All Women

The founder of the birth control movement in the US, an activist, a writer, a nurse, and a sex educator in the early 20th century.
Category: Health, Academy & Education, Activism & Feminism, Business & Entrepreneurship.

The first licensed woman pharmacist in Louisiana, and the first woman to be accepted into the state pharmaceutical association.
Category: Health.

An African-American activist and a legendary famous chef, known as “The Queen of Creole Cooking”.
Category: Miscellaneous.

A feminist lawyer, civil rights activist, and congresswoman who served in the House of Representatives from NY.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Activism & Feminism, Law.

The third African-American woman to earn a medical degree, and the first in New York State.
Category: Health.

An award-winning playwright who was the first black woman to have her play produced on Broadway.
Category: Theater & Cinema.

The first female governor in the USA, the only female to serve as governor of Wyoming to this day, and the first woman to direct the US Mint.
Category: Politics & Leaders.

The first director of San Francisco Museum of Art, contributing to the Bay Area diverse modern art scene.
Category: Arts.

A suffragist, an investigative reporter, and a pioneering researcher on racial violence.
Category: Media, Activism & Feminism.

An award-winning sculptress, who was the first woman to create and erect a public sculpture in New York City.
Category: Arts.