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Women have worked hard and sacrificed much through the centuries to achieve their status in American society. Here are 4 Daring Dames who defied stereotypes to accomplish great things.

When my mother was a young teenager during the Great Depression, she was too embarrassed to bring her friends over to witness the homey scene taking place in the central dining room.

Our culture defines shopping as a feminine pursuit. In our consumer culture women are seen as the primary consumers. But why and how did consumerism and shopping come to be associated with femininity?

Department stores such as Lord & Taylor, Macy's, and Woodward & Lothrop played important roles in the relationship between the fashion industry and marketing to the female consumer. They became popular towards the end of the 19th century and turn shopping

An interview with Gale Anne Hurd, the executive producer the documentary Mankiller.

Here are just a few women who accomplished extraordinary things to advance their cause during the revolution.

Explore famed Chef Julia Child's work as an intelligence officer during World War II

Little Orphan Annie was a non-traditional 1930s heroine who exemplified her creator's values of self-reliance and individualism.

Explore why we celebrate Halloween

Looking for a women's history inspired Halloween costume? Check out these notable women in history. To learn more about these women, watch the video below.

Title IX allowed girls to participate in sports, often for the first time.

“We had it in the Red Room,” Eleanor Roosevelt told her friend, journalist Lorena Hickok, after the first White House press conference for women reporters, held on March 6, 1933, a mere two days after FDR’s inauguration as president.

Women have served in the United States military ever since the Revolutionary War.

The Progressive Era is characterized by increased concern in child labor laws, food and drug, regulations, political corruption, and worker's welfare.

During World War II women were encouraged by the government to can produce from their victory gardens.

In 1914 Minnie became a single mother who soon fell into crime with the Mob.

Colleges began to admit women in the early 19th century. But, they encouraged them to major in teaching. More than 150 years later, women still earn the majority of teaching degrees.

I am a product of a girls’ school. In the eleven years I spent at the school, my teachers knew me, encouraged me, saw promise in me, and urged me to see my potential.

American women were soldiers before they were voters.

Prior to World War I, if a woman wanted to join the military, she would have to join as a nurse or disguise her sex.