Women's History
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Chess Queen
At 22, Jennifer Shahade is the strongest American-born woman chess player ever
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Covert Force
Hundreds of women fought in the civil war disguised as men
Women Athletes Put On Their Game Face
There was a time when the term "female athlete" was an oxymoron
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Tea and Sisterhood
In 1848 when it came time to declare the rights of women, this tilt-top table provided solid support
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Cleopatra: What Kind of a Woman Was She, Anyway?
Serpent of the Nile? Learned ruler? Sex Kitten? Ambitious mom? African queen? History is still toying with the poor lady's reputation
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A Woman Writ Large in Our History and Hearts
The free-spirited author George Sand scandalized 19th-century Paris when she defied convention and pioneered an independent path for women
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