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Jen Pawol will be MLB’s first female umpire. Here are other women who broke officiating barriers

Jen Pawol is set to make history as the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. She will work the series between ...

For some Zimbabwe children with heart disease, a rare lifeline restores hope

Ten children in Zimbabwe have received free open-heart surgery from a visiting team of Egyptian surgeons working alongside ...
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Jen Pawol Is About to Become the First Female Umpire in Major League Baseball History

When the Atlanta Braves face off against the Miami Marlins this weekend, Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a ...

‘Police said my stepdaughter’s death was natural. As a surgeon, I knew it was murder’

A Harrow-educated estate agent who murdered his ex-fiancée at a five-star hotel could have escaped justice had it not been ...
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Maria Mitchell: America’s First Woman Astronomer and Mentor to Women in Science

Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet ...

Her doctor said her tumor was harmless, common among Black women. It was cancer.

Tamron Little was given 18 months to live after a delayed diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma. Now, 18 years later, she's ...
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Breakthrough Women Fast Facts: Business, Education, US Government and Sports

Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. Business 1739 – ...