All three of these women lived near the end of the 18th century, two surviving into the early 19th century. All were influenced by the political events of those times, each in her own way. Read some choice words from these three women writers:

• Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes (lived 1759-1797)
• Madame de Staël Quotes (lived 1766-1817)
• Jane Austen Quotes (lived 1775-1817)

Suffrage March Planned to Disrupt Inauguration: 1913
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Ten thousand workers in textile mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, walked off the job on January 12, 1912, to protest a pay cut which the owners implemented when the legislature cut the number of hours women could work. The story of a woman striker's sign about "bread and roses" gave rise to a slogan for the labor movement.

• 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike - Bread and Roses Strike

In November, 2008, Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced that a tomb had been discovered in Egypt which was probably that of Sesheshet, the mother of the pharaoh Teti. On January 8, 2009, Hawass announced that a sarcophagus had been found, including a mummy, and that it's likely that of Sesheshet.

Teti, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, ruled for about 20 years before he was likely murdered by his successor, Userkare. Teti's chief wife has generally been thought to be Iput, who was the daughter of the last king of the Fifth Dynasty and also the mother of Teti's eventual heir, Pepi I. New information from archaeologists suggests that Khuit, whose pyramid has been recently re-discovered, may have been Teti's chief wife.

She's known mainly for a reference in ancient texts where she asks for a recipe to cure baldness. She may have been instrumental in her son's rise to power, according to some sources, but information about her remains sketchy.

• Mummy thought to be Queen Seshestet found in Egypt - Reuters story, January 8, 2009
• Egypt's New Pyramid - K. Kris Hirst, About.com's Guide to Archaeology - November 12, 2008
• Queen's Pyramid Discovered at Saqqara - December 2008
• Female Pharaohs - on this site; includes information about Ankhnesmeryre II, wife of Pepi I and possibly regent for their son, Pepi II
• Pepy I - from N. S. Gill, About.com's Guide to Ancient History
• Saqqara - from N. S. Gill, About.com's Guide to Ancient History