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Nikole Hannah-Jones on "The 1619 Project's" Genesis, Backlash And What's N
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(Feminism)
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... Morrison won the Nobel Prize, there was this whole campaign saying the Nobel was no longer as prestigious as it had been, because they gave it to a woman who had the nerve to write about Black people the ...
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Created on 14 January 2021
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10 Famous Bisexual Women from The Past to Know Now For BiVisibility
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(Feminism)
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... letters to each other almost daily.
4. Gabriella Colette
Colette was a French author, mime, actress, and journalist who was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Colette was most widely ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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Week of Women: Zadie Smith, Samia, Taylor Swift
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MOVIES/TV
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Rosamund Pike is Marie Curie in this biopic about Marie’s marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie and their Nobel Prize-winning 1903 discovery. Available to stream July ...
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Created on 23 July 2020
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Greta Thunberg Asks, What If We Treated The Climate Crisis Like COVID-19?
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(Feminism)
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... for the environment. But in a conversation hosted by the Nobel Prize Museum, Greta Thunberg and climate scientist Johan Rockström discussed how COVID-19 has only made the need for immediate action to ...
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Created on 23 April 2020
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Two Architects Become First Women Ever to Win Pritzker Prize
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(Arts)
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Yesterday, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara became the first women ever to win the Pritzker prize. Often referred to as the Nobel of architecture, the Pritzker is the most prestigious prize in the ...
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Created on 04 March 2020
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Rosabel Rosalind Kurth-Sofer Is Fighting Jewish Stereotypes With Art
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(Arts)
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... “is critical to your identity as a Jew,” because “this is how you will win a Nobel Peace Prize and learn how to control the weather.” “Becoming a Jew: How to” aptly conveys the mingled fascination, envy, ...
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Created on 13 December 2019
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Esther Duflo Is Only The Second Woman To Win A Nobel Prize in Economics
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(Feminism)
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On October 14, Esther Duflo became the second woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. Duflo won the award along with her husband, Abhijit Banerjee, and fellow economist Michael Kremer. ...
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Created on 21 October 2019
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12 Women and Non-Binary Asian Americans You Should Know About
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(Feminism)
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... for Action, which fought for reparations for Japanese-Americans post their imprisonment and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for her relentless commitment to social justice.
3. Jeanie ...
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Created on 31 May 2019
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This Female Computer Scientist Brought Us The Viral Black Hole Photograph
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(Feminism)
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... of Katie Bouman's Facebook
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"The Future Is Female!" Celebrates Women Sci-Fi Writers Of The 1920s-1960s
Donna Strickland Is The First Woman In 55 Years To Win A Nobel Prize In Physics ...
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Created on 11 April 2019
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Greta Thunberg Schools Us All On Climate Change By Skipping On Fridays
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(General)
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... dialogue on climate change and provoke action from world leaders. She was recently nominated by 3 Norwegian members of parliament for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, BBC.com reports. Winning would make her ...
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Created on 15 March 2019
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5 Female Geniuses From History You Need To Know
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(Feminism)
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... stop! She later cracked the coding for insulin and B12, for which she was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964. She is still the only British woman to receive this honour.
Dorothy’s model of the ...
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Created on 15 March 2019
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Ignoring Female Expertise Proves We Know Nothing At All, Really
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(Feminism)
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... Ms. Fihn accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of her organization.
Perhaps it is, indeed, “idealistic” to campaign for the abolishment of nuclear weapons. But that campaign represents an important ...
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Created on 05 March 2019
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How China's First Female Emperor Schemed Her Way To The To
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(General)
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... managed to hold onto power for decades.
No, she isn’t going to win any Nobel Peace prizes, but she’s still an interesting figure who deserves to be remembered.
We don’t just want to look back at the ...
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Created on 01 March 2019
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How Well Do You Know Toni Morrison? Take This Quiz To Find Out!
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(Books)
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... to write it. a. 19 b. 29 c. 39 d. 49
3. Which of the following prestigious honors have been awarded to Toni? a. Nobel Prize in Literature b. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction c. Presidential Medal of Freedom ...
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Created on 07 February 2019
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Donna Strickland Is the First Woman In 55 Years To Win a Nobel Prize In Physics
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(Feminism)
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On Tuesday, Donna Strickland, a Canadian professor at the University of Waterloo, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. She shares the award with Arthur Ashkin of the United States and Gérard Mourou ...
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Created on 02 October 2018
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The Capital Gazette Shooter Had A History Of Harassment And Stalking: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... that gained the attention of the U.N. and reportedly a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, has been accused of sex crimes against children. Davis has been charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a minor ...
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Created on 29 June 2018
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“Brazen” Brings Little-Known Stories Of Rebel Ladies To Life
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(Books)
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... and Matamba (present-day Angola); Liberian social worker and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee; and singer-songwriter Betty Davis. There’s also a trans woman featured—Christine Jorgensen, whose ...
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Created on 14 May 2018
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Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski Finally Get Kicked Out Of The Academy: Link Roundup
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(Living)
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... with a 13-year-old in 1978. Read the full story at The Hollywood Reporter.
No Nobel Prize For Literature This Year, Amidst #MeToo Infighting On Panel
The Swedish panel that awards the Nobel Prize ...
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Created on 04 May 2018
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The Rape And Murder Of A 7-Year-Old Girl Sparks Protests Throughout Pakistan
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(Feminism)
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... Kiran Naz, appeared on SAMAA TV with her young daughter to protest violence against children, while the Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai tweeted out a global call to action.
Photo via Twitter@omar_quraishi ...
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Created on 12 January 2018
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Diane von Furstenberg On Feeling Like A Millennial And Why Women Should Never Doubt Their Power
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(Feminism)
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... to mega girl power Girl Scout troops, to honorary man of the day, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus.
But maybe the most inspiring part of the afternoon (and there were many) came courtesy of ...
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Created on 25 September 2017