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This is a list of Famous Women in History. It consists of women who would be considered famous or notable in a historical context.

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Rulers, Consorts, Heads of State:

Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born 21 April 1926), styled Her Majesty The Queen, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent... Carved sphinx with face of Hatshepsut, Cairo Museum Maatkare Hatshepsut (c. ... Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), with Arsinoe II ( 316-270 BC). ... Egyptian statue of Cleopatra VII Cleopatra VII Philopator (Κλεοπάτρα θεά φιλοπάτωρ, December, 70 BC or January, 69 BC–August 12?, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt. ... Boudicca (bÅ«-dÄ­kÉ™) (also written Boudica, Boadicea, Buduica, Bonduca) was a female chieftain in the British Isles who led the Iceni and a number of other British tribes, including the neighbouring Trinovantes, in a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in Britain in 60 or 61 AD during... Zenobia coin reporting her title, Augusta. ... Palmyra (now Tadmor,تدمر, Syria) was an ancient city in central Syria, located on an oasis about 210 km (130 mi) northeast of Damascus. ... Theodora, depicted on a Byzantine mosaic Empress Theodora (c. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ... Empress Zoe as depicted in a mosaic from the Hagia Sophia Zoe (in Greek Ζωή, meaning life), (c. ... This solidus struck under Irene reports the legend bASILISSH, Basilissa. ... Theodora (in Greek Θεοδώρα, literally meaning Gift of God, lived 981 - August 31, 1056) ruled as Byzantine Empress from January 11, 1055 to August 31, 1056. ... Eudocia Macrembolitissa (1021 - 1096), daughter of John Macrembolites, was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Constantine X. After his death (1067) she became the wife of Romanus IV. She had sworn to her first husband on his deathbed not to marry again, and had even imprisoned and exiled Romanus, who... Maria of Antioch (1145-1182) was the daughter of Constance of Antioch and her first husband Raymond of Poitiers. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... Adela of Blois (c. ... Stephen II Henry (c. ... Morphia of Melitene, or Morfia, (died c. ... Official language Latin, French, Italian, and other western languages; Greek and Arabic also widely spoken Capital Jerusalem, later Acre Constitution Various laws, so-called Assizes of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a French kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 by the First Crusade. ... A queen accepting fealty from a vassel, possibly Melisende herself, from the Melisende Psalter Melisende (1105 - September 11, 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153. ... Alice of Antioch (also Haalis, Halis, or Adelicia) was Princess of Antioch through her marriage to Bohemund II. She was the third daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Morphia of Melitene. ... Hodierna of Tripoli (c. ... Ioveta (1120-c. ... Agnes of Courtenay (c. ... Maria Comnena (c. ... Sibylla of Jerusalem (c. ... Isabella of Jerusalem (c. ... Yolande of Brienne (1212 - 1228), also known as Yolanda or Isabella II, inherited the Kingdom of Jerusalem as an infant in 1212. ... Constance of Antioch (1127-1163) was the ruler of the principality of Antioch (a crusader state) from 1130 to her death. ... The Principality of Antioch, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade. ... Yolanda of Flanders (d. ... The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. ... Isabella of Castile Isabella of Castile (Spanish: Isabel, Ysabel or Isabela — only Isabel is used in modern Spanish; the equivalent English name is Elizabeth, but she has always been known as Isabella in English) (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was Queen of Castile and Leon, with her husband Ferdinand... Eleanora di Arboria (c 1350 - 1404) was a Sardinian giudicessa (ruler or judge) and the islands greatest heroine. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Seal of Margaret I of Denmark 1381 and 1403 Margaret I Queen of Denmark and Norway, Regent of Sweden (1353 – October 28, 1412) was born in Vordingborg Castle, the daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and Helvig of Sonderjylland. ... Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine (Bordeaux, France, 1124 – March 31, 1204 in Fontevrault, Anjou) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the Middle Ages. ... Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519–January 5, 1589), born in Italy as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, and later queen of France under the French name Catherine de M dicis, was the wife of King Henry II of France, of the Valois branch of the kings of... Jeanne dAlbret Jeanne dAlbret (January 7, 1528 – June 9, 1572) was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and mother of Henry IV of France. ... Diane de Poitiers (September 3, 1499 - April 25, 1566) was a fixture at the courts of several French kings, and became notorious as the mistress of King Henri II. She was born the daughter of Jean de Poitiers, Seigneur de Saint Vallier in the château de Saint-Vallier, in... Gabrielle dEstrée, duchesse de Beaufort et Verneuil, marquise de Monceaux (1571-1599) was a French mistress of King Henry IV of France, born at Château de la Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in the Indre-et-Loire department of France. ... Agnès Sorel was the model for this Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels, by Jean Fouquet (c. ... Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (September 22, 1601 _ January 20, 1666) was Queen Consort of France and Regent for her son, Louis XIV of France. ... Marguerite de Valois Marguerite de Valois (May 14, 1553 – May 27, 1615), Queen Margot was Queen of France and Navarre. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 ( de jure ) or 19 July 1553 ( de facto ) until her death. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ruler of Scotland from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the Habsburg Empire from 1740-1780. ... The crown of Anna Ioannovna Anna Ivanovna (In Russian: Анна Ивановна) (February 7, 1693 - October 28, 1740) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. ... H.I.M. Ekaterina I, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine I (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна) (April 15, 1683/1684–May 17, 1727) was the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death. ... H.I.M. Yekaterina II Alexeyevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Russian: , tr. ... H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62) Yelizaveta (Yelisavet) Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т) Петро́вна) (December 29, 1709 - January 5, 1762), also known as Elizabeth, was an Empress of Russia (1741 - 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 - 1748) and the Seven Years... Christina (Kristina) (December 18, 1626 – April 19, 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Count Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Anne Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Anne (6 February 1665–1 August 1714), became Queen of England and Scotland on 8 March 1702. ... Mary II (30 April 1662–28 December 1694) reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689 until her death, and as Queen of Scotland (technically as Mary II of Scotland) from 11 April 1689 until her death. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... Anne Neville (June 11, 1456 - March 16, 1485) was Queen consort of King Richard III of England 1483-1485. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 till 1422. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997) was the first wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ... Elizabeth Woodville or Wydville (c. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Margaret of Anjou (March 23, 1429 - August 25, 1482) was the Queen consort of Henry VI of England from 1445 to 1471, and a major proponent in the Wars of the Roses. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... HSH Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. ... Aleksandra Lisowska (c. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ...

Politicians and Political Figures

Madeleine Korbel Albright née Marie Korbel (born May 15, 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, now in the Czech Republic), American diplomat, served as the 64th United States Secretary of State. ... Template:Unprotected Maryam Rajavi Maryam Rajavi, Iranian political activist, born in 1953 in Tehran, Iran. ... Corazón Aquino María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (born January 25, 1933), widely known as Cory Aquino, was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. ... Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (May 19, 1879 – May 2, 1964) was a socialite politician and a member of the prominent Astor family. ... Aung San Suu Kyi Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ( ; born June 19, 1945 in Rangoon, now known as Yangon) is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist in Burma, now known as Myanmar. ... Cherie Killian Berry is the current North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, a member of the North Carolina Council of State and executive of the North Carolina Department of Labor. ... Benazir Bhutto at a Pakistan Peoples Party event in Newark, CA, 28 September 2004. ... Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland (born April 20, 1939) is a Norwegian politician and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. ... The Right Honourable Avril Phaedra Douglas Kim Campbell, PC (born March 10, 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia) was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. ... Maria E. Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Washington state and is a member of the Democratic Party. ... Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 - December 21, 1950) was the first woman elected to serve as a United States Senator. ... Sarah Churchill, née Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough (May 29, 1660 - October 18, 1744), rose to be one of the most influential women in British history, largely as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne. ... Tansu Çiller Tansu Çiller (born 9 October 1946) is an economist and politician in Turkey. ... The Right Honourable Helen Elizabeth Clark (born February 26, 1950) has served as Prime Minister of New Zealand since December 1999. ... Elisabeth Domitien (born 1926) was prime minister of the Central African Republic. ... Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (born 15 April 1930) was the 4th president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996. ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi (सोनिया गाँधी) (born December 9, 1946), is an Italian-born Indian politician, the president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party) and the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. ... Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943) is a Finnish lawyer and politician. ... Petra Kelly on the cover of Alice Schwarzers Eine tödliche Liebe Petra Karin Kelly (November 29, 1947 – October 1, 1992), German peace activist and Green politician, was born in Günzburg, Germany in 1947, and lived and studied in the United States between 1959 and 1970. ... Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Коллонта́й — born Domontovich, Домонто́вич) (March 31 (March 19, O.S.), 1872 - March 9, 1952) was a Ukrainian Communist revolutionary, first as a member of the Mensheviks, then from 1914 on as a Bolshevik. ... Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born September 30, 1960) is a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. ... Constance Georgine Markiewicz (1868?1927), was an Irish politician and nationalist. ... Golda Meir was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel Israeli postal stamp commemorating Golda Meir Golda Meir (Hebrew גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר) (b. ... Evitas image appeared on a wide variety of products, including stamps, coins, postcards and calendars. ... Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (January 18, 1930-July 10, 2004) was the first woman (and to date only) to serve as Prime Minister of Portugal. ... Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001), and was the first woman to hold that post. ... Condoleezza Condi Rice, (born November 14, 1954), is the second United States Secretary of State in the administration of President George W. Bush. ... Mary Robinson (Irish name Máire Bhean Mhic Róibín; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ... Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American human rights activist, diplomat and as the wife of President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, the longest serving First Lady of the United States from 1933-1945. ... Jennifer Mary Shipley née Robson (born February 4, 1952), Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1997 to December 1999, served as New Zealands first woman Prime Minister, and led the centre-right National Party. ... Margaret Chase Smith (December 14, 1897–May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. ... Deborah Ann Stabenow (born April 29, 1950) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British stateswoman and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, also Leader of the Opposition from 1975, and the only woman to date to hold the former... The Valiant Five or The Famous Five were five Canadian women who, in 1927 asked the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question, Are women persons? The case came to be known as the Persons Case. ... Nellie McClung from The National Archives of Canada Nellie McClung, (October 20, 1873 - September 1, 1951) was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. ...

Activists and Revolutionaries

Template:Unprotected Maryam Rajavi Maryam Rajavi, Iranian political activist, born in 1953 in Tehran, Iran. ... ... Rani Lakshmi Bai (born-19 November 1835- died 18 June 1858), also known as Jhansi Ki Rani, was the queen of Jhansi, a Maratha-ruled princely state of northern India, was one of the great nationalist heroes of the Revolt of 1857, and a symbol of resistance to British rule... Susan Brownell Anthony, aged 28 Susan Brownell Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony, (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American civil rights leader who, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, led the effort to grant women the right to vote in the United States. ... Annie Besant activist, socialist and latterly theosophist Annie Wood Besant (October 1, 1847 - September 20, 1933) was a prominent Theosophist, womens rights activist, writer and orator. ... Marguerite Durand, born January 24, 1864 – died March 16, 1936, was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. ... Millicent Fawcett (June 11, 1847 - August 5, 1929) was a British suffragist (as opposed to a suffragette, who were usually militantly violent) and an early feminist. ... Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Lithuanian-born anarcho-communist known for her anarchist writings and speeches. ... Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg (March 5, 1870 or 1871 - January 15, 1919, in Polish language Róża Luksemburg) was a Polish-born German Marxist politician, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary. ... Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú Tum (born in Chimel, Guatemala, January 9, 1959) is a member of the indigenous Quiché Maya group, author of the widely-read but disputed autobiography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1987). ... Louise Michel (1830-1905) was a French anarchist, school teacher and medical worker. ... Lucretia Mott (January 3, 1793 - November 11, 1880), was the first major American womens activist in the early 1800s and is credited as the first feminist, but more accurately, the launcher of womens political advocacy. ... Madalyn Murray OHair (April 13, 1919 - 1995) was an American atheist, founder of American Atheists and campaigned for the separation of church and state. ... Christabel Pankhurst Christabel Harriette Pankhurst (September 22, 1880 – February 13, 1958) was a suffragette born in Manchester, England. ... Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst (July 14, 1858 - June 14, 1928) was one of the founders of the British suffragette movement. ... (Estelle) Sylvia Pankhurst (May 5, 1882 - September 27, 1960) was a campaigner in the suffragette movement. ... Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. ... Margaret Sanger. ... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot. ... Gloria Steinem. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish scholar and Zionist leader. ... Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin Flora Tristan, born April 7, 1803 in Paris, France - died November 14, 1844 in Bordeaux, France, was one of the founders of modern feminism and Paul Gauguins grandmother. ... Sojurner Truth Sojourner Truth (c. ...

Artists, Writers and Poets

Emma Abbott Emma Abbott (December 9, 1850 – January 5, 1891), American opera singer, was born in Chicago, Illinois and studied in Milan and Paris. ... Anna Akhmatova by Zinaida Serebryakova,1922 Anna Akhmatova (Анна Ахматова, Анна Андреевна Горенко, June 23, 1889 (June 11, Old Style and also St. ... Isabel Allende Isabel Allende Llona (born August 2, 1942) is a Chilean writer whose books have been translated into many languages. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum) Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Peggy Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a novelist, poet, literary critic, and a pioneer of Canadian womens writing. ... Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 - June 14, 1926) was an American painter. ... Anna Comnena (December 1, 1083 - 1153) was a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus, and is the first known female historian. ... Alexandra David-Néel (October 24, 1868 - September 8, 1969) was a French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer. ... Régine Deforges (born on August 15, 1935) is a French author, editor, director, and playwright. ... Grazia Deledda (September 27, 1871 - August 15, 1936), born in Nuoro, Sardinia, was an Italian writer whose works won her a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Blixen in Kenya, 1918 Isak Dinesen (April 17, 1885-September 7, 1962) was a pen name for the Danish author Karen Blixen. ... Marguerite Donnadieu (April 4, 1914 - March 3, 1996), better known as Marguerite Duras, was a writer and film director. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... Anne Ninon de lEnclos also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos (November 10? sometime between 1615 and 1623 - October 17, 1705) was a French author, and patron of the arts. ... Marie de France was a poet, in France and England during the late 12th century. ... Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a poet and courtesan of Venice during the sixteenth century. ... Judith Beheading Holofernes (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593 - 1653) is today considered one of the most accomplished Early Baroque painters in the generation influenced by Caravaggio (the Caravaggisti). Remarkably, in an era when women painters were not... Nina Hamnett (February 14, 1890 - December 16, 1956) was an artist and writer, known as the Queen of Bohemia. ... Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891–January 28, 1960) was an African-American folklorist and author. ... Elfriede Jelinek talking to anti-government protesters in Vienna, June 2000 Elfriede Jelinek (born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian feminist playwright and novelist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Clarice Lispector (December 10, 1920 - December 9, 1977) was a Brazilian writer. ... Toni Morrison (born February 18, 1931) is one of the most prominent authors in world literature, having won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Caricature of Ouida (Punch, August 20, 1881) Ouida (January 7, 1839 – January 25, 1908) was the pen name of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée). ... Georgia O’Keeffe in Abiquiu, New Mexico, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1950 Georgia OKeeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American artist born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. ... Mary Pickford Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists, known as Americas Sweetheart and the girl with the curl. ... The current United Artists logo. ... Christine de Pizan, showing the interior of an apartment at the end of the 14th or commencement of the 15th century Christine de Pizan (circa 1365 - circa 1430) was a French poet and was one of a number of female authors at a time when aristocratic ladies were routinely educated. ... Ayn Rand (February 2, 1905–March 6, 1982; first name pronounced (IPA) (rhymes with mine)), born Alissa Alice Zinovievna Rosenbaum, was best known for her philosophy of Objectivism and her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. ... Ancient Greek bust of Sappho the Eresian. ... Nathalie Sarraute, born July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo, Russia - died October 19, 1999 in Paris, France, was a lawyer and a Francophone writer of Russian origin. ... Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式部 Murasaki Shikibu, c. ... Gertrude Stein was born in Pittsburgh on February 3, 1874 and died on July 27, 1946 in Paris. ... This article is about the mythological Theano. ... Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: Марина Ивановна Цвѣтаева) (October 9, 1892 – August 31, 1941) was a Russian poet and writer. ... Suzanne Valadon (September 23, 1865 - April 7, 1938) was a French painter. ... Self-portrait, 1782 Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée (April 16, 1755 - March 30, 1842) was an important French painter. ... Edna St. ... Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley (1753 - December 5, 1784), also spelled Phylis Wheatley, was the first prominent African American author. ... Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist, who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ...

Aviation and Space Exploration

Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq (born 1st January 1976) is a Yemeni born female airline pilot. ... Jacqueline Cochran, born Bessie Lee Pittman (May 11, 1906 - August 7, 1980) was a pioneer American aviatrix. ... Bessie Coleman, known as Queen Bess (January 26, 1892 - April 30, 1926) was the first African-American woman to become an airplane pilot. ... Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart (born 24 July 1897, Atchison, Kansas - missing from 2 July 1937, western Pacific ocean), daughter of Edwin and Amy Earhart, was an American aviator and noted early female pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigational flight in 1937. ... Sabiha Gökçen with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Sabiha Gökçen (March 21, 1913, Bursa - March 22, 2001, Ankara) was the first Turkish female aviator and the first female combat pilot of the world. ... Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... The word pilot has several meanings: In shipping, a pilot is someone who guides ships through the waters near a harbour, or especially narrow or otherwise dangerous coastal waters. ... Nancy Harkness Love (February 14, 1914 - October 22, 1976) was an American pilot and squadron commander during World War II. Nancy Harkness, born in Houghton, Michigan, earned her pilots license at the age of 16, a month after her first flight. ... Amy Johnson (July 1, 1903 – January 5, 1941) was a famous English aviatrix who was born in Kingston upon Hull. ... Hanna Reitsch in the Fa 61 Hanna Reitsch (March 29, 1912 - August 24, 1979) was a famous World War II German test pilot, and a favourite of the upper echelon of the Nazi party. ... Sally Kristen Ride(b. ... Dr Mae C. Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, September 12, 1992, she was the first non-white woman to go into space. ... Svetlana Yevgeniyena Savitskaya - first woman to perform a space-walk Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Russian: ); born August 8, 1948, in Moscow, Russia, was a Soviet female cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. ... Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: ; born March 6, 1937), Soviet cosmonaut, flew on Vostok 6 in 1963 to become the first woman in space. ... Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) death in the Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 2, 1912 Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 - July 1, 1912) was the first major female pilot in the United States. ...

Scientists and Mathematicians

For other uses of Hypatia, see Hypatia (disambiguation). ... Ruth Benedict (née Fulton) (June 6, 1887 - September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist. ... Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (December 10, 1815 - November 27, 1852) is mainly known for having written a description of Charles Babbages early mechanical general_purpose computer, the analytical engine. ... Emilie du Chatelet Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont (December 17, 1706 - September 10, 1749) was a French mathematician, physicist and author. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... Marie Curie, one of the few people to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields, was one of the most significant researchers of radiation and its effects as a pioneer of radiology. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Irène Joliot-Curie née Curie (September 12, 1897 – March 17, 1956) was a French scientist, the daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. ... Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 - December 26, 1985) was an cuban ethologist interested in gorillas, completing an extended study of several gorilla groups, observing them daily for years in the mountain forests of Rwanda. ... Rosalind Franklin by Elliott & Fry Rosalind Elsie Franklin (Juny 38, 1920 - April 16, 1958) was a British physical chemist and crystallographer who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of coal, DNA and viruses. ... Sophie Germain Marie-Sophie Germain (April 1, 1776 – June 27, 1831) was a French mathematician, and one of the most important female mathematicians of all time. ... Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin OM (May 12, 1910–July 29, 1994) was a British scientist, born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot in Cairo. ... Grace Hopper (January 1984) Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an early computer pioneer. ... Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Софья Васильевна Ковалевская) (January 15, 1850–February 10, 1891) was a Russian mathematician and a student of Karl Weierstrass in Berlin. ... Margaret Mead Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist. ... Lise Meitner Lise Meitner (November 7, 1878–October 27, 1968) was an Austrian physicist who studied radioactivity and nuclear physics. ... Emmy Noether (March 23, 1882 – April 14, 1935) was one of the most talented mathematicians of the early 20th century, with penetrating insights that she used to develop elegant abstractions which she formalized beautifully. ... Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg (August 1, 1905 – January 28, 1993) was a prolific astronomer noted for her research into globular clusters, but best remembered for her astronomy column, which ran from 1951 until 1981. ... Linda Schele (1942 - 18 April 1998 was a noted expert in the field of Maya epigraphy and iconography. ... Prof. ...

Physicians and other Medical Notables

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (9 June 1836 – 17 December 1917) was an English physician and feminist, the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain. ... Dr. Virginia Apgar (June 7, 1909 - August 7, 1974) specialised in anesthesia and childbirth. ... Famed American nurse Clara Barton, first president of the American Red Cross Clarissa Harlowe Barton (better known as Clara Barton) (December 25, 1821 (although there is a confusion with her date of birth, as her birth certificate says the 25th, while her family members say that she was born the... Elizabeth Blackwell was the first modern woman physician. ... Jane Arminda Delano, born March 12, 1862 in Montour Falls, New York, United States – died April 15, 1919 in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, France, was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service. ... Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 - July 17, 1887) (not to be confused with Dorothy Dix) was a tireless social activist who, from the early 1840s to well after the American Civil War, drew on the most advanced 19th century ideas about psychiatric treatment to successfully lobby almost every State... Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi Mary Corinna Putnam (August 31, 1842 – June 10, 1906) was an American physician, writer, and suffragist who was the first woman to become a member of the Academy of Medicine. ... Anna Caroline Maxwell March 14, 1851 _ January 2, 1929, US Army nurse nicknamed the American Florence Nightingale. ... Florence Nightingale, OM (May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was the pioneer of modern nursing. ... Sally Louisa Tompkins (November 9, 1833 - July 26, 1916) was a humanitarian, nurse, and philanthropist who privately sponsored a hospital to treat soldiers wounded in the American Civil War. ... Jennie Kidd Trout (April 21, 1841 - 1921) was the first woman in Canada legally to become a medical doctor, and was the only woman in Canada licensed to practice medicine until 1880, when Emily Stowe completed the official qualifications. ... Mary Edwards Walker (November, 1832 – February 21, 1919) was a versatile woman — a feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, spy, prisoner of war, surgeon and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor. ...

Musicians and Singers

Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is a pianist of Argentinian origin. ... Josephine Baker, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Josephine Baker (June 3, 1908 - April 12, 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an African American dancer, actress and singer, sometimes known as The Black Venus. ... The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966) is a popular opera singer and recitalist. ... Maria Callas in the title role of Donizettis opera Anna Bolena, La Scala, Milan (1957) Maria Callas (Greek name: Μαρία Καλογεροπούλου; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was a Greek-American soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella, was one of the most important jazz singers, and the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards. ... Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, (Russian София Асгатовна Губайдулина, Tatar Sofia Äsğät qızı Ğöbäydullina) (born October 24, 1931) is a Russian-Tatar composer of deeply religious music. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 For the Canadian broadcaster known professionally as Billie Holiday, see Billie Holiday (broadcaster). ... Mahalia Jackson in 1962, photographed by Carl Van Vechten Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911–January 27, 1972) was a United States gospel singer, widely regarded as one of the best in the history of the genre. ... Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously released live album In Concert Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ... Miriam Makeba (born March 4, 1932) is a South African singer. ... Fanny Mendelssohn Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn Bartholdy (November 14, 1805–May 14, 1847), later Fanny Hensel, was a German pianist and amateur composer. ... Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta), is a legendary Canadian musician and painter. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a successful Canadian/American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Edith Piaf Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915 - October 11, 1963) was one of Frances most beloved singers, with much success shortly before and during World War II. Her music reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad presented with a heartbreaking voice. ... Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann (September 13, 1819 – May 20, 1896), wife of composer Robert Schumann, was one of the leading pianists of the Romantic era as well as a composer. ... Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA was the most popular and successful blues singer of 1920s and 30s, and a huge influence on the singers who followed her. ... Patti Smith is often confused with Patty Smyth - the former lead singer of the band Scandal. ... Lucinda Williams on the cover of her album Sweet Old World Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. ... The Very Best of Sheryl Crow album cover Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and song writer. ... Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963 in Newton, North Carolina, USA) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir IPA: , (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, trip-hop, alternative rock, jazz, electronica, folk, and classical. ... Christina Aguilera from the 2002 Stripped promotional photoshoot Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York), colloquially known as Xtina, is an American popular music singer-songwriter. ...

Outlaws, Pirates and Criminals

Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 - 25 July 2001) was an Indian dacoit-turned-politician. ... Karla Homolka Karla Leanne Homolka, also known as Karla Leanne Teale, born May 4, 1970 in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in abetting her husband, serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist Paul Bernardo. ... Louise Lanctôt, born March 24, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a convicted terrorist and writer. ... The Front de Libération du Québec (Quebec Liberation Front), commonly known as the FLQ, was a separatist group founded in the 1960s and based primarily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Grace O Malley (Irish name Gráinne Ní Mháille, also known as Granuaile or Gráinne Mhaol) (c. ... Ulrike Meinhof (October 7, 1934, Oldenburg - May 9, 1976, Stuttgart) was a German radical leftist militant who started out as a journalist. ... Mary Read was a famous pirate born in the late 17th century who disguised herself as a man and later became pregnant. ... Anne Bonny Anne Bonny (1697-?) was a female pirate of Irish descent who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham throughout the Caribbean and escaped sentenced death through an unwanted pregnancy. ... Ching Shih (石香姑 1775_1844) first became known as a Chinese prostitute called Shih Yang. ... Aileen Wuornos, from Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer. ... Bonnie and Clyde clowning. ...

Religious Figures

Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... // Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianitys central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. ... Haddassah more commonly known as Esther (אֶסְתֵּר, Standard Hebrew Ester, Tiberian Hebrew ʾEstÄ“r) was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus (commonly identified with Xerxes I or Artaxerxes II), and heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her. ... The name Ruth can refer to: The Book of Ruth, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. ... God creates Adam, by Michelangelo. ... Helena Blavatsky Helena Petrovna Hahn (also Hélène) (July 31, 1831 (O.S.) (August 12, 1831 (N.S.)) - May 8, 1891 London, England), better known as Helena Blavatsky or Madame Blavatsky was the founder of Theosophy. ... Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) Aimee Semple McPherson (October 9, 1890–September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or simply Sister, was an evangelist and media sensation in the 1920s and 1930s, founder of the Foursquare Gospel Church. ... Elise Rivet born January 19, 1890, in Draria, Algeria - died March 30, 1945, Ravensbrück, Germany, was a Roman Catholic nun and war heroine. ... Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. ... A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar Blessed Hildegard of Bingen (or von Bingen) (September 16, 1098 – September 17, 1179) was a German abbess, monastic leader, mystic, author, and composer of music. ... Kuan Yin (Pinyin: Guanyin; also written Kwan Yin or in other variants which hyphenate or remove the space between the two words) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. ... Julian of Norwich (c. ... Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity. ... Táhirih (literally The Pure One) and Qurrat al-Ayn (literally Comfort of the Eyes or Solace of the Eyes) are the religious titles of Fatima Baraghani (1814-1820, died 1852 - birth date uncertain, as birth records were destroyed at her execution), an influential poet and theologian of the B... Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ... Ellen Gould White (née Harmon) (November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was co-founder of Seventh-day Adventism. ... Missing image Regina Jonas Regina Jonas, (August 3, 1902 - September 2, December 12, 1944) was a Berlin-born woman rabbi. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished,. In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi or Rebbi... Teresa of Avila by Peter Paul Rubens Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53 miles north-west of Madrid), Old Castile, March 28, 1515; died...

Soldiers, Agents and Spies

Sikelgaita (1040-April 16, 1090) was a Lombard princess, the second wife of Robert Guiscard. ... Robert Guiscard (i. ... Image of Joan of Arc, painted between 1450 and 1500 (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490) St Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne dArc) (January 1412–30 May 1431), also styled the Maid of Orléans (Pucelle dOrléans), is a national heroine of France and... Denise Madeleine Bloch, born in 1915 in France - died February 5, 1945 in Ravensbrück, Germany, was a heroine of World War II. From a Jewish family, by the middle of 1942 in occupied France they were being rounded up by the Gestapo. ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), often called the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organisation initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... Edith Cavell Statue in memory of Edith Cavell, opposite the National Portrait Gallery, London A propaganda image of Edith Cavell Edith Louisa Cavell (December 4, 1865 - October 12, 1915) is one of the few famous heroines of World War I. Edith Cavell was born at Swardeston in Norfolk, where her... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... A woodblock print of Tomoe Gozen in battle. ... Mata Hari, exotic dancer and convicted spy, made her name synonymous with femme fatale during WWI. For the Indonesian supermarket/department store chain, see Matahari. ... Marina Raskova Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (March 28, 1912–January 4, 1943) was a famous Russian navigator, often referred to as the Russian Amelia Earhart. She later became one of over 800,000 women in the military service in a huge way by founding three female air regiments which would eventually... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... Odette Sansom while in service of the SOE Odette Marie Celine Sansom (April 28, 1912 - March 13, 1995) was an Allied heroine of World War II. Biography Odette Marie Celine Brailly was born in Amiens in the Somme département of France. ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), often called the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organisation initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... Hannah Szenes (or Chana Senesh) (July 17, 1921 - November 7, 1944) was a Hungarian Jewish woman who became a partisan. ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), often called the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organisation initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... Countess Krystyna Skarbek (May 1, 1915 - June 15, 1952) was a Polish-born World War II British SOE agent also known by the nom de guerre, Christine Granville. ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), often called the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organisation initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, G.C., M.B.E., CdG (June 26, 1921 – February 5?, 1945) was a World War II secret agent. ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), often called the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organisation initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... Harriet Tubman in 1880 Harriet Tubman (born 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland, died March 10, 1913 in Auburn, New York), also known as Black Moses, was an African-American freedom fighter. ... Nancy Wake in Paris, 1932 Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, GC, AC, Croix de Guerre (x3), born on August 30, 1912 in Wellington, New Zealand, was the Allies most decorated servicewoman of World War II who fought alongside the Maquis group of the French Resistance. ...

Movie Directors

Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1897, was a pioneering director during the Golden Age of Hollywood, a period in which there were few if any other women directors. ... Maya Deren Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 16, 1961) was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film theorist of the 1940s and 1950s. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actress, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... Penny Marshall (October 15, 1942) is an American actress, producer and director. ...

Famous Actresses

See list List of female actors

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian and star of I Love Lucy. ... Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 - December 12, 1968) was a United States actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, born in Huntsville, Alabama. ... Ingrid Bergman at 14 Ingrid Bergman   listen? (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Sarah Bernhardt (portrait by Nadar) Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. ... This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also singer named Betty Davis. ... Judi Dench as M in GoldenEye Judith Olivia Dench, better known as Judi Dench, CH, DBE (born on December 9, 1934 in York) is a British stage, film and television actress. ... Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve (born October 22, 1943) is a French actress, born in Paris, France. ... Farrow on the cover of Glamour, 1968 Mia Farrow (born on February 9, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an Irish-American actress. ... Alicia Christian Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an Oscar winning American actress and director. ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. ... Ava Gardner Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. ... Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Helen Hunt Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born 15 June 1963) is an American actress. ... May Irwin born June 27, 1862 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada – died October 22, 1938 in New York City, United States, was an actress, singer and major star of vaudeville. ... Grace Kelly (1929–1982). ... Nicole Mary Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning Australian actress, producer and singer. ... Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) Vivien Leigh (November 5, 1913 – July 7, 1967) was an English actress who was born Vivian Mary Hartley in Darjeeling, India to Ernest Hartley (who was of English parentage) and Gertrude Robinson Yackje (of Irish descent). ... Sophia Loren in 1955 Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is considered to be the most famous Italian actress of all time. ... Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was an American actress of the 20th century. ... Mary Pickford Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists, known as Americas Sweetheart and the girl with the curl. ... Isabella Rossellini, 1990 Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini, born in Rome on June 18, 1952, is a model and an actress, daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. ... Lillian Russell (Helen Louise Leonard) (December 4, 1861 - June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. ... Streep in Silkwood (1983) Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has received numerous accolades for her work in movies and television and who, from the 1980s to the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field. ... Julie Andrews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music. ... Reese Witherspoon Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Scottish-American actress perhaps most familiar as Elle Woods in the film Legally Blonde (2001) and its sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003). ... By name List of female movie actors (A-K) (A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K) List of female movie actors (L-Z) (L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z) By country List of Indian actresses By category...

Sportswomen

Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977), is the daughter of the boxer many consider to be the greatest fighter of all time, Muhammad Ali. ... Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Nadia Elena Comaneci (originally Comăneci) (born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian-born gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals, and the first to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. ... Dawn Fraser (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. ... Delia Chikita Gonzalez is one of todays best flyweights in the sport of womens boxing. ... Stefanie Maria Steffi Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former World No. ... Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater who was born July 26, 1956 at Chicago, Illinois, here parents moved to Riverside, Connecticut shortly after she was born, where she spent the rest of her childhood. ... Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama) is an American soccer player. ... Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Eliška Junková, also known as Elizabeth Junek, born November 16, 1900 in Olomouc, Moravia, Austro-Hungarian empire - died on January 5, 1994 in Prague, Czech Republic, is regarded as one of the greatest female drivers in Grand Prix motor racing history. ... At World Championship 1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is generally considered as the best all-around female athlete in the world and the all-time greatest heptathlete. ... Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet gymnast. ... Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player who achieved much success in the French and British womens game from 1919 to 1926, winning 25 Grand Slam titles. ... Rebecca Lobo (born October 6, 1973) is a WNBA and college basketball analyst and was a professional basketball player for the WNBA from 1997 to 2003. ... Jeannie Longo en route to a 1st place finish in the Rupert to Pomerelle stage of the 2000 Womens Challenge Jeannie Longo (born October 31, 1958) is a female French cyclist, multiple French and world champion, who is still active in cycling in 2004. ... Ellen MacArthur Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born July 8, 1976) is a British sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight. ... Christy Martin (born June 12, 1968) is a participant of the sport of womens boxing. ... Shirley Muldowney (born June 9, 1940 in Schenectady, New York), the First Lady of Drag Racing was the first woman to receive a licence to drive a top fuel dragster by the NHRA . ... Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová   listen? (b. ... Hellé Nice, born December 15, 1900 - died October 1, 1984, was a French model, dancer, and a Grand Prix motor racing driver. ... Hot new amateur womens boxer, Rebecca Rodriguez is managed by former world flyweight champion Delia Chikita Gonzalez and is expected to win many medals and championships in amateur boxing and world championships in professional boxing. ... Laura Serrano (born October 30, 1967) almost became a boxer by default, but soon she showed she was born with the talent to become a champion. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 in Port Arthur, Texas – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ...

Other

Gladys Aylward was the British missionary worker whose story was made into the Hollywood film, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman. ... Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell, GBE was born Olave St Clair Soames on February 22, 1889 at Chesterfield, England. ... James Barry (1795 – 25 July 1865) was either a British woman of uncertain origin, or an intersex person, who lived as a man, possibly in order to work as a medical doctor in the British Army. ... Dorothea Beale (1831-1906) was an English teacher, founder of St. ... Self portrait of Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1906–August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and photo journalist. ... Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (August 19, 1883 - January 10, 1971) was a French fashion designer and perfume creator. ... Elfi von Dassanowsky (born February 2, 1924) is an Austrian singer, pianist and film producer. ... Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright and left-wing activist, romantically involved for thirty years with pulp writer Dashiell Hammett. ... Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was a deafblind American author, activist and lecturer. ... Melanie Klein Melanie Klein, (1882 - 1960), Austrian psychotherapist, built on the work of Sigmund Freud, particularly in the area of child psychology. ... Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon (1906-1978), important archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent and excavator of Jericho in Jordan from 1952 to 1958. ... Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian educator, scientist, physician, philosopher, feminist, and humanitarian. ... Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872–February 2, 1957) was an American architect. ... Emily Roebling Emily Warren Roebling (1843 – 1903) was the daughter-in-law of John Augustus Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge. ... Billy Lee Tipton (December 29, 1914 - January 21, 1989) was a United States jazz pianist and saxophonist. ... Margaret Mead Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist. ...

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Henrietta Muir Edwards (1849 – 1931) an advocate for working women and founder of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada.
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