Woman Wednesday Newsletter

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She helped pave the way for women in sports journalism. She's a Hall of Fame basketball writer and former Boston Globe reporter and columnist who won the...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: The first American woman and the third woman ever to go to space, flying on the Challenger in 1983. She was also the first known LGBTQ+ astronaut....

Name that Woman Trailblazer: The first sci-fi author to get a MacArthur Fellowship, she authored the Xenogenesis trilogy and The Parable series, among other works. Often considered one of the best...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: Known as the "Queen of Carbon," One of the first female professors at MIT, her research was at the cutting edge of carbon-based materials. She and her...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She was an American actress, comedian, singer, and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: The very first woman to receive a First Class degree from the University of Oxford, by the age of 21 she had already written herself into the...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: Actress and scientific inventor, is the female archetype of that clichéd compliment; not-just-a-pretty-face. The Austrian-born film actress weaved her way through European cinema and into the realms...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She is an American poet and activist from Los Angeles, whose work focuses on feminism, anti-racism and other issues of marginalisation, oppression and the African diaspora. The...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: A pioneer in women's fashion, she can be credited with changing the way women dressed, functioned and lived in modern society. Creator of the mini-skirt and short...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She made history as the first woman with Down Syndrome to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. Over the years, she has garnered many credits to...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: American soccer player who became the first international star of the women’s game. Playing forward, she starred on the U.S. national team that won World Cup championships...

Name that Woman Trailblazer: She is first woman to swim from mainland Rhode Island to Block Island (10.4 miles in five hours and 19 minutes). The 29-year-old, three-time Olympian, said...