Charlotte Cooper was an English tennis champion who won the woman's singles lawn tennis competition at the 1900 Olympic Games. Continue reading
Tag: Woman
A Woman Writes a Medical Text
A book concerning diseases of the stomach, kidneys and uterus, was written by Metrodora, a greek woman from around the 1st Century. Continue reading
Woman to fly a transatlantic solo flight from Canada to Ireland
Amelia Earhart, an American Aviator (a native of Atchison, KS, USA), flew out of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada on May 20th, 1932. Continue reading
Francina Blankers-Koen Won Four Gold Medals at Olympics
Female track and field athlete, Francina Blankers-Koen of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England. Continue reading
Valentina Vladimirovna Nikolayeva Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, IPA: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə] (About this soundlisten); born 6 March 1937) is a member of the Russian State Duma, engineer, and former cosmonaut. Continue reading
Christine de Pisan
Christine de Pisan was the first professional female author, as a means to support three children following the death of her courtier husband in 1389. Continue reading
Russian Cosmonaut Valentina Viadimirovna Nikolayeva Tereshkova
Valentina Viadimirovna Nikolayeva Tereshkova was the first female Soviet cosmonaut in 1961 Continue reading
Mary Anning
First American Woman to Motorcycle to Argentina
Catharine Rambeau, a 54-year-old grandmother from Michigan, USA was the first woman to motorcycle Continue reading
Mary Anning Discovered Pterodactyl Skeleton
Mary Anning discovered her true calling as a palaeontologist at the age of 12, upon discovering the first authenticated ichthyosaur skeleton Continue reading