Roosevelt Eleanor
1884-1962
Ross Betsy
1752-1836 Betsy Ross was an upholsterer and seamstress. During the Revolutionary War, she became widowed and ran the family upholstery…
Ross Esther
1904-1988 Esther Ross was a Native American rights activist. She spent her life fighting for federal recognition of the Stillaguamish…
Schurz Margarethe Meyer
1833-1876 Margarethe Meyer Schurz was a German immigrant. Before leaving Germany, she and her sister had established a number of…
Seton St. Elizabeth Ann
1774-1821 Elizabeth Ann Seton was an educator who established America’s first Catholic girl's school and its first Catholic woman’s religious…
Sexton Anne
1928-1974 Anne Sexton was poet known for writing about intensely personal issues. She won the Pulitzer Prize and numerous other…
Porter Katherine Anne
1890-1980Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer prize-winning author well-known for her short stories and her novel, “Ship of Fools.”
Palmer Phoebe
1807-1874Phoebe Palmer was an evangelist who justified a woman’s right to preach and laid the groundwork for modern Pentecostalism.
Priest Ivy Baker
1905-1975Ivy Baker Priest was U.S. Treasurer during the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. Previously, she served as assistant chairwoman of the…
Parker Dorothy
1893-1967Dorothy Parker was an author known for her magazine articles and book reviews that contained her sharp wit. Also a…
Quimby Harriet
1875-1912Harriet Quimby was journalist and screenwriter, but she is most famous as an aviator. She was the first woman to…
Parks Rosa
1913-2005Rosa Parks was a civil rights pioneer, launching the Montgomery Bus Boycott and national efforts to end racial segregation. She…