Tag: NYC Women

A nurse, social reformer, suffragist, peace and civil rights activist. The founder of the Henry Street Settlement and several health organizations in the US.
Category: Health, Activism & Feminism.

Fashion publicist, the founder of New York Fashion Week, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Known as the “Empress of Seventh Avenue.”
Category: Fashion & Beauty, Business & Entrepreneurship.

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.

Anglo-American physician and public health activist. The first woman to receive a medical degree in the US and the first woman to enter the British General Medical Council’s medical register.
Category: Health.

A film, theater, and opera director, playwright, and costume designer. Best known for her Broadway production of “The Lion King.”
Category: Theater & Cinema.

A socialite and philanthropist. The co-founder of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and its biggest donor.
Category: Art.

Actress, dancer, and singer, the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar and the third person to win all the four major entertainment awards - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.
Category: Theater & Cinema.

Olympic swimmer, the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Category: Sports.

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