Susan Picotte was the first Native American woman to practice medicine in the United States. She’s honored at the Picotte Memorial Hospital in Nebraska.
Susan Picotte was the first Native American woman to practice medicine in the United States. She’s honored at the Picotte Memorial Hospital in Nebraska.
Claire Marie Hodges was the first fully commissioned female park ranger and spent 30 years at Yosemite National Park. Read More
Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1864, Maggie Lena Walker grew up knowing firsthand the difficulties of life in the post-Civil War South. Walker was raised by her mother, a former slave, and at a young age, she developed an interest in improving life for African Americans and women. She joined the local council of the Independent Order of St. Luke as a teenager, and went on to serve on the board of trustees for the National Association of Colored Women and the Virginia Industrial School for Girls. In 1902, Walker founded the St. Luke Herald, and she established the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank the following year, making her the first African American woman to charter a bank in the United States. Read More
As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, the National Park Foundation is proud to commemorate some of our nation’s most remarkable women. These historic sites and landmarks across the country are dedicated to their lives and accomplishments.
“I thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. So I decided to study Greek and learn to manage a horse.” -Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s fight for equality did not stop with her mastery of Greek or equestrian abilities. In 1848, she organized the first Women’s Rights Convention, igniting the largest social revolution in history–the women’s rights movement. It is here in Seneca Falls, NY, at Women’s Rights National Historical Park, that you can stand in the same spot Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood to address the convention attendees, hear the stories of this suffragist and civil rights activist, and learn about the continuing struggle for equality.
