A Mexican American woman rose to a high-ranking elected seat in an organization that pushed for the empowerment of all Latinos. But she found that even she was not safe from discrimination against ...

Women's hockey first sought inclusion in the Olympic Games in the 1930s. Had the sport broke that barrier, the near 80-year quest for professionalism in the sport may have been accelerated. Instead, ...

In 1932, stunt pilot Bettie Lund watched her husband and flying partner, Freddie, crash to his death. Barely over the initial shock, she took a telephone call from the manager of the Charlotte, N.C., ...

In the 1930s, women's hockey was being played across Canada, as well as in several European nations. In Canada, the top teams in the world were facing off annually for the Dominion title and Lady ...

Rev. versions of papers originally presented at the women's workshop of the biennial conference of the European Association of American Studies, held at the Freie Universität Berlin from Mar. 28-31, ...

A historic building that once housed women seeking education and work in New York City in the 1930s has been reimagined into a luxury residential complex. Located at 118 West 13th Street in the heart ...

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures Records includes the following ...