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  2. Philadelphia High School for Girls - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia High School for Girls, also known as Girls' High, is a public college preparatory magnet high school for girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1848, it was one of the first public schools for women. It is a magnet school in the School District of Philadelphia with a competitive admissions process.

  3. List of schools of the School District of Philadelphia

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    The school board decided to rename an elementary school that had a non-person name. The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that it was likely the first school in the United States to be named after Frank, and the first school in the city with a teenager as its namesake. [2] Gideon, Edward School; Girard, Stephen School; Gompers, Samuel School

  4. School District of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.philasd.org. The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is the school district that includes all school district-operated public schools in Philadelphia. [9] Established in 1818, it is largest school district in Pennsylvania and the eighth-largest school district in the nation, serving over 197,000 students as of 2022.

  5. List of girls' schools in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (Atlanta) Atlanta Girls' School. St. Vincent's Academy (Savannah) Pinecrest Academy (Cumming) puts boys and girls in separate classes. Former girls' schools. Girls High School (Atlanta) (Became coeducational) Mount de Sales Academy (Became coeducational)

  6. Women's empowerment - Wikipedia

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    e. Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several method, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, equal status in society, better livelihood and training. [1][2][3] Women's empowerment equips and allows women to make life ...

  7. Patricia Hill Collins - Wikipedia

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    Patricia Hill Collins was born on May 1, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only child of two parents living in a predominately Black, working-class neighborhood.. Her father, Albert Hill, a factory worker and a Second World War veteran, and her mother, Eunice Hill, a secretary, met in Washington,

  8. New Century Guild - Wikipedia

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    Designated PHMC. June 19, 1997 [1] The New Century Guild, now the New Century Trust, is an historic women's support organization which is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest and largest organizations devoted to meeting the needs of women in the labor force. From its founding, the organization's ...

  9. Gender Development Index - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of countries by their Gender Development Index, based on data collected in 2018, and published in 2019. [3] Countries are grouped into five groups based on the absolute deviation from gender parity in HDI values, from 1 (closest to gender parity) to 5 (furthest from gender parity).