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.
-
-
Kathrine Switzer, 1947
Marathon runner, author, and television commentator; the first woman to officially run in the Boston Marathon.
Category: Sports. -
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. -
Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910
Poet, author, lecturer, abolitionist, women’s rights activist, co-founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), and one of the initiators of US Mother’s Day.
Category: Activism & Feminism, Literature & Poetry. -
Deborah Sampson, 1760-1827
A woman warrior of the American Revolutionary War, fought for the Patriot forces while disguised as a man.
Category: Army & Security Forces, Activism & Feminism. -
Adrienne Rich, 1929-2012
An award-winning American poet, essayist, and feminist thought influencer, who was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century."
Category: Literature & Poetry, Academy & Education, Activism & Feminism. -
Meredith Bergmann, 1955
A sculptress and poet, famous for creating the Boston Women’s Memorial and for her contribution to the regeneration of public monuments in the US.
Category: Arts, Literature & Poetry. -
Jane Swift, 1965
The first female governor of Massachusetts and the youngest female Governor in US history.
Category: Politics & Leaders. -
Mary Baker Eddy, 1821-1910
A spiritual leader and author, famous for establishing the Christian Science Movement.
Category: Religion & Ethnic Culture, Health, Science & Technology. -
Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska, 1829-1902
A pioneering female doctor and educator of female physicians.
Category: Health, Activism & Feminism.