31 indexed achievements across recorded history.
Anne Bradstreet sails on the Arbella with the Winthrop Fleet to New England, becoming one of the earliest Puritan settlers and later a foundational poet of colonial America.
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court formally condemned Margaret Jones to hang for the crime of witchcraft, sealing her fate two days before her execution.
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Frances (Fanny) Burney was born at Lynn Regis (now King's Lynn), Norfolk, England, the third child of musician Dr. Charles Burney.
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Maria Teresa Agnesi married Pier Antonio Pinottini on June 13, 1752, a union that allowed her to continue her musical career under her married name.
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On her 15th birthday, Fanny Burney burned the manuscript of her first novel, 'The History of Caroline Evelyn,' and other early writings.
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First reigning monarch to travel by train, from Slough to Paddington.
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Ellen Eliza Fitz received a U.S. patent for her globe mounting system, becoming the first woman known to patent a globe mount.
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Bascom earned her Ph.D. in geology from Johns Hopkins on June 13, 1893, becoming the first woman to receive any degree from the university.
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Isabella’s portrait on the Isabella Quarter made her the first named woman ever depicted on a United States coin.
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Dorothy L. Sayers was born on June 13, 1893, in Oxford, England.
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Tillie Ehrlich Lewis, later known as the 'Tomato Queen,' was born in Brooklyn, New York.
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Quimby begins learning to fly a monoplane at the Moisant School of Aviation in Hempstead, Long Island.
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Thousands marched in Davison's London funeral procession on 13 June 1913, honouring her as the suffrage movement's first martyr.
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Won the World Hard Court Championships singles title, becoming the youngest ever major champion.
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Fae Margaret Adams was born in San Jose, California, on June 13, 1918.
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Death of Ada Harriet Miser Kepley in Effingham, Illinois, after a pioneering career in law, temperance, and women’s rights.
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Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon was born in Casablanca, French Morocco, the daughter of a French military officer.
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President Roosevelt signed the Nurse Training Act of 1943 (the Bolton Act), sponsored by Bolton, establishing the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.
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On June 13, 1951, Schenectady’s mayor proclaims “Katharine Blodgett Day,” honoring her scientific achievements and service at GE.
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In June 1976, Shirley Muldowney became NHRA’s first female Professional-class winner at a national event.
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Recognized for services to the conservation of historic gardens in the 1987 Birthday Honours.
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Björk released her second solo album Post on June 13, 1995, furthering her critical and commercial success.
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Wins the Golden Lion / First International Prize at the 48th Venice Biennale on 13 June 1999 for her video installation Turbulent.
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Mayer received her M.S. in computer science from Stanford University.
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Karen Uhlenbeck received the National Medal of Science from President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony.
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Rashad won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for 'A Raisin in the Sun,' the first for a Black woman.
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The European Patent Office honored Takeuchi with the European Inventor Award for her Li/SVO battery technology for implantable cardiac defibrillators.
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Marta became the first player to score at five FIFA World Cup tournaments.
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