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Women in Leadership

Successful women making a difference in their chosen professions! 

Successful women making a difference in their chosen professions! 

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Collection Women - Civil Rights & Equal Rights Advocates
Women - Civil Rights & Equal Rights Advocates

Learn about women who have fought for equal justice under the law!

Collection Women - Disability Rights Advocates
Women - Disability Rights Advocates

Learn about those who advocate for the disabled!

Collection Women in Arts Professions
Women in Arts Professions

Learn about women in various forms of art!

Collection Women in Aviation
Women in Aviation

Learn about women in aviation, women astronauts, and more!

Collection Women in Business
Women in Business

Learn about women who have careers in business!

Collection Women in Education
Women in Education

Find out about women educators who made a difference in the lives of those whom they influenced!

Collection Women in Engineering
Women in Engineering

Curious about women in engineering? Learn more here!

Collection Women in Government & Public Administration
Women in Government & Public Administration

Learn about women who serve in government and public administration!

Collection Women in Leadership Roles
Women in Leadership Roles

Learn about women who lead in a multitude of ways!

Collection Women in Legal Professions
Women in Legal Professions

Women lawyers, judges, and women in other professions related to law.

Collection Women in Literature
Women in Literature

Women in literature, writing, editing, publishing, illustrating, women poets, novelists and more!

Collection Women in Media
Women in Media

Find out about women who work in the media!

Collection Women in Medicine
Women in Medicine

Careers in medicine are available to women in many fields! Learn more!

Collection Women in Science
Women in Science

Learn about women who have chosen careers in science!

Collection Women in Sports
Women in Sports

Women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics in 1900. However, they could only compete in tennis and golf. After the decision was made to allow women to compete in boxing, women were allowed to compete in all...

Collection Women in Technology
Women in Technology

Meet women who have pursued STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related careers.

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Radiologic Technologist | Kids Work!

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Radiologic Technologist | Kids Work!
What is a Radiologic Technologist? A Ragiologic Technologist uses X-ray equipment to take images of the interior of the body to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of patients. They are familiar...
Physical Therapist | Kids Work!

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Physical Therapist | Kids Work!
What is a Physical Therapist? Physical therapists treat patients who are disabled due to surgery, injury or disease. They create rehabilitative programs for the patients to help improve mobility...
Dietitian | Kids Work!

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Dietitian | Kids Work!
What is a Dietitian? Dietitians apply the science of nutrition to plan meals for patients. They help prevent and treat illnesses by promoting healthy eating habits, evaluating clients' diets and...
Neonatal Nurse | Kids Work!

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Neonatal Nurse | Kids Work!
What is a Neonatal Nurse? Neonatal nursing is a specialty in the health care profession where nurses provide direct patient care to high-risk newborn babies. They access the patients' health problems...
Pharmacist | Kids Work!

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Pharmacist | Kids Work!
What is a Pharmacist? Pharmacists mix, measure and dispense drugs prescribed by doctors. They advise the medical team and provide information to the patients about their medications. Pharmacists...
Makeup Artist | Kids Work!

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Makeup Artist | Kids Work!
What is a Makeup Artist? The Makeup Artist applies makeup, hair and wigs to the performers that appear on stage. Understanding how to mix colors and different types of makeup are essential to altering...
Playwright | Kids Work!

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Playwright | Kids Work!
What is a Playwright? The playwright writes the play that the actors perform on the stage. Strong language skills are essential to communicate ideas and thoughts into a dramatic script that tells a...
Producer | Kids Work!

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Producer | Kids Work!
What is a Producer? Producers develop, organize and manage local program productions. They are responsible for scripting, researching topics, story development, booking guests and overseeing field...
Affective Computing | American Graduate 101

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Affective Computing | American Graduate
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Dr. Shaundra Daily is a professor in the human-centered computing department at Clemson University. Her work focuses on affective computing (technology that can sense and respond to human emotion) and...
Broom Lady | ETV Shorts

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Broom Lady | ETV Shorts
The Broom Place, located in Boykin, South Carolina is an amazing shop where you step back in time right when you walk through the doors. Susan Simpson is known around town as "The Broom Lady."
Elizabeth Timothy | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Elizabeth Timothy | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Elizabeth Timothy ( - 1757) Elizabeth Timothy is recognized as America's first female newspaper editor and publisher and one of the world's first female journalists. She performed these roles with...
Work at Mental Hospital | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 110

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Work at Mental Hospital | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Anne Austin Young, Part 10 ​ - Anne Young’s Work at the Mental Hospital Anne gains experience and insight in her time as a doctor at the state Mental Hospital. In a time period when women were...
Clarendon County | Road Trip Eliza Briggs | Road Trip

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Eliza Briggs | Road Trip
Eliza and Harry Briggs, Sr. are listed as the first petitioners on the lawsuits from the 1940s and 1950s. Harry, a gas station attendant in Summerton, and his wife, Eliza, lost their jobs and were...
Mary Long Talks About Penn Center | Road Trip NAACP Today | Road Trip

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NAACP Today | Road Trip
Lee Allyson Gailliard discusses the significance of the youth involvement in the NACCP. She elaborates on the remarkable advantage of participating in The Civil Rights Tour at The University of South...
Martha Varner | Road Trip

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Martha Varner | Road Trip
Martha Varner attended the Pineview School and the Varner Indian School during the 1930s and early 1940s. She recalls as a child being called "Brass Ankle" by other children passing by on school buses...
Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip

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Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip
Dorothy Sampson became the first African American female attorney in Sumter. Her area of interest was civil rights litigation, voter education and registration. She was a plaintiff in a suit against...
Modjeska Simkins on Economic Change | Road Trip

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Modjeska Simkins on Economic Change | Road Trip
Mrs. Modjeska Simkins tells of how the business boycotts began in Columbia and around the state. Mrs. Simkins was also at the forefront when the Southern Negro Youth Conference was formed. CREDIT...
Dr. Gloria Blackwell | Road Trip

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Dr. Gloria Blackwell | Road Trip
Dr. Gloria (Rackley) Blackwell was active in the NAACP Youth Council at Claflin College. As an activist throughout her life, Dr. Blackwell was most noted for her lawsuit against the Orangeburg...