Valentina Tereshkova

Adventures in Feministory: Five Halloween Costume Ideas From History!

History post by Kelsey Wallace on October 31, 2011 - 9:00am; tagged Anna May Wong, Big Mama Thornton, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, feminist Halloween costumes, Gertrude Stein, history, Valentina Tereshkova.
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Halloween has arrived! If you're still scrambling for a last-minute costume to wear out tonight, put down the "sexy cat" getup—Adventures in Feministory is here to help! Here are five costume ideas from the past year in Feministories, all guaranteed to make for great Halloweenwear (and you don't even need a pushup bra to pull them off). Click on the links after the jump to learn all about these women (and get info to enhance your costume)!

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Adventures in Feministory: Valentina Tereshkova, Outer Space's First Lady

History post by Kelsey Wallace on June 13, 2011 - 12:11pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, first woman in space, space travel, Valentina Tereshkova.
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Space may be the final frontier for many of us, but it's familiar territory for Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. In June of 1963, Tereshkova was chosen—out of more than 400 applicants—to be the first woman to fly in space.
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