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Maya Angelou (left) and Sally Ride (right). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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Maya Angelou, Sally Ride to Be Among First Women Featured on U.S. Quarters

Judi Oyama crouched while riding a skateboard

Judi Oyama for Santa Cruz Skateboards, 1970s. Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

News

Writing Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Back into History with Wikipedia

Illustration of Diosa Costello in front of a Puerto Rican flag.

Podcast

The Goddess of Broadway

Story

Bessie Coleman Earns Her Pilot's License

Black and white photographic portrait of Pearl Bailey

Photograph of Pearl Bailey, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Five You Should Know: Black Actresses Who Refused to Be Typecast

Sylvia Rivera, Christina Hayworth and Julia Murray sit on a ledge in a park in New York City. A sign near them reads: Respect Trans People/Men!

Photograph of Sylvia Rivera (with Christina Hayworth and Julia Murray) by Luis Carle, 2000. Gelatin Silver Print. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. © Luis Carle.

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LGBTQ+ Women Who Made History