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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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Always First: The SC Air National Guard, Part 4 4

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Always First: The SC Air National Guard, Part 4
Episode 4
In December 1990, Iraq became the new battleground. More than 700 members of the S.C. Air National Gaurd were deployed for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The 240th Combat...
Ellen Iredell Butler | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ellen Iredell Butler | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 27
In this photograph, Ellen Iredell Butler (1905-) is opening her invitation to the 1961 presidential inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. A lifelong Democrat and the first woman to hold political...
Gwen Bristow | History of SC Slide Collection

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Gwen Bristow | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21
Gwen Bristow (1903-1980) was a widely-read South Carolina novelist who published historical works drawn from her southern heritage and travel. Born the daughter of a Baptist minister in Marion, she...
Mary McLeod Bethune | History of SC Slide Collection

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Mary McLeod Bethune | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 16
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), the daughter of former slaves, was born in Maysville. Believing that the only way to advance in the world was to be able to read, Bethune eventually became a leading...
Sarah Campbell Allan | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sarah Campbell Allan | History of SC Slide Collection
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Sarah Campbell Allan (1860-1933) was the first woman doctor in South Carolina. A pre-med course offered at the South Carolina College for Women in Columbia (later Chicora College - see Chicora College...
Jean Toal | History of SC Slide Collection

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Jean Toal | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 9
On January 27, 1988, Jean Toal was chosen as the first woman to sit on the South Carolina State Supreme Court. Here, her family looks on as the vote confirming her election is announced in the Senate...
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson | Periscope

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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson | Periscope
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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson challenged the traditional role of female athletes by entering the men's Negro Major League in 1953. She was the only female pitcher and only one of three women to play in the...
Jean Hoefer Toal | Periscope

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Jean Hoefer Toal | Periscope
Episode 4
Jean Hoefer Toal was elected the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court on March 23, 2000. As Chief Justice, she presides over the highest court in South Carolina. Her court sets the rules...
Septima Clark | Periscope

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Septima Clark | Periscope
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In 1916, Septima Clark was a young African American teacher looking forward to her first teaching assignment in South Carolina. There, she learned firsthand about the poverty and inequality in...
Mary Oliphant | Periscope

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Mary Oliphant | Periscope
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The textbooks used today in the study of South Carolina history are influenced by the work of Mary C. Simms Oliphant. Her book The South Carolina Reader taught South Carolinians their state's history...
Sarah Grimké | Periscope

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Sarah Grimké | Periscope
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Abolitionist Sarah Grimké was born into a wealthy slaveholding Charleston family in 1792. After experiencing the injustices of slavery firsthand, she became a noted speaker for the antislavery...
Gloria Steinem (1934 - ) | Periscope

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Gloria Steinem (1934 - ) | Periscope
Episode 9
Writer and women's rights advocate Gloria Steinem helped found the magazine Ms., the first national women's magazine run by women. As an advocate, she organized political campaigns and rallies in...
Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) | Periscope

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Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) | Periscope
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In 1955, Rosa Parks sat in the "white only" section of a bus in Alabama as a way to tell the world that she was opposed to segregation. This inspired a boycott of the bus system that lasted over a...
Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937) | Periscope

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Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937) | Periscope
Episode 7
In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1931, she broke the men's and women's altitude record, flying at 18,415 feet above ground. As the first president of...
Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) | Periscope

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Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) | Periscope
Episode 6
At 19 months old, Helen Keller suffered an extreme fever that made her sight and hearing impaired. She became a national spokesperson for the physically disabled by writing books, giving speeches, and...
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955) | Periscope

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Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955) | Periscope
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Educator Mary McLeod Bethune began a school for needy African Americans in 1904 with $1.50, five students, and a passion to teach. Her school became Bethune-Cookman College and currently has over 2...
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) | Periscope

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Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) | Periscope
Episode 4
Despite the fact that Emily Dickinson had little of her poetry published during her lifetime, her work is considered a major influence on modern poetry. Emily's family allowed her limited access to...
Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) | Periscope

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Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) | Periscope
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Born a slave, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom and became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. As a conductor, she helped over 300 slaves find their own freedom. After the Civil War, she cared...
Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) | Periscope

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Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) | Periscope
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In 1849, Amelia Bloomer became the first woman to own, operate, and edit a newspaper for women. Her paper became a voice for the women's rights movement, with articles encouraging women to participate...
Women in U.S. History | Periscope

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Women in U.S. History | Periscope
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Women's History Month is a great time to explore the achievements of women throughout U.S. history. Read on to learn about women who have had a significant impact on U.S. history.