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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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William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Wil Lou Gray | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Wil Lou Gray | S.C. Hall of Fame
Wil Lou Gray, born in Laurens, S.C. in 1883 devoted her life to the education of the under-served in rural S.C., teaching them to read and write in her campaign to abolish illiteracy.
Clarendon Today | Road Trip

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Clarendon Today | Road Trip
Leola Parks, the executive assistant to the Superintendent for Clarendon County, and others talk about what should be done to improve the school system for everyone. I'm Building A Bridge, L. A...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame
This profile will show how Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, born to poor cotton farmers in Mayesville, S.C., would brilliantly start a school of her own with just $1.50, which became an internationally...
John C. Calhoun | S.C. Hall of Fame Mary Boykin Chesnut | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary Boykin Chesnut | S.C. Hall of Fame
A 5-minute biography of the life of American Civil War era diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations this program...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Maude Callen | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Maude Callen | S.C. Hall of Fame
This episode is about Maude Callen (1898 -- 1990), a Nurse-Midwife, who singlehandedly brought health care to rural Pineville, S.C. and the surrounding area of Berkeley County in the early 1920s...
Septima Clark | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Septima Clark | S.C. Hall of Fame
A pioneer in grassroots citizenship education, Septima Clark was called the ‘‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement’’ by Martin Luther King. Clark was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1898...
Colonial Williamsburg, Part 2 | Project Discovery Revisited Space Camp | Project Discovery Revisited

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Space Camp | Project Discovery Revisited
Space Camp is a popular camp for children who dream of going into space. The Project Discovery crew visited the Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The purpose of the camp is to use the excitement of...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame
Julia Mood was born in Laurens County on Halloween 1880. Her mother died when she was two years old. Julia, as a teenager, attended Converse College and received a Masters degree at an early age...
Marian Wright Edelman | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Marian Wright Edelman | S.C. Hall of Fame
Marian Wright Edelman is founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund, the nation’s strongest advocacy group for children and families. Born in 1939 in Bennettsville, South Carolina, she...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Lucile Godbold | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Lucile Godbold | S.C. Hall of Fame
Lucile "Miss Ludy" Ellerbe Godbold (1900-1981) is a distinguished American athlete and educator from Estill, South Carolina. Her accomplishments paved the way for female athletes around the world...
James Lide Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame Mary Simms Oliphant | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary Simms Oliphant | S.C. Hall of Fame
Mary Simms Oliphant (1891-1988), granddaughter of novelist and historian William Gilmore Simms, wrote the South Carolina History textbook used in public schools. She was Director of the State Public...
City Manager | Career Aisle Business Unit Manager | Career Aisle

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Business Unit Manager | Career Aisle
A business unit manager at Eaton Hydraulics discusses her responsibilities. She also discusses her education, what subjects are important to do well in, and the importance of working as part of a team...
John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Profile Martha Rivers Ingram | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Martha Rivers Ingram | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Martha Rivers Ingram (Born August 20, 1935) In 1995, Martha Ingram succeeded her late husband, E. Bronson Ingram, as chairman and chief executive officer of Ingram Industries, an $11 billion...
Oveta Glover | Civil Rights in S.C.

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Oveta Glover | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: Oveta Glover Interviewed by Cassie Nelson (Scott's Branch High School) and Tyesha Elder (A.C. Flora High School)
Victoria Eslinger | Civil Rights in S.C.

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Victoria Eslinger | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: Victoria Eslinger Interviewed by Cassie Nelson (Scott's Branch High School) and Tyesha Elder (A.C. Flora High School)
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Eliza Lucas, who was born in 1722 in Antigua, was 16 when she took charge of her father's plantation near Charles Town and successfully managed it. In 1738, Lieutenant...
City Manager | Career Aisle Machinist | Career Aisle

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Machinist | Career Aisle
A machinist at Eaton Hydraulics discusses her job and her background experience. Her advice in preparation for an interview includes researching the company and the requirements for the job.
Anne Austin Young | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Anne Austin Young | S.C. Hall of Fame
Anne Austin Young was born in 1892. In a day when relatives and friends threw up their hands in horror at the thought of a woman physician and when people in her home town of Cross Hill referred to...
Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Short biography of indigo planter and colonial entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney, another example of the enormous contribution the Pinckney family of South Carolina has made to the history of our...
William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame
Born in 1876, Anna Vaughn Hyatt came from a family that supported her interest in animals and the arts. Her mother and sister were both artists. Her father was a professor of paleontology, and she...
Jasper Johns | S.C. Hall of Fame Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (1883–1979) was an artist, author and preservationist from Charleston, South Carolina. She was one of the leading figures in the “Charleston Renaissance” movement, which...