Women's History

Pioneer environmentalist- wrote the book that helped create the environmentalist movement in the late 20th century.

a dancer and choreographer best known as a leader of the modern dance expressionist movement, expressing emotion through dance

the first woman in the world to graduate from medical school. Blackwell was also a pioneer in the education of women in medicine

an anthropologist whose groundbreaking work, especially in Samoa in the 1920s with animals in the wild

A pioneer in social work-founded Hull-House in the 19th century and led it well into the 20th

singer in Harlem's Cotton Club and rose to stardom in both the film and music industries

leader and strategist of the 19th century's women's rights movement, though her friend and lifelong partner in activism, Susan B. Anthony, was more of a public face to the movement.

one of the few women to succeed as a muckraker. She exposed the predatory pricing practices of John D. Rockefeller

guided the Lewis and Clark expedition, not completely of her own volition. In 1999 her image was selected for the U.S. dollar coin

the wife of the second U.S. president and mother of the sixth. Her intellect and lively wit come alive in her many letters, which were preserved

first American woman astronaut in space, a NASA planner, and a science professor.

Her novels, including "Their Eyes Were Watching God," have enjoyed a revival in popularity since the 1970s,

Impressionist painter, often focused on themes of mothers and children. Her work gained in recognition after her death.

an American painter with a unique, spare style. In her later years, she moved to New Mexico, where she painted many desert scenes.

African-American actress, dancer, singer, and civil rights activist. After World War II she was decorated by the French government for her work in the Resistance