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Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Hedy Lamarr was a 1940s Hollywood film star and scientist who co-invented frequency hopping, a technology that helped the Allies win World War II.

Hedy Lamarr

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Hedy Lamarr was a 1940s Hollywood film star and scientist who co-invented frequency hopping, a technology that helped the Allies win World War II.

Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Frances Perkins was the first female cabinet member in the U.S. As the Secretary of Labor, she established the federal minimum wage and social security and restricted child labor.

Frances Perkins

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Frances Perkins was the first female cabinet member in the U.S. As the Secretary of Labor, she established the federal minimum wage and social security and restricted child labor.

Maria Tallchief

Maria Tallchief

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Maria Tallchief was a Native American from the Osage Nation and the first American prima ballerina.

Maria Tallchief

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Maria Tallchief was a Native American from the Osage Nation and the first American prima ballerina.

Flossie Wong-Staal

Flossie Wong-Staal

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was a groundbreaking scientist who cloned HIV and determined the functions of its genes, leading to lifesaving tests and therapies.

Flossie Wong-Staal

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was a groundbreaking scientist who cloned HIV and determined the functions of its genes, leading to lifesaving tests and therapies.

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Sojourner Truth was a brave, outspoken abolitionist who escaped slavery with her infant daughter and successfully sued her young son’s owner to gain his freedom. 

Sojourner Truth

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Sojourner Truth was a brave, outspoken abolitionist who escaped slavery with her infant daughter and successfully sued her young son’s owner to gain his freedom. 

Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Nellie Bly was a groundbreaking journalist who put her life on the line to help women, including going undercover at a women's asylum to report on the conditions.

Nellie Bly

Elizabeth Austin Levoy

Nellie Bly was a groundbreaking journalist who put her life on the line to help women, including going undercover at a women's asylum to report on the conditions.

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