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HATTIE WYATT CARAWAY (1878-1950)-POLITICIAN, TEACHER:FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO U.S. SENATE, TWICE RE-ELECTED

HILDEGARDE-1906-SINGER, PERSONALITY

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ELFI von DASSANOWSKY (1924-2007) PRODUCER, OPERA SINGER, MUSICIAN, ARTS PROMOTER.

NELL GWYN [ELEANOR GWUN] (1650-1687) ACTRESS. LEADING COMEDIENNE OF THE KING'S COMPANY. MISTRESS OF CHARLES II.

BETTY FIELD (1918-72) ACTRESS

ELAINE STRICH-1925-ACTRESS

FARAH FAWCETT-1947-ACTRESS

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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL (1821-1910)-PHYSICIAN-FIRST WOMAN TO GAIN M.D. IN U.S., FOUNDED LONDON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR WOMEN, 1875.

SIMONE WEIL (1909-1943) PHILOSOPHER, HUMANITARIAN, WRITER

EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY (1982-1950), POET

GERTRUDE STEIN (1874-1946)-WRITER, POLITICAL AND LITERARY ACTIVIST, NOVELIST

MORGAN FAIRCHILD-1950-ACTRESS

BLYTHE DANNER-1943-ACTRESS

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ROSA PARKS-1913-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, BROKE THE BUSING LAW FOR BLACKS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, WHICH SIGNALED THE BLACK RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN US.

IDA LUPINO-1918-ACTRESS

CONSTANCE GORE-BOOTH MARKIEWICY (1868-1927)-IRISH PATRIOT AND PLAYWRIGHT. FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO BRITISH PARLIAMENT

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MARY JOAN NIELUBOWICZ,1929,RET. REAR ADMIRAL, NURSE

JANE BRYANT QUINN-1939-NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION REPORTER

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NATALIE COLE-1950-SINGER

MAMIE VAN DOREN-1933-ACTRESS

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LAURA INGELS WILDER (1861-1957)-WRITER, "LITTLE HOUSE" SERIES

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MARJORIE LAWRENCE (1907-1979) OPERA SINGER. POLIO CUTAILED HER CAREER.

LANA TURNER-1920-ACTRESS

KATE O'FLAHERTY CHOPIN (1851-1904) NOVELIST, EARLY WRITER DEALING WITH FEMALE SEXUALITY. CONTROVERSIAL.

DAME EDITH EVANS (1888-1976) SHAKESPEAREAN ACTRESS. MADE DAME OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1946

AUDREY MEADOWS-1924-ACTRESS

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KATHERINE GRAYSON-1923-ACTRESS, SINGER

CAROL KING-1942-SINGER, SONGWRITER

JANET ISSACA ASHFORD-1949-WRITER, SPECIALIZING IM CHILDBIRTH ALTERNATIVES

MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL (BEATRICE STELLA TANNER) (1865-1940) ACTRESS. CREATED THE ROLE OF ELIZA DOOLITTLE IN PYGMALION

ALICE WALKER-1944-WRITER-"THE COLOR PURPLE", PULITZER PRIZE

MIA FARROW-1945-ACTRESS

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DAME JUDITH ANDERSON (1898-1993) STAGE AND FILM ACTRESS. LIVING LEGACY AWARD HONOREE-1986. AME OF BRITISH EMPIRE.

LEONTYNE PRICE-1927-OPERA SINGER

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MARY QUANT-1934-FASHION DESIGNER

KIM STANLEY-1925-ACTRESS

BERNICE LEVIN NEUGARTEN-1916-SOCIAL SCIENTIST, GERONTOLOGIST

VIRGINIA JOHNSON-MASTERS-1925-PSYCHOLOGIST, SEX SPECIALIST, WRITER

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JUDY BLUME-1938-WRITER, PRE-TEEN BOOKS

JACKIE TORRENCE-1944-STORY TELLER, ARTIST

MAUD ADAMS-1945-ACTRESS

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PAULINE FREDERICK (1908-1989) JOURNALIST, CORRESPONDENT, BROADCASTER. VOICE OF UNITED NATION-NBC TV FOR 21 YEARS. LLA, 1987.

EILEEN FARRELL-1920-OPERA SINGER

PATTY BERG-1918-PROFESSIONAL GOLFER

STOCKARD CHANNING-1944-ACTRESS

CAROL LYNLEY-1942-ACTRESS

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FLORENCE HENDERSON-1934-SINGER, ACTRESS

MICKEY WRIGHT-1935-AWARD WINNING GOLFER

MARGARET KNIGHT (1838-1914)-INVENTOR, "THE FEMALE THOMAS EDISON"

BETTY FRIEDAN-1921-FEMINIST, ACTIVIST, WRITER

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SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906)-SOCIAL REFORMER, CRUSADER FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS

SUSAN BROWNMILLER-1935-FEMINIST AUTHOR

CLAIRE BLOOM-1931-ACTRESS

MELISSA MANCHESTER-1951-SINGER, SONGWRITER

JANE SEYMOUR-1951-ACTRESS

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KATHERINE CORNELL (1898-1974) STAGE AND FILM ACTRESS

PATTY ANDREWS-1920-SINGER (ANDREWS SISTERS)

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MARY ANN MOBLEY-1939-HUMANITARIAN, TELEVISION PERSONALITY, FRM. MISS AMERICA RECEIVED. INT'L HUMANITARIAN AWARD, ALONG WITH HUSBAND, GARY COLLINS, LIVING LEGACY AWARDS, 1987.

MARGARET TRUMAN DANIELS, 1924, AUTHOR, DAUGHTER OF FORMER US PRESIDENT

MARY FRANCES BERRY-1938-U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, EDUCATOR. HEADED U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

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HELEN GURLEY BROWN-1922-AUTHOR, EDITOR-COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE

KIM NOVACK-1935-ACTRESS

YOKO ONO-1933-CONCEPTUAL ARTIST, SINGER, RECORDING ARTIST

CYBILL SHEPHERD-1950-ACTRESS

TONI MORRISON-1931-NOVELIST. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER.

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IONE MYLONAS SHEAR-1936-ARCHEOLOGIST

FRANCES K. BAIRSTOW-1920-EDUCATOR, LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTANT

JUSTINE BATEMAN-1966-ACTRESS

MERLE OBERON (1911-1979) ACTRESS

CARSON McCULLER (1917-1967)-NOVELIST

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ANGELINA GRIMKE (1805-1979)-REFORMER, ABOLITIONIST, POLITICIAN, LAWYER

KATHRYN KUHLMAN (c. 1907-DIED THIS DATE, 1976) RELIGIOYS LEADER, FAITH HEALER. FOUNDED ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO HELPING DRUG ADDICTS AND BLIND CHILDREN.

AMANDA BLAKE-1931-ACTRESS

GLORIA VANDERBILT-1922-ARTIST, FASHION DESIGNER

SANDY DUNCAN-1946-ACTRESS

JENNIFER O'NEILL-1947-ACTRESS

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BARBARA JORDAN-1936-POLITICIAN, TEACHER-FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 20TH CENTURY; U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (1972-78), KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 1976 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, POLITICAL EDUCATOR-UNIV. OF TEXAS-AUSTIN. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.

ERMA BOMBECK-1928-HUMORIST, COLUMNIST

EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY (1892-1950) POET, WRITER, FEMINIST

RUE McCLANAHAN-1936-ACTRESS

JILL EIKENBERRY-1947-ACTRESS

NINA SIMONE-1933-SINGER, SONGWRITER, PIANIST

TYNE DAILEY-1947-ACTRESS

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AMY STRUM ALCOTT-1956-CHAMPION PROFESSIONAL GOLFER

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EMMA HART WILLARD (1780-1870)-PIONEER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, FOUNDED

TROY FEMALE SEMINARY

NADEZHDA KONSTANTINOVA KRUPSKAYA (1869-1939) RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY, EDUCATOR. SECRETARY OF BOLSHEVIL FACTION OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY. MARRIED TO LENIN.

SALLIE L. BALIUNAS-1953-ASTROPHYSICIST

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RENATA SCOTTO-1934-OPERA SINGER

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MARY COYLE CHASE-1907-PLAYWRIGHT. PULITZER PRIZE, "HARVEY".

ADELLE DAVIS (1904-74)-NUTRITIONIST, AUTHOR

DAMEMYRA HESS (1890-1965) CONCERT PIANIST. NAMED DAME OF BRITISH EMPIRE, I941.

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BREE WALKER-1953-NEWS AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER. WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD, LIVING LEGACY AWARDS, 1985. NAMESAKE-BREE WALKER CHALLENGE AWARD FOR WIC.

BETTY HUTTON-1921-SINGER, DANCER, ACTRESS

BERNADETTE PETERS-1948-ACTRESS

MADELEINE CARROLL-1906-ACTRESS

MARGARET LEIGHTON (1922-1976) ACTRESS

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR-1932-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN, AIDS RESEARCH ACTIVIST

JOANNE WOODWARD-1930-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN

ALICE HAMILTON (1869-1970)-PHYSICIAN, WRITER, EDUCATOR. PROVIDED STIMULUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS

MARIAN ANDERSON-1902-FAMED OPERA SINGER

CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT-1942-WRITER, JOURNALIST, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. WINNER OF EMMY AND PEABODY AWARDS.

JOAN BENNETT-1910-ACTRESS

MARY FRANN-1943-ACTRESS

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MARY LYON (1797-1849)-EDUCATOR, FOUNDED MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE

GERALDINE FARRAR (1882-1967) OPERA SINGER