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Mária Telkes (1900-1995) was known as the “Sun Queen” because she dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun through technology, proving over and over again how humans can use it for energy. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a pr...

Mary Walton (c.1821-unknown) was an inventor who came up with methods to minimize the effects of pollution caused by the industrial revolution. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History classes can...

Pat Spearman (1955-present) is one of the living torchbearers of the Equal Rights Amendment. She may not have started her career fighting for the ERA, but she’s become one of its biggest champions. She fought for Nevada to ratify it, and they did–45 years to the day after Congress first passed the amendment. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Joi...

Sarah Parker Remond (1826-1894) was a prominent orator who spoke with the likes of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Through her speeches, she denounced segregation and slavery–and encouraged abolitionist support at home and abroad. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are...

Katsuko Saruhashi (1920-2007) was the first woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in Japan. As a geochemist, she notably detected the dangers of radioactive fallout and how far it can travel. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in...

Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) was a radical feminist of the 19th century. Alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the trio were known as the triumvirate, but due to the turns of history you might not know her name. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefin...

Mary Sherman Morgan (1921-2004) is known as America's first female rocket scientist. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were...

Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) is known as "The Mother of the ERA." Over the course of her 42 year political career, she fought against gender inequity both in society and under the law. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional i...

Margaret Knight (1838-1914) was an inventor, most notably of a machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags.  Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for g...

Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014) used her creativity in chemistry to create something miraculous. Her discovery has saved thousands of lives and without her innovation, everything from drumheads to bridges to body-armor wouldn’t be the same as we know them today. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as...

Beulah Louise Henry (1887-1973) is nicknamed “Lady Edison" and is recognized for her everyday devices that made life a little easier and simpler. If she could imagine it, she would create it.  Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional...

Bessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009) has gone largely unknown. But her mission to help disabled veterans, and her ingenious devices, left their mark on medical history. Her impressive career spanned from nursing and inventing to forensic handwriting analysis. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as Lin...

Crystal Eastman (1881-1928) was unrelenting in her fight for equality. When the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, after years of fighting for the right of women to vote, she wrote: “Men are saying perhaps ‘Thank God, this everlasting fight is over!’ But women, if I know them, are saying, ‘Now at last we can begin.’” She understood that gaining the right to vote was the first step in somet...

Frances Gabe (1915-2016) hated cleaning so much, she dreamt of building a house that could clean itself. Using her own money, her own hands, and several years, she built such a house. Her hope was to revolutionize housework so women wouldn’t continue to bear the brunt of it. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening aroun...

Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) invented a machine that brought the feeling of luxury straight into your own home–the commercial dishwasher. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History classes can get...

Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999) was the inventor of the first home security system. A woman so ahead of her time, her innovation wouldn’t make it into households for decades. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's wor...

Yvonne Brill (1924-2013) was a rocket scientist behind some of the century’s biggest aerospace innovations–though she never actually received an engineering degree. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment....

Dagonwadonti (Molly Brant) (c.1736-1796) was an important political figure during the era of the American Revolution. She was a Mohawk leader whose power was recognized by both the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and colonial leaders–even though the framers of the declaration would write women like her out of their vision for the country. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month...

Tune in for a special preview of the new podcast, Getting Even with Anita Hill, from Pushkin Industries. The American icon talks with trailblazers like Kimberlé Crenshaw, Misty Copeland, and Nikole Hannah-Jones who have taken risks to make our society more equal. You’ll hear stories from their lives and their work, and amazing lessons about looking outside the lines, breaking the “rules,” and forg...

Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979)was the first woman scientist ever hired by General Electric and is credited as the inventor of non-reflective glass. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History cla...

Melitta Bentz (1873-1950) changed the world of coffee with one simple, yet elegant, invention–the coffee filter. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes f...

Evelyn Berezin (1925-2018) built and marketed the first computerized word processor. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what it means to be a professional in today's work environment. History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were...

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is known as the first computer programmer. Despite living during a time when women were not considered scientific thinkers, her contributions to computer science are indispensable–and indisputable. Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month sponsor on Womanica. Join the conversation happening around the world, as LinkedIn members are redefining what...

Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) was an elite songstress. In her nearly 50 year career, her voice never faltered. Even as she encountered age and the effects of a lifelong smoking habit, her multiple-octave range and intense vocal control wowed audiences all over the world. History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were a...

Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) had incredible musicality–in her performances, her arrangements, and her conversations–and helped shape the arc of jazz. Though she’s often left out of the history books, she belongs in the pantheon of musical greats. History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Wh...