American Feminist Journalist and Co-Founder of ‘Ms,’ Magazine)
Birthdate: March 25, 1934
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Hailing from a humble background, Gloria Steinem went on to become a celebrated journalist and an iconic feminist. Founder of the New York magazine and Ms Magazine, her life has been dedicated to writing, talking and fighting for women’s rights, gender equality, legalisation of abortion, among other things. She brought issues like female genital mutilation to the forefront in America.
Why Famous: Born into slavery in Maryland, Tubman escaped north in 1849 returning to rescue other slaves over a period of 8 years. During this time she used the secret Underground Railroad to free over 300 slaves and successfully evade capture.
Employed by the Union army in the US Civil War, she was the first woman to lead a raid helping liberate hundreds of slaves during the Combahee River Raid. In later life she was a strong supporter of women’s suffrage.
the accomplishments of NASA’s black “human computers” whose work was at the heart of the country’s greatest battles
HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson)
Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer)
and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)
—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
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