MARIA MITCHELL (1818-1889) AMERICA'S FIRST WOMAN ASTRONOMER. FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. EDUCATOR.

YVONNE DeCARLO-1924-ACTRESS

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MYRNA LOY-1905-1993 ACTRESS

KITTY CARLISLE-1915-SINGER, ACTRESS, ARTS COMMISSIONER

PHYLLIS JAMES (P.D. JAMES)-1920-MYSTERY WRITER

JEWELL JACKSON McCABE-1945-ACTIVIST. PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COALTION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN

BEATRICE STRAIGHT-1918-ACTRESS

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SALLY BENSON (1899-1966) NOVELIST

DOLORES DEL RIO-1908-SILENT SCREEN ACTRESS

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SISTER VINCE OTTO-1932-MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVIST. LLA 1985.

MARY BEARD (1876-1958) HISTORIAN. CHAMPIONED WOMEN'S CAUSES. WRITER.

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LUCILLE BALL (1911-1989) ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE, PRODUCER, BELOVED ENTERTAINER

HELEN HULL JACOBS-1908-CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYER, WRITER

CLARA BOW (1905-1965) SILENT SCREEN ACTRESS. THE "IT" GIRL OF 1920'S FILMS.

CATHERINE BEECHER (1800-1878) EDUCATOR. CHAMPIONED HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN

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HELEN CALDICOTT-1938-PHYSICIAN, PEACE ACTIVIST. JEHAN SADAT PEACE AWARD, 1987

BILLIE BURKE (1885-1970-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE

TAYLOR CALDWELL-1900-NOVELIST

ANN BEATTIE-1947-WRITER

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JOSEPHINE HOLT BAY-1900-STOCKBROKER, FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD FIRM ON NY STOCK

EXCHANGE

ESTHER HOBART MORRIS (1814-?) SUFFRAGIST, ANTI-SLAVERY ACTIVIST. PERSUADED WYOMING TO ENACT LAW GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE (1869). FIRST

WOMAN TO HOLD JUDICIAL OFFICE IN MODERN WORLD. HONORED, NATIONAL STATUARY HALL, US CAPITOL.

SYLVIA SIDNEY-1910-ACTRESS

MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS-????-WRITER, "THE YEARLING"

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MELANIE GRIFFITH-1957-ACTRESS

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HILDA DOOLITTLE (1886-1961) POET, PROMINENT MEMBER OF IMAGIST MOVEMENT

RHONDA FLEMING-1923-ACTRESS

PEPSI NUNES-1952-MARINE BIOLOGIST

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ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN-1941-POLITICIAN, LAWYER, US REPRESENTATIVE

ARLENE DAHL-ACTRESS, MODEL, BEAUTY COLUMNIST

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JANE WYATT-1910-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN, PHILANTHROPIST. LLA HONOREE, 1985

MARY ROBERTS RINEHART-????-WRITER

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LUCY STONE (1818-1893) FEMINIST. FOUNDED AMERICAN WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSN., ORGANIZED WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION. (FIRST KNOWN WOMAN TO KEEP HER OWN

NAME AFTER MARRIAGE).

ANN ARMSTRONG DAILEY-1940-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR CHILDREN'S HOSPICE INTERNATIONAL. LLA, 1990.

JACQUEINE BISSETT-1946-ACTRESS

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LINDA ELLERBEE-1944-TV JOURNALIST, PRODUCER

NIARA SUDARKASA (GLORIA MARSHALL CLARK)-1938-EDUCATOR, FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN COLLEGE.

DANIELE STEEL-1947-AUTHOR

MARYLYN ROBERTS-1931-LIBRARIAN, FOUNDING MEMBER WIC

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JULIA CHILD-1912-CHEF, AUTHOR, TELEVISION PERSONALITY

EDNA FERBER (1885-1968) AUTHOR, PLAYWRIGHT

MAXINE WATERS-1936-POLITICIAN. CALIFORNIA SENATOR. HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE.

SIGNE HASSO-1910-ACTRESS

WENDY HILLER-1912-ACTRESS

ROSE MARIE-1925-COMEDIC ACTRESS

JANICE RULE-1931-ACTRESS

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NADIA BOULANGER (1887-1979) CONDUCTOR, MUSIC EDUCATOR. FIRST WOMAN TO CONDUCT BOSTON SYMPHONY AND NY PHILHARMONIC

ETHEL BARRYMORE (1879-1959) CLASSIC FILM AND STAGE ACTRESS

ANN BLYTH-1928-ACTRESS

LESLIE ANN WARREN-1941-ACTRESS

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BARBARA HECK (BORN 1734-DIED THIS DATE, 1804) RELIGIOUS LEADER. ORGANIZED FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN US, 1765. CALLED MOTHER OF METHODISM.

HAZEL BISHOP-1906-CHEMIST, COSMETICS MANUFACTURER

MAUREEN O'HARA-1921-ACTRESS

MAUREEN CONNALLY (1934-69 CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYER

JEAN R. ADAMS-1928-ENTOMOLOGIST

ELEANOR STEBER-1916-OPERA SINGER

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ROSALYNN CARTER-1927-FORMER US FIRST LADY. MENTAL HEALTH AND E.R.A. ADVOCATE

SHELLEY WINTERS-1922-ACTRESS

VIRGINIA DARE (1587-?) FIRST CHILD BORN IN U.S. TO ENGLISH PARENTS

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JANE BLALOCK-1945-CHAMPION GOLFER

COCO CHANEL (1883-1971) FASHION DESIGNER

JILL St. JOHN-1940-ACTRESS

COUNTESSE DuBARRY [MARIE JEANNE BECU] (1743-1793)-MISTRESS OF LOUIS XIV.

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CONNIE CHUNG-1946-NATIONAL NEWSANCHOR-NBC

CARLA FRACCI-1936-BALLERINA

ELIZABETH ASHLEY-1941-ACTRESS

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ANA ISABEL ANDERSON-IMBERT-1940-PHYSICIAN, RHEUMATOLOGIST

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VALERIE HARPER-1940-ACTRESS

THEONI VACHLIOTIS ALDREDGE-1932-AWARD WINNING COSTUME DESIGNER

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NORAH ELLEN O'NEILL-1949-AIRLINE PILOT-FLYING TIGERS

SHELLEY LONG-1949-ACTRESS

BARBARA EDEN-1934-ACTRESS

VERA MILES-1930-ACTRESS, SINGER, DANCER

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KAREN KESKULLA UHLENBECK-1942-MATHEMETICIAN, EDUCATOR

ANITA V. FIGUEREDO-1916-PHYSICIAN, HUMANITARIAN. LLA-1986

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ALTHEA GIBSON-1927-TENNIS CHAMPION. FIRST BLACK PLAYER TO WIN A MAJOR

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

RUBY KEELER-1909-DANCER, ACTRESS

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GERALDINE FERRARO-1935-POLITICIAN. US VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, 1984

PEGGY GUGGENHEIM (1898-1979) ART PATRON AND COLLECTOR

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MARTHA RAYE-1916-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN

CATHERINE MARSHALL-1914-EDITOR AMD WRITER

ANTONIA FRASER-1932-BIOGRAPHER

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ELIZABETH BAYLEY SETON (1774-1821) RELIGEOUS. FOUNDER, AMERICAN SISTERS OF CHARITY. CANNONIZED IN 1975-AMERICA'S FIRST SAINT. EDUCATOR. HUMANITARIAN.

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JEHAN SADAT-1933-FORMER FIRST LADY OF EGYPT. EDUCATOR. AUTHOR. PEACE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE. LLA-1984. HON. PRES., WOMEN'S INT'L CENTER.

INGRID BERGMAN-(1915-1982)INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS

WYOMIA TYROS-1945-OLYMPIC ATHLETE. FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WIN GOLD MEDAL IN 100 METER RUN.

OLIVE ANN BEECH-1903-AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE

ISABEL SANFORD-1917-ACTRESS

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RUTH WESTERHEIMER (DR. RUTH)-1928-SEX THERAPIST, AUTHOR, LECTURER, TV PERSONALITY. LLA, 1988.

CARRIE SAXON PERRY-1931-POLITICIAN. FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A MAJOR AMERICAN CITY--HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SHIRLEY BOOTH-1907-ACTRESS

J0AN BLONDELL (1909-1979) ACTRESS

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MARIA MONTESSORI (1870-1952) PHYSICIAN, EDUCATOR. FIRST WOMAN MEDICAL DOCTOR IN ITALY. DEDICATED HER LIFE TO CHILDREN'S EDUCATION--MONTESSORI SYSTEM.

MARVA NETTLES COLLINS-1936-EDUCATOR. ESTABLISHED WEST SIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN HER HOUSE TO DEVELOP EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOR MINORITY

CHILDREN.