All Women

An economist and attorney. The first African-American woman in the US to earn a Ph.D. in economics, the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the first African-American woman to be admitted to the Pennsylvania bar.
Category: Law, Economics & Finance.

A singer, businesswoman, and social activist. The oldest National Park Ranger in the US.
Category: Academy & Education.

A poet, journalist, playwright, and political activist. Associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
Category: Literature & Poetry, Activism & Feminism.

A Playwright, director, producer, and actress. The first woman in NYC to have a license to drive a motorcycle, the first woman in NYC to have a taxi driver’s license, and the first African-American actress to appear on National Television.
Category: Theater &Amp; Cinema, Arts.

A nurse, social reformer, suffragist, peace and civil rights activist. The founder of the Henry Street Settlement and several health organizations in the US.
Category: Health, Activism & Feminism.

The first woman elected to serve a full term as a US Senator, representing Arkansas, and the first woman to chair a Senate committee.
Category: Politics & Leaders.

A famous figurative sculptress.
Category: Arts.

A suffrage leader, educator, and politician. The first Latina to run for US Congress and one of the first’s women to serve as a government official in New Mexico.
Category: Academy & Education, Activism & Feminism, Politics & Leaders.

A lawyer and Democratic politician served as the 32nd attorney general of Nevada. The first Latina in the US Senate and the first woman to represent Nevada.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Law.

The first woman to serve in the US House and the US Senate representing Maine in both, and the first woman candidate for the presidency at a major party's convention.
Category: Politics & Leaders.