A poet, journalist, playwright, and political activist. Associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
Category: Literature & Poetry, Activism & Feminism.
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Sarah Josepha Hale, 1788-1879
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.
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Anna Wintour, 1949
The legendary editor in chief of Vogue magazine; one of the most powerful fashion industry figures.
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Fern Mallis, 1948
Fashion industry consultant and philanthropist. The co-creator of New York Fashion Week. Often referred to as “The Godmother of Fashion.”
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Dorothy Arzner, 1897-1979
Pioneering film director, the only woman director during the “Golden Age” of Hollywood and the first woman to direct a sound film.
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Gloria Steinem, 1934
A feminist leader, journalist, editor, social-political activist, and a spokeswoman for the American Feminist Movement.
Category: Media, Activism & Feminism. -
Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850
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. -
Matilda Joslyn Gage, 1826-1898
An author, editor, suffragist, abolitionist, and a Native-American rights activist.
Category: Activism & Feminism, Media. -
Eleanor Josephine Medill “Cissy” Patterson, 1881-1948
The first woman to serve as editor in chief and publisher of a major US daily newspaper.
Category: Media, Buisiness & Entrepreneurship.