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This Nurse Known as the Lady with the Lamp Revolutionized Health Care
by Andrea Leitch April 19, 2020

Who: Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; trailblazing statistician; health care hero; May 12, 1820–August 13, 1910
- England
- nurse
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This Queen Was One of the Most Powerful Figures in Medieval History
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Eleanor of Aquitaine, duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England, and one of the most powerful and wealthy women of the Middle Ages; 1122–April 1, 1204
- England
- France
- queen
- royalty
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This Famous Explorer Published Stories About "Unusual" Global Adventures
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Isabella Bird, an explorer, traveler, and the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society; October 15, 1831–October 7, 1904
- England
- explorer
- photographer
- writer
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This Revolutionary Writer Portrayed Her Heroines Unlike Most Authors of Her Time
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Charlotte Brontë, a young author who wrote one of the most iconic novels in English literature; she published books under the pseudonym Currer Bell in the 1800s; April 21, 1816–March 31, 1855
- England
- writer
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