#WHM Ruth Charlotte Ellis was an African-American woman who became widely known as the oldest surviving open lesbian, and #LGBTQ rights activist
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#WHM “The voice of humanity is with me and I must not fail. My soul is moved to help the many who cannot help themselves.” Words written in 1883 by Anandibai Joshee in a letter requesting admittance to Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania.
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Fatima Al Fihri founded the University of Al Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, in 859. The oldest existing, continually operating university
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Winnemucca: 1st Native American woman to publish a book, which included the statement: “For shame! For shame! You dare to cry out Liberty, when you hold us in places against our will, driving us from place to place as if we were beasts.” #WHM
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CIVICS TEACHERS: Apply to be our Teacher-in-Residence in Washington, D.C., contributing to K-12 programs & materials, advising on educator outreach and helping uncover & make visible primary sources from our collections. DEADLINE April 8. More: https://t.co/izQPN56eIU
Mary Ann M’Clintock (1800-1884) was an organizer of the First Woman’s Rights Convention. She hosted a planning meeting at her house on July 16, 1848, where she and Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the Declaration of Sentiments. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory#SenecaFalls
March is #WomensHistoryMonth -- visit this special website from the Library & several federal partners celebrating the vital role of women in American history: https://t.co/Z8tmhFnPBk