Women's History Month Smackdown

It’s Women’s History And NCAA Tournament Month

We know what you’re thinking: March Madness? Women’s History Month? How could they possibly go together? Get ready to have your minds blown. We here at The Jane Dough decided it would be fun to choose 32 notable/infamous/fascinating American women from history, drawing 8 from the North, South, East and West, and put them together to battle it out, fun fact-style.

Check out our bracket below. Starting this Wednesday, we’ll be breaking down the case for each lady’s advancement to the next round, whether it be on the grounds of achievement, brains, Pinterest-friendly quotations or general badassery, before putting it to a vote. Who will emerge victorious from TJD’s own Women’s History Month Thunderdome?

West

Mildred Benson
Florynce Kennedy
Ann Richards
Belle Starr
Mary Ann McMorrow
Gloria Swanson
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Pearl de Vere

North

Mary Dixon Kies
Mary Butterworth
Maria Mitchell
Ellen Richards
Annie Smith Peck
Mercy Otis Warren
Anne Hutchinson
Helena Hill Weed

South

Anna J. Cooper
Jacqueline Cochran
Bessie Coleman
Alma Thomas
Louise Smith
Fannie Lou Hammer
Madam C.J. Walker
Tallulah Bankhead

East

Mae West
Gertrude Ederle
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Justine Johnstone
Mary Tepe
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Emily Warren Roebling

 

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TAGS: herstory | march madness | women's history month

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