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The first woman from Connecticut to be elected to US Congress, the first woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad, an author, and a playwright.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Media, Theater & Cinema.

A Catholic human rights activist, pacifist, and journalist. The co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
Category: Activism & Feminism, Religion & Ethnic Culture, Media.

A media personality, socialite, actress, and businesswoman.
Category: Media, Business & Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Beauty.

Abolitionist, suffragist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. The first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.
Category: Media, Law, Activism & Feminism.

A writer, women’s rights activist, one of the first female physicians in Texas, and one of the Texas Equal Rights Association’s founders.
Category: Health, Activism & Feminism, Media, Politics & Leaders.

A civil rights activist and broadcasting executive. The first African-American to host a TV show in the South.
Category: Media.

A feminist leader, journalist, editor, social-political activist, and a spokeswoman for the American Feminist Movement.
Category: Media, Activism & Feminism.

Country music singer-songwriter, producer, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, and author. The most honored female country performer of all time.
Category: Music, Theater & Cinema, Media.

An award-winning screenwriter and television producer. Best known for creating the hit shows “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” and “How To Get Away With Murder.”
Category: Media, Activism & Feminism.

Journalist, critic, editor, translator, and women's and civil rights advocate. The first female book reviewer in the US.
Category: Literature & Poetry, Media, Activism & Feminism.