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We celebrate those who have broken down barriers for women, such as Jacqueline Cochran, who was the founder and director of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots during World War II and the first woman to break the sound barrier. Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori was the first American woman to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences, and her research significantly advanced the treatment of diabetes. In 1926, Olympic Gold Medalist Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel.
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Proclamation 7872-Women's History Month, 2005
March 2, 2005
By the President of the United States of AmericaA ProclamationDuring Women's History Month, we celebrate the achievemen...See the full content of this document
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