For Pecos...Women who deserve more recognition...

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1. Rani Durgavati (1524-1564)

From Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi to Rani Durgavati of Gondwana, India has never had a dearth of warrior queens. After her husband’s demise in the year 1560, Rani Durgavati took it upon herself to protect her kingdom, Gond. Using unparalleled war strategy, the queen met Akbar’s Mughal forces on the battlefield situated in a valley surrounded by two rivers. Not only did Rani Durgavati manage to get Akbar’s exponentially greater army to recede, she also led the army herself, with the aid of her son.
 

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2. Kate Sheppard (New Zealand – 1847 – 1934)

New Zealand was the first country to grant women suffrage (voting rights) in 1893 (yes, women anywhere in the world did not have voting rights before this). One woman who was instrumental in this development was Kate Sheppard who fought tirelessly for equal rights for women in not just her own country, but worldwide. Sadly, one of the few places she is remembered today is on New Zealand’s ten dollar note.
 
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3. Rosalind Franklin (United Kingdom – 1920 – 1958)

Ever noticed the fascinating double helical shape of human DNA? Well, now you know who you have to thank for discovering it. Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist and scientist who was responsible for discovering the molecular structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. Sadly, the discovery of the DNA double helix is credited to James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for it.
 

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4. Amelia Earheart (United States – 1897 – 1939*)

The first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earheart never got the recognition she deserved. She received the “U.S. Distinguished Cross” for the same and also authored many books about her flying experiences. Earheart advocated equal rights for women throughout her life, and founded an organization for female pilots, called “The Ninety Nines”.
 
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5. Irena Sendler (Poland – 1910 – 2008)

Fairy godmothers sometimes exist in real life too. When Adolf Hitler made it his life’s mission to annihilate the Jewish race, Sendler smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. She provided them with false identity documents and shelter outside the Ghetto, saving those children from the Holocaust. Irena Sendler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, when she lost to Al Gore.
 
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5. Irena Sendler (Poland – 1910 – 2008)

Fairy godmothers sometimes exist in real life too. When Adolf Hitler made it his life’s mission to annihilate the Jewish race, Sendler smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. She provided them with false identity documents and shelter outside the Ghetto, saving those children from the Holocaust. Irena Sendler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, when she lost to Al Gore.
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He warns of global warming & she saves 2500 children. I don't quite see how what he did was better than what she did. Wow. *SMH* Alrighty then...moving on...
 
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6. Ada Lovelace (United Kingdom – 1815 – 1852)

While most of us have not heard of Ada Lovelace, we have heard of her father British Poet, Lord Byron. When Ada was 17, her mentor Charles Babbage showed her the prototype for his ‘Difference Engine,’ the world’s first computer. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and created the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. While the extent of her original contribution is disputed, her code is now considered the world’s first computer program.
 
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7. Zelda Fitzgerald (United States – 1900 – 1948)

All of us know about author M. Scott Fitzgerald for his famous work, The Great Gatsby. However, how many of us know about his wife, Zelda Sayre? Much like her husband, Zelda too, was an author. In fact, husband F. Scott drew much of his inspiration from Zelda when writing his iconic novels ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Tender is the Night’. As rumours suggest, Some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous lines have been said by Zelda. Furthermore, many of Zelda’s short stories were published or co-published under her husband’s name.
 
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7. Zelda Fitzgerald (United States – 1900 – 1948)

All of us know about author M. Scott Fitzgerald for his famous work, The Great Gatsby. However, how many of us know about his wife, Zelda Sayre? Much like her husband, Zelda too, was an author. In fact, husband F. Scott drew much of his inspiration from Zelda when writing his iconic novels ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Tender is the Night’. As rumours suggest, Some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous lines have been said by Zelda. Furthermore, many of Zelda’s short stories were published or co-published under her husband’s name.
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What a rip! I suppose women had trouble getting anything done on their own back in those days.
 
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8. Cecilia Payne (United States – 1900 – 1979)

Payne was a British-American scientist and astronomer, most of whose work went largely unrecognized due to, well, you guessed it – being a woman. Her biggest contribution to science was an explanation for the composition of stars in terms of the relative abundances of hydrogen and helium.

Sounds Disappointing, doesn’t it? Maybe, this list is probably just the tip of the ice burg. Even today, every day, millions of women remain bereft of the recognition and respect that they deserve while the claim to fame for their hard work is snatched away by male colleagues. May it then be in the corporate world, literature or science; the glass ceiling is real, as it always was.

* – Declared Dead in Absentia.
 
What a wonderful thread this is: paying homage to all these incredible women! and finding out Pecos has a Master's degree!
Not much mention of her, but my hero, Ralph Waldo Emerson was instilled with wisdoms from his Aunt, Mary Moody Emerson. She bears mention.
and Eleanor Roosevelt was quite an enlightened woman.
 
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Just so everyone has an idea of what Grace Hopper wrote programming for...these are the computers from back then. Can you imagine how daunting the task?
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Hold onto your hat there Graham. LOL!

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Rose Schneiderman (April 6, 1882 – August 11, 1972) was a Polish-born American socialist and feminist, and one of the most prominent female labor union leaders. As a member of the New York Women's Trade Union League, she drew attention to unsafe workplace conditions, following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, and as a suffragist she helped to pass the New York state referendum of 1917 that gave women the right to vote. Schneiderman was also a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and served on the National Recovery Administration's Labor Advisory Board under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is credited with coining the phrase "Bread and Roses," to indicate a worker's right to something higher than subsistence living. (On Wiki)
 
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Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 – January 17, 1990) was an African-American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer. After being the executive director of Harry Truman's 1948 presidential campaign, Hedgeman was rewarded with a federal appointment in the Health, Education, and Welfare Department in the new president's administration. She was also appointed to the cabinet of New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., becoming the first African American woman to hold a cabinet post in New York. Hedgeman was a major advocate for both minorities and the poor in New York City. She also served as a consultant for many companies and entities on racial issues, and late in her life founded Hedgeman Consultant Services. She was among the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington. Throughout her many years involved in the civil rights movement, she befriended Dorothy Height.
 
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Hold onto your hat there Graham. LOL!

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Rose Schneiderman (April 6, 1882 – August 11, 1972) was a Polish-born American socialist and feminist, and one of the most prominent female labor union leaders. As a member of the New York Women's Trade Union League, she drew attention to unsafe workplace conditions, following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, and as a suffragist she helped to pass the New York state referendum of 1917 that gave women the right to vote. Schneiderman was also a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and served on the National Recovery Administration's Labor Advisory Board under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is credited with coining the phrase "Bread and Roses," to indicate a worker's right to something higher than subsistence living. (On Wiki)
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Is it just me or does this chick bear a resemblance to Nicholas Cage?
 
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I like that part about her being sharp tongued. LOL! When you met her Pecos did she seem that way?
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No, she was quite charming. Of course I was an awestruck puppy in the presence of someone with her achievements. She talked to several of my classmates as well and they were as proud to meet her as I was. She was regarded as a National Treasure by that point.
But I doubt that she tolerated fools or put up with nonsense.
 

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