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Remembering the First Three Women to Climb Mount Everest
Outside Magazine - Alison Osius
This photo captures a moment that will never come again: a gathering of the first three women to climb Mount Everest. Together, smiling. All are now gone. Taken by Isabelle Agresti, a French climber, the image is from August 1979 in Chamonix. Junko Tabei of Japan, Phanthog of Tibet, and Wanda …
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13 Facts About Women's History Month
mentalfloss.com - Zoë Randolph
Women's History Month is celebrated every March in the United States and in countries around the world. It's a time to honor the trailblazers of the …
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NASA Names New Chief Scientist With a Focus on Climate Change
Curated byThe Science Desk
The U.S. space agency has named Dr. Katherine Calvin to be the principal advisor to its administrator on all science programs. She'll also serve as the senior climate advisor, a position created under the Biden administration. Calvin is the first to have such a dual role, which reflects NASA's interests in not only exploring space but the changing environment on Earth. Learn more about Dr. Calvin and the agency's climate plan.
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Poet Maya Angelou Is First Black Woman On U.S. Quarter
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The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.Angelou, an American author, poet and Civil Rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1969. Angelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010 by President Barack Obama.The quarter design depicts Angelou with outstretched arms. Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry.The mint's program will issue 20 quarters over the next four years honoring women and their achievements in shaping the nation's history.Additional honorees in 2022 will be physicist and first woman astronaut Sally Ride; and Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Also honored this year will be Nina Otero-Warren, a leader in New Mexico's suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools; and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the Senate sponsor of legislation directing the Mint to issue the quarters honoring women, applauded the Mint's selection of Angelou for the first coin."This coin will ensure generations of Americans learn about Maya Angelou's books and poetry that spoke to the lived experience of Black women," she said in a statement.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the nation's first female Treasury secretary, said, "Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country ... I'm very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America's most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou."The Biden administration announced soon after taking office a year ago that it planned to replace Andrew Jackson's portrait on the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman, a leader in the Underground Railroad. However, since that announcement, the administration has provided no further details on its plans. Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
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3,000-Year-Old Remains Of Badass Women Warriors Found In Armenian Cemetery
iflscience.com - Dr. Katie Spalding
More than three millennia ago, across the Mediterranean and Near East, society collapsed. Previously stable dominant empires and civilizations were …
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Woman commands nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for first time
CBS News
Captain Amy Bauernschmidt took control of the USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, becoming the first woman to do so. It's a …

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