Chien-Shiung Wu, Trailblazing Nuclear Physicist, Honored with a Stamp
A groundbreaking Chinese-American woman physicist, ignored for the Nobel Prize, gets a US postage stamp.
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Sheryl Sandberg Biography: New!
The powerful Silicon Valley businesswoman is in the news with her new book, Lean In.
Lucretia Mott: 220 Awesome Years
Born on January 3rd of 1793, Lucretia Mott changed the course of history for women, slaves and all Americans.
The World’s Tallest Man: Weak Puns and Unreachable Women in This 1936 Video
Blast from the past: Robert Wadlow, age 17 and 8’4″ tall, poses for newsreels in 1936.
Frida Kahlo’s Dresses Go On Display
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was a fashion heroine in the 1930s. In November hundreds of her dresses will go on display for the first time.