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SOPHONISBA BRECKENRIDGE (1866-1948) SCHOLAR, TEACHER, SOCIAL ACTIVIST

ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE (c 1122-DIED THIS DATE 1204)-QUEEN CONSORT OF LOUIS VII OF FRANCE AND HENRY II OF ENGLAND. WENT ON SECOND CRUSADES, 1147-49.

DEBBIE REYNOLDS-1932-ACTRESS, SINGER

ALI McGRAW-1939-ACTRESS

JANE POWELL-1928-SINGER, ACTRESS

ALBERTA HUNTER (1895-1984) BLUES AND JAZZ SINGER/COMPOSER

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ELEANOR MARGARET BURBRIDGE-1948-ASTRONOMER, EDUCATOR

EMMYLOU HARRIS-1947-SINGER, ACTRESS

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JANE GOODALL-1934-ANTHROPOLOGIST, CONSERVATIONIST. CHIMPANZEE STUDIES. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.

DORIS DAY-1924-SINGER, ACTRESS

JAN STERLING-1923-ACTRESS

MARSHA MASON-1942-ACTRESS

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DOROTHEA DIX (1808-1887)-SOCIAL REFORMER. PIONEER FOR HUMANE TREATMENT OF THE INSANE.

ERNESTINE GILBRETH CAREY-1908-AUTHOR, "CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN". DAUGHTER OF TIME STUDY EXPERT, LILLIAN GILBRETH.

FRANCES LANGFORD-1913-SINGER, ACTRESS

CLORIS LEACHMAN-1928-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE

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BETTE DAVIS (1908-1993) ACTRESS

GALE STORM, 1922, ACTRESS

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ELIZABETH BARRETT-BROWNING (1806-1861)-POET

MARY MAPLES DUNN, 1949, COLLEGE PRESIDENT, SMITH COLLEGE

JANICE IAN-1950-SINGER, SONGWRITER

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YVONNE FEDDERSON, 1935, CO-FOUNDER, CHILDHELP USA, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.

IRENE CASTLE (1893-1969)-DANCER. LEADER IN ANTI-VIVISECTION MOVEMENT.

BILLIE HOLLIDAY (1915-1959)-JAZZ AND BLUES SINGER

GABRIELA MISTAL (1889-1957) POET. FIRST LATIN AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE, 1945.

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ELIZABETH BARRETT-CONNOR-1935-EPIDEMIOLOGIST, EDUCATOR. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1984.

BETTY FORD-1918-FORMER FIRST LADY (US). FOUNDER, BETTY FORD DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTER.

SONJA HEINIE-(1912-1969)-FIGURE SKATER. WORLD AND OLYMPIC CHAMPION. ACTRESS.

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MICHAEL LEARNED-1939-ACTRESS. WORKS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

GIUDITTA PASTA (1798-1865) OPERA SINGER. KNOWN FOR HER LARGE VOCAL RANGE

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CLARE BOOTHE LUCE (1905-1987)-POLITICIAN, JOURNALIST, PLAYWRIGHT, DIPLOMAT. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.

FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965)-EDUCATOR, SOCIAL WORKER. US SEC. OF LABOR, FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A CABINET POSITION. DEDICATED TO GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS.

JOHNNIE TILLMON-1926-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. FOUNDING CHAIR, NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

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LOUISE LASSER-1939-ACTRESS

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IMOGENE CUNNINGHAM (1883-1976)-PHOTOGRAPHER AND PAINTER

ANN MILLER-1923-DANCER, ACTRESS

JANE WITHERS-1927-CHILD FILM ACTRESS OF THE 30'S. TV PERSONALITY.

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EUDORA WELTY-1909-WRITER, HISTORICAL WORKS ABOUT SOUTHERN FAMILIES. CATHERINE de MEDICIS (1519-1589) QUEEN CONSORT OF HENRY II OF FRANCE

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LORETTA LYNN-1935-COUNTRY-WESTERN SINGER, SONGWRITER

GLORIA DEAN RANDLE SCOTT-1938-EDUCATOR, PRESIDENT, BEAUMONT COLLEGE

JULIE CHRISTIE-1941-ACTRESS

CLARICE ELAINE GAYLORD, 1943, US DIRECTOR RESEARCH GRANTS, EPA.

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ELIZABETH CATELETT-1919-SCULPTOR AND LITHOGRAPHER

MARIAN JORDAN (1897-1961) ACTRESS. "MOLLY" OF "FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY"

BESSIE SMITH (1894-1937)-BLUES SINGER. KNOWN AS "QUEEN OF THE BLUES"

NORMA MERRICK SKLAREK-1928-FIRST BLACK WOMAN ARCHITECT IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA

ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY-1933-ACTRESS

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MOTHER JOSEPH [ESTHER PARISEAU]-(1823-?) RELIGIOUS LEADER. LEAD GROUP OF MISSIONARIES TO NORTHWEST TERRITORY. NATIONAL STATUARY HALL, US CAPITOL.

QUEEN MARGRETHA OF DENMARK-1940-RULING MONARCH

EDIE ADAMS-1929-SINGER

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD-1939-SINGER

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OLIVIA HUSSEY-1951-ACTRESS

ANN SHIRLEY-1918-ACTRESS

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LUCREZIA BORGIA [DUCHESS OF FERRARA] (1480-1519) NOBLEWOMAN-ITALY

BARBARA HALE-1922-ACTRESS

HAYLEY MILLS-1946-ACTRESS

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GERTRUDE VANDERBILT WHITNEY (1897-1942)-SCULPTOR, ART BENEFACTOR

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MARY VAUGHN-?-CIVIC WORKER. NURSING HOME OWNER/ADMINISTRATOR. 11TH WOMAN

AWARD, LLA, 1988

HARRIETT ELIZABETH BYRD-1926-POLITICIAN, WYOMING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

EDUCATOR

NINA FOCH-1924-ACTRESS

JESSICA LANGE-1949

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ELIZABETH II-1926-QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND, SINCE 1952

ELAINE MAY-1932-ACTRESS

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ISABELLA (1451-1504)-QUEEN OF CASTILE. PATRON TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

CHARLOTTE RAE-1926-ACTRESS

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK-1928-ACTRESS, U.S. DIPLOMAT, TWICE SELECTED.

BERNADETTE DEVLIN-1947-IRISH CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER

VALERIE BERTINELLI-1960-ACTRESS

SANDRA DEE-1942-ACTRESS

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SHIRLEY MacLAINE-1934-ACTRESS, DANCER, AUTHOR, METAPHYSICIAN

BARBRA STREISAND-1942-SINGER, ACTRESS, PEACE ACTIVIST

ANGELA BURDETT-COUTTS (1814-1906) PHILANTHROPIST EXTRORDINAIRE

JILL IRELAND (1936-1993) ACTRESS, WRITER, HEALTH ACTIVIST

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ELLA FITZGERALD-1918-JAZZ SINGER

MELISSA HAYDEN-1923-ACTRESS

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CAROL BURNETT-1936-COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN

MARTHA FINLEY (1808-1909)-WRITER, CHILDREN'S BOOKS

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CORETTA SCOTT KING-1927-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, HUMANITARIAN. WIDOW OF

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SANDY DENNIS (1937-1992) ACTRESS

SHEENA EASTON-1959-ACTRESS

ANOUK AIMEE-1922-ACTRESS

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ANN-MARGRET-1941-ACTRESS, DANCER, SINGER

GHISLAINE HERMANEZ-1942-ARCHITECT

BEVERLY F. ALBERT-1938-ARCHITECT

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CELESTE HOLM-1919-ACTRESS

BETSY ANCKER-JOHNSON-1927-PHYSICIST, AUTO COMPANY EXEC.

KATE MULGREW-1955-ACTRESS

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GLORIA McMILLAN-EDUCATOR, INVOLVED IN SPACE STUDY. TEACHER IN SPACE- CALIFORNIA. 11TH WOMAN, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.

EVE ARDEN-1912-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE

JILL CLAYBURGH-1944-ACTRESS