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Whether it's a rock star, a super hero, or a Nobel prize-winning scientist, all of us here at familyeducation.com have our favorite famous women. We searched the Web and linked to our favorite females.
One Great Athlete
If you love the Olympics, you'll love the story of Wilma Rudolph. I read her biography when I was kid and was blown away by the fact that the first American woman to win three gold medals had been crippled by polio when she was a kid.
Women Make Movies
Love going to the movies? I always wanted to know if there were any women making some of those great films. Turns out there were! And the highest paid director of the silent era was a woman named Lois Weber! Find out about it at the Reel Women website.
A Scientist
As a kid, Molly Hewitt (Research Associate) loved Marie Curie, winner of two Nobel prizes in science. Molly says she "always admired her dedication and perseverence, and how she wasn't afraid to be smart, even if that wasn't always the most popular thing."
Cowgirls
When Paul Sheppard (Product Manager) was a young boy in Texas he had the usual fascination with "Wild West" lore. His favorite women were the "Tomboys" of the scene like Calamity Jane and
Annie Oakley. And don't miss this index of famous cowgirls.
America's First Female Doctor
When she was in the fifth grade, Elizabeth Holthaus (familyeducation.com's Editorial VP) read about Elizabeth Blackwell and for the first time really understood that women could do whatever
they wanted if they believed in it strongly enough. Read about how America's first female physician got her medical degree in 1849, despite a whole lot of opposition from the medical community, who treated her application as a joke.
...And a Classic
Renee Russas (Producer) says when it comes to female role models, her mom is tops.
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