Margaret Eleanor Atwood CH CC OOnt CH FRSC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher, and environmental activist. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of
Category: Women’s History Month – 2020
Women’s History Month: Virginia Henderson (Nursing)
Virginia Avenel Henderson (November 30, 1897 – March 19, 1996) was an influential nurse, researcher, theorist, and author. Henderson is famous for a definition of nursing: “The unique function of the
Women’s History Month: Mary Anning (Palaeontologist)
Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for important finds she made in Jurassic marine
Women’s History Month: Harriet Powers (Quilting Genius)
Harriet Powers (October 29, 1837 – January 1, 1910) was an African-American slave, folk artist, and quilt maker from rural Georgia. She used traditional appliqué techniques to record local legends, Bible stories, and astronomical events on her quilts. Only
Women’s History Month: Constance Fox Talbot (Photography)
Constance Talbot (née Mundy, 30 January 1811 – 9 September 1880) married William Henry Fox Talbot, one of the key players in the development of photography in the
Women’s History Month: Dona Bailey (Centipede)
Dona Bailey is an American video game programmer and educator who, along with Ed Logg in 1981, created Atari’s arcade video game Centipede. Dona Bailey was born in 1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She graduated high
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