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…
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…
Peratrovich Elizabeth
1911-1958Elizabeth Peratrovich was a Tlingit Native Alaskan who worked to end racial discrimination against Alaska Natives. She is credited with…
Perkins Frances
1880-1965Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary. Secretary of Labor during the administration of Franklin…
Pickens Lucy
1832-1899Lucy Pickens was the First Lady of South Carolina during the Civil War. She was known as the 'Queen of…
Pickersgill Mary
1776-1857Mary Pickersgill was a seamstress. She sewed the flag flown over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore during the…
Picotte Susan La Flesche
1865-1915Susan La Flesche Picotte is considered to be the first Native American woman physician in the U.S. She worked on…
Piestewa Lori
1979-2003Lori Piestewa was a U.S. soldier involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She was the first female soldier to…