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After enjoying the uniquely American holiday of Thanksgiving, consider how it was the result of one woman’s determination to unify America around a shared heritage.

As the League of Women Voters celebrates 95 years of Making Democracy Work®, we have been celebrating our past as we look towards our future and both the 100th anniversary of our organization as well as the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to

Motion pictures began in the East in the 1890s, then settled in Southern California around 1910 where the sunny climate was perfect for filming.

Film and television aimed at families and children routinely underrepresent girls and women.

The roots of women on Wall Street run deep.

As a profession, architecture does not have a history of welcoming women and continues to struggle with their integration.

In the years between the 1870s and 1920s, women’s clubs became the major vehicle by which American women could exercise their developing talents to shape the world beyond their homes.

On the morning of August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were found dead in their home.

Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator, civil rights activist, and political advisor to multiple US presidents.

“Would you like to be Queen for a Day?” That question was asked to American women every weekday for 19 years on the long running radio and television show, Queen for a Day.

Since 1971, Women’s Equality Day has been celebrated annually on August 26.

Four women who stand out as symbols of the Woodstock generation.

Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded the National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons

Lucille Ball is one of the most well-loved and well-known women in television history.

Check out these three every-day items that were invented by women.

Much more so than her predecessors, Dolley Madison embraced the role of First Lady.

Of the first four First Ladies, the least is known about Martha Jefferson.

At 1:22pm on July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman ever to be executed by the United States government.

The White House kitchen needed and extreme makeover when the Roosevelts moved in.

Caribbean Americans have been active participants in the shaping of this country.