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Shoutout to Elizabeth Key Grinstead, one of the first women of African ancestry to sue for freedom and win (today in 1665).

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Shoutout to Nadia Comăneci, the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics this day in 1976.

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Shout-out to Nettie Stevens, an American geneticist who discovered and described sex differences in chromosomes.

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Happy birthday to artist and feminist Frida Kahlo. You were and continue to be magic – no maybes about it.

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HBD to Anna Arnold Hedgeman, civil rights leader and first woman to serve on a NYC mayor’s cabinet!

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Shoutout to the Van Buren sisters, who rode across the country on motorcycles by themselves 100 years ago.

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HBD to Julia Clifford Lathrop, the first woman to ever head a U.S. federal bureau!

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Happy birthday to Crystal Bird Fauset, the first African-American woman to become a state legislator.

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Happy b-day to Pearl Witherington, leader of the British SOE during WWII, a network of elite spies and saboteurs.

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Shoutout to Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman in space on June 16th, 1963.

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In memory of those killed or injured in Saturday’s Orlando massacre targeting LGBT folk.

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Gigi Hadid is looking sultry, sleek, and slick-backed for the summer.

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POTD

Shoutout to Elizabeth Key Grinstead, one of the first women of African ancestry to sue for freedom and win (today in 1665).

Shoutout to Nadia Comăneci, the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics this day in 1976.

Shout-out to Nettie Stevens, an American geneticist who discovered and described sex differences in chromosomes.

Happy birthday to artist and feminist Frida Kahlo. You were and continue to be magic – no maybes about it.

HBD to Anna Arnold Hedgeman, civil rights leader and first woman to serve on a NYC mayor’s cabinet!

Shoutout to the Van Buren sisters, who rode across the country on motorcycles by themselves 100 years ago.

HBD to Julia Clifford Lathrop, the first woman to ever head a U.S. federal bureau!

Happy birthday to Crystal Bird Fauset, the first African-American woman to become a state legislator.

Happy b-day to Pearl Witherington, leader of the British SOE during WWII, a network of elite spies and saboteurs.

Shoutout to Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman in space on June 16th, 1963.

In memory of those killed or injured in Saturday’s Orlando massacre targeting LGBT folk.

Gigi Hadid is looking sultry, sleek, and slick-backed for the summer.

Random Cleverness

Navigating Your Midlife Crisis: Embracing New Possibilities

Mapping the Exposome: Science Broadens Focus to Environmental Disease Triggers

Keto Diet May Pose Long-Term Health Risks, Mice Study Suggests

Children’s Activity Levels Mirror Parents’ Habits, Study Finds

Dandruff in Winter: Causes, Treatments, and Common Misconceptions

Healthy Feet Start Here: Expert-Approved Care Tips

‘Margarita Rashes’: Sun and Citrus Can Trigger Skin Reactions

At-Home LED Treatments Show Strong Acne Relief

Teen Skincare TikToks Pose Serious Health Risks, Study Warns

Regular Volunteering Found to Slow Brain Aging by Up to 20%

Driving Risks Persist for Weeks Post-Concussion

Urban Living Tied to Higher Asthma Risk

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