Fabulous
Female Firsts
Because of Them We Can
ALSO BY
MARLENE WAGMAN-GELLER
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Fabulous
Female Firsts
Because of Them We Can
Marlene Wagman-Geller
Copyright © 2020 by Marlene Wagman-Geller.
Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.
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Fabulous Female Firsts: Because of Them We Can
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2019948835
ISBN: (p) 978-1-64250-180-3 (e) 978-1-64250-181-0
BISAC category code BIO022000—BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
Printed in the United States of America
To my Female Firsts: My mother, Gilda Wagman
My daughter, Jordanna Geller
“We can do it!”
—Rosie the Riveter
Table of Contents
Chapter 9
Let No Man Drag Me Down (1948)
Chapter 10
Pick Up Your Feet (1955)
Chapter 11
A Perfect Match (1956)
Chapter 12
Fearless 261 (1967)
Chapter 13
The Fearless Girl (1967)
Chapter 14
Live Long and Prosper (1968)
Chapter 15
The Female of the Species (1969)
Chapter 16
Stirring Salute (1970)
Chapter 17
A Little Footprint (1970)
Chapter 18
Goodbye, Dolly (1972)
Chapter 19
The Nail That Sticks Up (1975)
Chapter 20
A Larger Circle (1977)
Chapter 21
A Good Judge (1981)
Chapter 22
Ride Sally Ride (1983)
Chapter