -122.4227° EDel & Phyllis were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in San Francisco and are widely known as feminists and gay-rights activists.Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-18T01:09:13-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Marie Curie: Warsaw, Poland3The first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize and the first to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics, Marie Curie explored the radiation phenomenon and paved the way for future female scientists. She also held a chair on the board of the University of Paris after her husband's death, and created a world-class laboratory in his honor.media/Marie Curie.jpgplain2018-10-18T01:53:36-07:0052.22528, 21.02833Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-18T01:27:14-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Queen Nzinga: Angola2Queen Nzinga was a 17th century queen in Angola. She fought for her people's freedom against the Portuguese and installed female war leaders, advisors, and other positions of power. A great leader with a mind for battle tactics, Queen Nzinga is still regarded as a face of Angola's current freedom for her work in the 17th century.media/Queen Nzinga.jpgplain2018-10-18T02:46:17-07:00-12.33356, 17.53946Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-16T19:07:47-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Pocahontas: Tazewell County, VA2Pocahontas lived in this area of Virginia where John Rolfe and other Englishmen founded the Jamestown Settlement. Rolfe and other settlers took her hostage in 1612 to try to settle an argument with the Powhatan tribe, and Pocahontas was later married to John Rolfe, taken to England, and died. It is still debated if the marriage and later birth of a child were consensual, Stockhold Syndrome, or forced.media/Pocahontas.jpgplain2018-10-18T00:54:06-07:0037.116219, -81.518394Pocahontas lived in this area of Virginia where John Rolfe and other Englishmen founded the Jamestown Settlement. Rolfe and other settlers took her hostage in 1612 to try to settle an argument with the Powhatan tribe, and Pocahontas was later married to John Rolfe, taken to England, and died. It is still debated if the marriage and later birth of a child were consensual, Stockhold Syndrome, or forced.Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-16T19:15:16-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Susan B. Anthony: Seneca Falls, NY2This location marks the location of the famous Seneca Falls Convention, largely considered the birthplace of women's suffrage. It is also home to the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & Home, who was extremely influential in the women's suffrage movement.media/Susan B Anthony.pngplain2018-10-18T00:57:31-07:0042.90861, -76.79806This location marks the location of the famous Seneca Falls Convention, largely considered the birthplace of women's suffrage. It is also home to the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & Home, who was extremely influential in the women's suffrage movement.Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-16T19:17:58-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Hattie Wyatt Caraway: Jonesboro, AR2Hattie Wyatt Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate, and we are especially proud that she lived in Jonesboro. Her husband passed away while in office and the custom at the time was to temporarily appoint the widow to the position. Hattie decided to run for special election and won the seat. Caraway Rd. in Jonesboro is named after she and her husband Thaddeus, and we are very proud to share their names. Also please enjoy this quote when reporters will call her "Grandmother Hattie" who "sat quietly and did nothing" and she said "I wouldn't want to take a minute away from the men. The poor dears love it so."media/Hattie Caraway.jpgplain2018-10-18T00:58:45-07:0035.83525° N, -90.70507° EHattie Wyatt Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate, and we are especially proud that she lived in Jonesboro. Her husband passed away while in office and the custom at the time was to temporarily appoint the widow to the position. Hattie decided to run for special election and won the seat. Caraway Rd. in Jonesboro is named after she and her husband Thaddeus, and we are very proud to share their names. Also please enjoy this quote when reporters will call her "Grandmother Hattie" who "sat quietly and did nothing" and she said "I wouldn't want to take a minute away from the men. The poor dears love it so." Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-16T19:20:28-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Amelia Earhart2Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, where she and her sister would explore the neighborhood and she and her uncle tied to fashion a roller coaster and it has been documented that she crashed, emerged from the broken pieces of wood, and said "It's just like flying!"media/Amelia Earhart.jpgplain2018-10-18T01:00:16-07:0039.56086° N, -95.12842° EAmelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, where she and her sister would explore the neighborhood and she and her uncle tied to fashion a roller coaster and it has been documented that she crashed, emerged from the broken pieces of wood, and said "It's just like flying!" Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-18T01:33:59-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Cleopatra: Alexandria, Egypt1The name "Cleopatra" is one of the most widely known names in history. A global phenomenon, her reign as the last pharaoh of Egypt is widely researched and adapted to film. Her relationships to Julius Ceasar and Marc Antony are widely disputed as being for political advancements of purely sexual pleasure.media/Cleopatra.jpgplain2018-10-18T01:33:59-07:0031.2105, 29.91253Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-18T01:48:54-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Catalina de Erauso1Catalina de Erauso is a daring historical figure who escaped a convent, dressed as a man, joined the Spanish army in 1603. She traveled with the army to Venezuela and fought there, living as a man the entire time. Her gender identity, sexual preference, and even anatomy are widely debated, but she was a woman that found the life she wished for and that cannot be questioned.media/Catalina de Erauso.jpgplain2018-10-18T01:48:54-07:007.665389, -66.14542Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-18T02:30:22-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Murasaki Shikibu: Northern Japan1Murasaki Shikibu (Lady Shikibu) was born in the late tenth century and wrote a collection of 128 poems, her diary autobiography, and the first novel: The Tale of Genji, which details the trials and romantic life of an emperor's son that was forced to leave the palace in exile. Shikibu wrote the work chapter by chapter, delivering it to the noble women ahead of her position as a lady-in-waiting to entertain them.media/Murasaki Shikibu.pngplain2018-10-18T02:30:22-07:0036.28165, 139.0773Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492
12018-10-18T02:44:18-07:00Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492Empress Wu Zetian: Beijing, China1Empress Wu Zetian is a pillar in Chinese history as a woman who rose from the ranks of an imperial consort to the first empress to single-handedly rule China. She elevated Buddhism above that of Taoism, and set up a new line of succession to stop the Tang Dynasty.media/Wu Zetian.JPGplain2018-10-18T02:44:18-07:0039.91599, 116.3979Margaretann Pearsonc2ead1076200e56e250c1c9ad6e21da185cc8492