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Powerful and Memorable Queens

Queen Victoria, about 1875

Every person who wants to be literate in history should know about the powerful women who have wielded power and influence -- queens, pharaohs, empresses.

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Wordless Wednesday - Best All-Around Female Athlete Ever?

Wednesday July 9, 2008
Jackie Joyner-Kersee in Action
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Florence Kelley

Sunday July 6, 2008
She was a single mother who raised her children while working for more rights for women and children who labored in factories. Florence Kelley is best known as the head of the National Consumers League for 34 years; she was also part of researching and developing the "Brandeis Brief" which changed judicial practice. Here's more about this fascinating reformer in America's history: Florence Kelley
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