Sacagawea, Native American explorer and interpreter
Born around 1788 in the Shoshone tribe and died in 1812, her life is surrounded by many mysteries. Part of it can be retraced through the Shoshone culture. Its women, although considered inferior to men, are respected, mainly due to their reproductive role, are also in charge of preserving food and building houses, participate in discussions between communities and are true diplomats.
Enheduanna, the first author of History
Enheduanna is an Akkadian princess, priestess and poetess of Sumerian language.
She lived around the 23rd century before our era, in Mesopotamia, and is the first person identified to have produced a literary work and whose name and a significant part of her work have reached us, making her the most ancient writer known to us today.
Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman artist accepted at the Academy of the Arts of Drawing of Florence
Born in 1593 and died around 1656, Artemisia is an italian Baroque painter. Remarkably gifted and today considered one of the first and most accomplished Baroque painters of her generation, she made a name for herself at a time when women painters were not easily accepted. She was also one of the first women to paint historical and religious subjects, and became a successful court painter under the patronage of the Medici and king Charles I.
Mary Kenner, woman inventor and pioneer of sanitary protections
Mary Kenner, born in 1912 and died in 2006, was an African-American inventor.
She pioneered many products we use every day and holds the most patents of any African-American women. She is most notably known for creating the very first sanitary pad design.
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