50 vintage photos show what life was like for women 100 years ago

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Mary Pickford (front center) and other Warner Brothers' actresses posed for a photo at her tea party in 1928.
Mary Pickford (front center) was one of the most popular movie stars of her generation.

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45 groundbreaking women who changed the world of television

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Lily Gladstone poses at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2024.
Lily Gladstone and Kali Reis became the first Indigenous women to be nominated for acting Primetime Emmys.

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Vintage photos show how the role of women in the workforce has evolved in the last 100 years

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A woman works at an early model desktop computer made by Servus, circa the 1970s.

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48 legendary athletes who've changed the world of women's sports

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Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey, and Sunisa Lee pose with the US flag behind them after winning the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final.
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey, and Sunisa Lee won gold in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final at the Olympics in Paris.

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20 things you didn't know were invented by women

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Ruth Wakefield invented the first chocolate-chip cookie as a result of a baking mistake.

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The worst US states for women in 2024, ranked

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A woman stands in a small rocky valley with a river.
A woman stands in front of a rock formation in Lawton, Oklahoma.

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