Search Results | woman
Your search for "woman" returned 2,578 results
From Enslaved Woman to Millionaire: The Biddy Mason Story
Biddy Mason's owner nearly tricked her out of freedom but the cavalry rode to her rescue. She later became a self-made millionaire who helped others.
Martha Mitchell: The Woman Who Knew Too Much About Watergate
history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/martha-mitchell.htm
They called her crazy. Even drugged her and kidnapped her to keep her silent. But in the end, she was always right.
Why Every Woman Wanted to Stay at the Barbizon Hotel
history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/barbizon-hotel.htm
The Barbizon Hotel was a glamorous, women-only residential hotel in New York. And though most women wanted to live there, only a few made the grade.
Mitsuye Endo: The Woman Who Took Down Executive Order 9066
people.howstuffworks.com/mitsuye-endo-executive-order-9066.htm
Mitsuye Endo was the plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit that led to the closing of the U.S. Japanese internment camps. HowStuffWorks tells her story.
How One Woman Unexpectedly Became the Voice of Siri
people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/susan-bennett-siri.htm
Susan Bennett never knew she would become one of the world's most famous voices until Siri debuted on iPhones in 2011. HowStuffWorks tells her story.
Kamala Harris Becomes the First Black Female Vice President in U.S. History
history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/kamala-harris.htm
Kamala Harris is the first woman in U.S. history (and first Black woman and first Asian American woman) to become vice president. But she's used to being a groundbreaker.
How Women Work
people.howstuffworks.com/women.htm
If you believe what you see on TV, women are inscrutable, conniving, hysterical and apt to change their minds without reason or warning.
Create an Ideal Man and We'll Guess Your Exact Age
play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/create-an-ideal-man-well-guess-your-exact-age
Whether they want to admit it or not, pretty much every woman has an idea of what their ideal man is like, but the perfect guy for an 18-year-old might be different than for a woman of 50.
Who Invented the Dishwasher?
home.howstuffworks.com/what-gets-your-dishes-cleaner-you-or-your-dishwasher.htm
We can thank a woman named Josephine Cochrane for this timesaver.
How Juliane Koepcke Survived the Crash of LANSA Flight 508
history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/juliane-koepcke.htm
On Christmas Eve in 1971, a young woman's life changed forever when she found herself plummeting through the sky in the midst of a thunderstorm. That woman was Juliane Koepcke, the sole survivor of a tragic plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest.