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  2. In 2016, sabre fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first female Muslim-American athlete to wear a hijab while competing for the U.S. in the Olympics. She is also the first female Muslim-American athlete to earn a medal at the Olympics.

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    In honor of , read about the amazing "Summer of the Women" during the 1996 Olympics in SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN.

  4. Elizabeth Keckley used needle and thread to make a difference. Discover her story.

  5. For more women’s history at the Smithsonian, tune into our blog on the first Tuesday of each month for posts from Dr. Elizabeth Harmon, our curator with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative. (📷:94-4430)

    A group poses for a group photo outdoors. Multiple women are in the photo.
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  6. Eileen Collins made history again in July 1999 as the first woman to command a shuttle mission on STS-93. Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz photographed Collins at Johnson Space Center that same year.

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  7. In 1773 at age 20, Phillis Wheatley became the 1st African-American woman to publish a book of poetry, even though she was enslaved. Read her book via our Digital Library:

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  8. 25 years ago today, Space Shuttle Discovery launched on STS-63 with the first woman space shuttle pilot, Eileen Collins.

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  9. in 1961, Anna May Wong died. Wong was the first Chinese-American Hollywood film star. Her lengthy career included radio, stage, TV, and movie roles.

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    Last night, John W. Warner IV attended Amelia Earhart: Legend and Legacy at the . Afterwards, John talked with the curator at the Air and Space Museum to show her photos of his grandfather, Andrew Mellon, with Amelia

  12. In late January 1929, 17-year-old aviator Elinor Smith established a women's endurance record with a 13 hour 16 minute flight in her Brunner-Winkle Bird:

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  14. Since yesterday, have already transcribed 125 pages (& counting!) of materials from Blanche Stuart Scott's collection - making her story more accessible to researchers around the world. 👏👏👏 Join in ➡️ .

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    With the help of NAACP giants including Thurgood Marshall, Esther sued and won a court case that desegregated the School of Nursing See Esther’s nurse’s cap and learn more in our Permanent Exhibition. Follow the hashtag for more stories of female trailblazers.

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  17. Augusta Mosley Cooper, Wilmington native & grad, worked as a social worker & was the first African American woman to run for city council in 1969. She lost in a run-off election.

  18. The sculptor Edmonia Lewis, “really broke through every obstacle," says the Smithsonian's Karen Lemmey.

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  19. Florence Griffith Joyner is known as the fastest woman of all time! 🏃🏿‍♀️ Read stories from across museums of other women who set records, broke down barriers, and made history in sports.

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