There have been many women in history to leave a mark, and this is my small attempt to recognize the various impacts these women have made. I will try to have as varied and diverse a group as I can. I welcome any suggestions, either by comment here or by reaching me on Twitter (Sokorra).
- Boudica (25-61)
- Admiral Grace Hopper (1906-1992)
- Ching Shih (1775-1844)
- Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)
- Catherine Trastamara (1485-1536)
- Isabel la Catolica (1451-1504)
- Bessie Coleman (1892- 1926)
- Those Lost to the Sky (Women of NASA)
- Judith Resnik (1949-1986)
- S. Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)
- Kalpana Chawla (1962-2001)
- Laurel Clark (1961-2001)
- Cathay Williams (1844-1892?)
- Yamamoto Yae (1845-1932)
- Catherine the Great (Yekaterina Romanova) (1729-1796)
- Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000)
- Kim Seondeok ( ?-647)
- Sor Juana de la Cruz (1651-1695)
- Katsuko Sarashi (1920-2007)
- Mary Bowser (1846-?)
- Sally Ride (1951-2012)
- Yaa Asantewaa (1840-1921)
- Katy Jurado (1924-2002)
- Frida Kahlo Part 1 Part 2 (1907-1954)
- Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974)
- Alicia Dickerson Montemayor (1902-1989)
- Anne Neville (1456-1485)
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Ross (1752-1836)
- Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965)
Last updated 3/21/20
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