Category: Women’s History
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Catherine the Great Becomes Empress
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July 9, 1762, Catherine the Great became the Empress of Russia.
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First Woman in Space
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June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space.
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Victoria Woodhull Nominated President
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May 10, 1872, Victoria Woodhull made history by becoming the first woman nominated for president.
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First Birth Control Pill Approved
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May 9, 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first birth control pill.
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Margaret Thatcher Become PM
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May 3, 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
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Representation of the People Act of 1918
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February 6, 1918, the Representation of the People Act of 1918 was passed in England.
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Haiti Caraway
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January 12, 1932, Haiti Ophelia Wyatt Caraway became the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
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Kathryn Sullivan in Space
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October 11, 1984, Kathryn Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space.