women in history

The people who make it past 100, who watch the most history unfold, are almost all women.
The legacies of pioneers like Rose Sneiderman, Willie Mae Thornton and Evelyn Witkin deserve to be remembered.
Many brave and dedicated deaf women have made invaluable contributions to modern society, despite the odds against them. This powerful minority group has fought against a culture that seeks to silence them-- constantly challenging people's assumptions of who deaf women are, and what they are supposed to be.