In celebration of International Women's Day, we present a short poem highlighting some important women in history.


Sybil Ludington was a 16-year old courier who rode 40 miles in one night to warn American militiamen about incoming British troops on April 26, 1777.

Jane Addams was a suffragist leader who fought for women’s rights during the early 20th century.

Claudette Colvin was a teenager who resisted segregation on public transportation and would later assist with the Browder v. Gayle case.

Rosalind Franklin was a scientist who worked on DNA research and created the foundation of modern virology with her studies on polio and the tobacco mosaic virus.

Hedy Lamarr was an actress who helped develop a technique of disguising radio transmissions as a means of combating Nazis during WWII.

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu was a scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project and helped disprove the law of conservation of parity.

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