Queen Lili‘uokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. …
Queen Lili‘uokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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Rachel Carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book Silent …
Rachel Carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book Silent Spring.
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Rachel Levine became the highest-ranking openly transgender government official in U.S. history …
Rachel Levine became the highest-ranking openly transgender government official in U.S. history when she was confirmed by the Senate as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health in March 2021.
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As a life-long Detroiter, and one of the first Muslim-Americans, as well …
As a life-long Detroiter, and one of the first Muslim-Americans, as well as the first Palestinian-American woman, ever elected to the United States Congress, Tlaib advocates for issues that affect the working-class.
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Although it was very dangerous for African Americans to speak out against …
Although it was very dangerous for African Americans to speak out against white people during the Jim Crow era, Recy Taylor refused to remain silent about sexual violence.
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Rita Moreno became the first Latina woman to earn an “E.G.O.T.:” an …
Rita Moreno became the first Latina woman to earn an “E.G.O.T.:” an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
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Selected items from the Rosa Parks collection, documenting the life, work, and …
Selected items from the Rosa Parks collection, documenting the life, work, and legacy of civil rights legend Rosa Parks. Selected items from the Rosa Parks collection, documenting the life, work, and legacy of civil rights legend Rosa Parks.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion …
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Rosie Lee Tompkins was a renowned Africa American quiltmaker who used dazzling …
Rosie Lee Tompkins was a renowned Africa American quiltmaker who used dazzling colors and vivid geometric shapes to make amazing works of art.
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Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she became the first …
Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she became the first African American to attend her elementary school.
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Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her …
Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her work with the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman, and first Jewish woman to …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman, and first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms was a Republican United States Representative from Illinois …
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms was a Republican United States Representative from Illinois who served from 1929 to 1931.
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Sacagawea is best known for joining Louis and Clark on their expedition …
Sacagawea is best known for joining Louis and Clark on their expedition westward from the Mississippi to the Pacific Coast.
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Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. This resource is …
Sally Ride was the first American woman in space.
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Internationally recognized writer Sandra Cisneros is best known for "The House on …
Internationally recognized writer Sandra Cisneros is best known for "The House on Mango Street," which has sold over six million copies.
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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United …
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States, was one of the most influential Americans of the 1980s and 1990s.
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Once called America's only Coal Queen, Sarah B. Cochran was a coal …
Once called America's only Coal Queen, Sarah B. Cochran was a coal industry leader and philanthropist in an era when American women could not universally vote or serve on juries.
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Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme “Mary …
Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Her influence can also be seen in historic sites and a national holiday still widely celebrated today.
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The first openly transgender person elected to a state senate in the …
The first openly transgender person elected to a state senate in the U.S., Sarah McBride won a seat in the Delaware Senate on November 3, 2020.
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