All Women

A writer, a poet, an editor, and a women's rights advocate. Known for authoring the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and campaigning for making Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Category: Literature & Poetry, Activism & Feminism.

A Native-American woman of the Powhatan tribe who assisted the early European settlers during their first years in Virginia and fostered peace by marrying an English colonist.
Category: Religion & Ethnic Culture.

A politician and diplomat. The first female Secretary of State in the US.
Category: Politics & Leaders.

The legendary editor in chief of Vogue magazine; one of the most powerful fashion industry figures.
Category: Fashion & Beauty, Business & Entrepreneurship.

The most successful American female spy of World War II and one of the first agents of the CIA.
Category: Army & Security Forces.

Film director, screenwriter, and producer. The director of the live-action adaptation of Mulan.
Category: Theater & Cinema.

The first professional African-American and Native American sculptress to gain an international reputation.
Category: Arts.

The first licensed African-American female doctor in Denver, Colorado.
Category: Health.

A pioneering milliner, famous for her custom-made hats, and one of the first African-American women to own a business in downtown Philadelphia.
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Beauty.

Democratic Socialist politician, the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress.
Category: Politics & Leaders.