“Behind every great man stands a great woman,” the saying goes, and there is probably no better example of this in American history than Sacagawea, whose resourcefulness, bravery, and communication skills were absolutely essential to the success of the Lewis & Clark expedition. 

By the time Marguerite Johnson was 14, she had moved four times and experienced a trauma so great that it caused her to stop speaking. Only the help of a wise and kind woman could bring her voice into the world again…for the good fortune of all concerned.

Clara Barton was no ordinary 19th century woman. A model of strength, intelligence, determination, and grit, she was a role model by any calculation. Here, kids take a deep dive into Barton’s life, from a childhood with few playmates to an adulthood of accomplishments still known and very much relevant today.

It’s hard to believe that just 100 years ago, women couldn’t vote, and nowadays most women don’t even think twice about it. However, without the hard work and dedication of several generations of suffragists, this right would not exist. 

It was 72 years from the Seneca Falls convention in 1848 to the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.

By her own account, she had three strikes against her: She was Jewish, a woman, and a mother. Yet, Ruth Bader Ginsburg used her keen mind and her dedication to rise from being the daughter of shopkeepers in Brooklyn, New York to one of the foremost thinkers of our time.