Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian descent to fly to space. She was a crewmember on board Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 and perished tragically during her second…
Women's History
Maria Carlina Doromal
[CW: Rape, Violence, Murder] Maria Carlina Doromal was a 26-year-old Filipina nurse who had been in the United States since December of 1979. On July 18, 1980, roommates discovered her…
Chew-Yook Gum (Mrs. Joe Yium)
When Mrs. Joe Yium (maiden name: Chew-Yook Gum) wed her husband in 1929, @DallasNews reported that she was “the first Chinese woman to have been married in this city within the last…
Yoshie Fukuda (Mrs. Carl F. Long Jr.)
“Forthcoming holidays at SMU may free Mrs. Carl F. Long Jr. from classes in her pursuit of a favorite interest–costume designing–but she’ll still keep busy with another big job, that…