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Ola Babcock Miller (1871 - 1937)

"Ola"

Eunice Viola "Ola" Babcock Miller (March 1, 1871 – January 25, 1937) was an American politician and the first female Iowa Secretary of State. Born in Washington County, Iowa, Miller and her family m...

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Ola Babcock Miller (1871 - 1937)

"Ola"

Eunice Viola "Ola" Babcock Miller (March 1, 1871 – January 25, 1937) was an American politician and the first female Iowa Secretary of State. Born in Washington County, Iowa, Miller and her family m...

7/5/2023

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schal...

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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schal...

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Chien-Shiung Wu 吳健雄 MP (1912 - 1997)

Chien-Shiung Wu 吳健雄 was a Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the pr...

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Chien-Shiung Wu 吳健雄 MP (1912 - 1997)

Chien-Shiung Wu 吳健雄 was a Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the pr...

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Martha Wright MP (1806 - 1875)

Martha Wright (Coffin) Martha was an American feminist, abolitionist, and signatory of the Declaration of Sentiments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

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Martha Wright MP (1806 - 1875)

Martha Wright (Coffin) Martha was an American feminist, abolitionist, and signatory of the Declaration of Sentiments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias MP (1911 - 1956)

"Babe"

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete of norwegian origin who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field. She was named the 10th Greatest North Ameri...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias MP (1911 - 1956)

"Babe"

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete of norwegian origin who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field. She was named the 10th Greatest North Ameri...

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Summary ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS was born 11 November 1744 (observed on 22 November after the calendar revision of 1752), in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth (Quincy) Smith. ...

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Summary ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS was born 11 November 1744 (observed on 22 November after the calendar revision of 1752), in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth (Quincy) Smith. ...

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Mary Carson Breckinridge MP (1881 - 1965)

Breckinridge (February 17, 1881 – May 19, 1965) was an American nurse-midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. She also was known as Mary Carson Breckinridge. She started family care ce...

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Mary Carson Breckinridge MP (1881 - 1965)

Breckinridge (February 17, 1881 – May 19, 1965) was an American nurse-midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. She also was known as Mary Carson Breckinridge. She started family care ce...

4/1/2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th U.S. Secretary of State MP

New Castle, Westchester County, New York, United States

Hillary Rodham Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, and public speaker who served as the 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senator repr...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th U.S. Secretary of State MP

New Castle, Westchester County, New York, United States

Hillary Rodham Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, and public speaker who served as the 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senator repr...

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Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 - December 1, 2023) was a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan to 2006. She is ...

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Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 - December 1, 2023) was a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan to 2006. She is ...

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