A Native American guide and interpreter. The only woman on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
Category: Religion & Ethnic Culture.
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Madeleine Albright, 1937
A politician and diplomat. The first female Secretary of State in the US.
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Edmonia Lewis, 1844-1907
The first professional African-American and Native American sculptress to gain an international reputation.
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Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893
Abolitionist, suffragist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. The first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.
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Phyllis Schlafly, 1924-2016
A lawyer, writer, conservative political activist, and political analyst. Best known for campaigning against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Law. -
Frances Perkins, 1880-1965
A workers-rights advocate, the 4th US Secretary of Labor, the first woman in this position, the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary, and the first woman to serve in a Presidential cabinet.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Activism & Feminism, Academy & Education. -
Kamala Harris, 1964
The first female Vice President of the United States, the first woman to serve as California attorney general, a US Senator from California, and a lawyer.
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Janet Yellen, 1946
An American economist and the first woman to serve as the Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, and the first woman Secretary of the Treasury.
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Economics & Finance, Academy & Education. -
Nancy Pelosi, 1940
A Democratic congresswoman from California, the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Josephine Butler, 1920-1997
A community leader for racial and gender equality, civil rights, and environmental activist in DC.
Category: Activism & Feminism.