Episode Details

1.) 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe Writes Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, the leading Abolitionist tale against, slavery and owning slaves.
2.) 1852 - Emily Dickinson Publishes First Poem
Emily Dickinson was the 19th century's greatest woman poet.
3.) 1856 - Harriet Tubman Becomes the Most Notorious Underground Railroad Conductor
Harriet Tubman, a leader on the Underground Railroad, helped slaves escape slavery.
4.) 1868 - Louisa May Alcott Writes Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, who wrote Little Women, was a great novelist who helped establish the American women's identity.
5.) 1872 - Susan B. Anthony is Arrested for Voting
Susan B. Anthony, a leader of women's rights and civil rights, was helped by longtime friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
6.) 1881 - Clara Barton Founds the American Red Cross
Clara Barton who founded the American Red Cross, was a nurse during the Civil War.
7.) 1885 - Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Belle Starr and the Women of the Wild, Wild West
Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and Belle Starr are three of America's most famous cowgirls and women pioneers.