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Martha Gellhorn was a novelist, travel writer and journalist, and she was considered one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century. Additionally, as the third wife of Hemingway, she was the only woman to ever leave him. When asked about their relationship, she replied: Why should I be a footnote to someone else’s life?

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Civil Rights Activists

Josephine Baker

Civil Rights Movement

Josephine Baker #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #travel #paris #history #blackhistorymonth #women

CHARLOTTE ALICE BAKER #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #travel #history #women

LUCY SEAMAN BAINBRIDGE #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #women #travel #history #quotes

BEULAH BAER #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #travel #history #women

MARY ATKINS #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #history #women #travel

Women Right To Vote

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

SUSAN B. ANTHONY #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #women #history #suffrage #Americanhistory #equalrights #travel

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University Of Wisconsin

DELIA “MICKIE” DENNING AKELEY #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #travel #wisconsinhistory #history #women #inspirationalwomen

ELIZABETH CABOT CARY AGASSIZ #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #travel #women #history #inspiration #radcliffe

Jessie Ackermann #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #travel #women #history #australia #wanderlust

Harriet Chalmers Adams #100travelHERS | by sandrakaybee #women #travel #history #wanderlust

Marie Selika Williams, American soprano known as the “queen of staccato,” became the first black artist to perform at the White House (1878) Foto Portrait, Portrait Studio, Glamour Vintage Noir, Vintage Beauty, Vintage Chic, True Vintage, Vintage Ladies, Victorian Women, Victorian Fashion

Marie Selika Williams, American soprano known as the “queen of staccato,” became the first black artist to perform at the White House (1878)

Imperious, generous and moreover intrepid, Margaret Bourke-White was the first female war correspondent working behind the lines. A thorn in the side of male photographers, she was always in the middle of combat, capturing the true photos of war. One of the first to enter Buchenwald in 1945, her photos are some of the most heartbreaking of the war. Her body of work is one of the most produced and famous of the 20th century. Ellen Von Unwerth, Documentary Photographers, Female Photographers, Great Women, Amazing Women, Margaret Bourke White, Behind The Lines, Cultura General, Feminine Mystique

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Feminine Mystique

Imperious, generous and moreover intrepid, Margaret Bourke-White was the first female war correspondent working behind the lines. A thorn in the side of male photographers, she was always in the middle of combat, capturing the true photos of war. One of the first to enter Buchenwald in 1945, her photos are some of the most heartbreaking of the war. Her body of work is one of the most produced and famous of the 20th century.

30+ Badass Women That Changed The World We Live In Today -- One Of The Onna-Bugeisha, Female Samurai Warrior Of The Upper Bushi (Samurai), Class In Feudal Japan (Late 1800’s) Rare Photos, Vintage Photographs, Old Photos, Rare Pictures, Amazing Pictures, Female Samurai, Samurai Warrior, Woman Warrior, Ancient Samurai

30+ Badass Women That Changed The World We Live In Today -- One Of The Onna-Bugeisha, Female Samurai Warrior Of The Upper Bushi (Samurai), Class In Feudal Japan (Late 1800’s)

<b>You may not have heard of these women, but we owe them so much.</b>

Dickey Chapelle Under Fire: Photographs by the First American Female War Correspondent Killed in Action by John Garofolo.

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Dickey Chapelle: The Life and Work of the Legendary Female War Photographer

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Legendary war photographer Dickey Chapelle back in focus

Dickey Chapelle (March 14, 1919 - November 4, 1965) - female war correspondent - photographer - She became the first female war correspondent to be killed in Vietnam, as well as, the first American female reporter to be killed in action Photographer Self Portrait, Portrait Photography, World History, Self Portait, Girls With Cameras, Foto Art

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Dickey Chapelle (March 14, 1919 - November 4, 1965) - female war correspondent - photographer - She became the first female war correspondent to be killed in Vietnam, as well as, the first American female reporter to be killed in action

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Dickey Chapelle was a war photog from Wisconsin. She died in Vietnam on Nov. 4, 1965. #history #VietnamWar #photography #women #quotes https://writingroughshod.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/remembering-dickey-chapelle-on-the-anniversary-of-her-death/

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Tips for American travelers, circa 1890: Pack light, bring a flask, be nice to people & remember this is good for you. More at https://writingroughshod.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/travel-tips-from-1890/ #quotes #travel #women #writers #history

Rose Wilder Lane: It hurts to let go of anything beautiful. But something will come to take its place, something different. The future’s always better than we can possibly think it will be. We ought to know that—really know it. We ought to be so sure of it that we’d let go of things more easily, strike out toward the next thing. Confidently. We ought to live confidently. Because whatever’s ahead, it’s going to be better than we’ve had. writingroughshod.wordpress.com #history #women #quotes Newly Divorced, Laura Ingalls Wilder, First Novel, Life Is Short, Longer Life

Rose Wilder Lane: It hurts to let go of anything beautiful. But something will come to take its place, something different. The future’s always better than we can possibly think it will be. We ought to know that—really know it. We ought to be so sure of it that we’d let go of things more easily, strike out toward the next thing. Confidently. We ought to live confidently. Because whatever’s ahead, it’s going to be better than we’ve had. writingroughshod.wordpress.com #history #women #quotes