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Mary Lyon
Virginia Apgar
Education
Biology
Gender Studies
Theatre
Chemistry and Physics
English
International Relations
Philosophy
College President
Physician
Professor
Activist
Playwright
Anything where you get to work in the White House
Intellectual challenge and moral purpose
Health of newborn babies
World peace and women's suffrage
Political action through drama
Labor laws and union issues
Written composition
Marine biology
International politics
Medical ethics
Rural Massachusetts
New York City
Washington D.C.
Your face on a stamp
Creating a groundbreaking medical test
Winning Tony Award AND a Pulitzer Prize (beat that!)
Write one of the most influential political documents in U.S. history
Become a highly debated literary genius
Have a Mount Holyoke building named after you
Advise the President of the United States on policy decisions
I’m pretty progressive for my time, but please still act like a lady
I like to avoid the organized women’s movement
I'm basically the face of the feminist movement
I have no opinions about the outside world
It's a necessity
Women should "walk one mile after breakfast."
“Women are liberated from the time they leave the womb.”
“The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.”
“Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.”
“Where thou art, that is home.”
“We need more creative policy around incentivizing affordable child care.”
“We should all take it personally when social and political realities deny women full participation in the public sphere.”
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