Ruth Atkinson was one of the first women to create cartoon strips, including Patsy Walker, now a key character in Jessica Jones
Remembering Phyllis Wheatley, the first well-known black female poet in the western world and the first African-American to publish a book
Lily Parr was one of many women to play professional football during WWI and the greatest player of her era.
Alice Coachman made history at the 1948 Olympic Games – but her hometown’s white mayor still refused to shake her hand.
Remembering Fanny Eaton, the Jamaica-born icon held up as an example of perfect beauty.
The true story of forgotten inventor Mary Davidson Kenner, who created an innovative new menstrual pad in 1956.
“I opened the doors and windows of America, and let the air and sunshine in”
Her list of achievements is truly out of this world
Sylvia Robinson co-founded the first rap record label, heralding a musical revolution
She paved the way for modern universities around the globe