Header by Rory Midhani. Earhart, a record-breaking American pilot, always seemed like an adventurer, a heroine, and a total badass when we studied her, however briefly. For the most part, we were instructed always to focus on her mystery and not her story — her disappearance, and not her visibility. I loved that she died for what was her art.
We have these women to thank for making headway in normalizing lesbianism in social, political, and professional settings. Not only are they incredibly talented and courageous women in general, they have broken barriers both for women and the lesbian community as a whole. We always mention Ellen, for obvious reasons ;. A lot of firsts happened because of Sally Ride and her legacy lives on in the heart of every woman who strives to earn equality in male-dominated professions. There are archives of love letters she exchanged with New York City news reporter Lorena Hickok whom she met during an interview.
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Roosevelt 's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. Roosevelt was a member of the prominent American Roosevelt and Livingston families and a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. At 15, she attended Allenwood Academy in London and was deeply influenced by its headmistress Marie Souvestre.