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Phillis Wheatley
Enslaved as a child, Phillis Wheatley was the first Black person in the United States to publish a book, and only the second woman to publish a book of poems.
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In 1931, social reformer Jane Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize, only the second woman awarded that distinction. She cofounded the Hull House, a communal residence in Chicago that was an active hub during the Progressive Era.
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Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1932. She disappeared during a later flight in 1937, an event that remains a mystery.
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