Elizabeth Jane Cochrane "Nellie Bly"
Journalism
Investigative report who revolutionized journalism
Amy French
Image: H.J. Myers, Library of Congress
Myra Bradwell
Law
Pioneered the legal profession for women in the United States
Amy French
Image: Mosher photo studio, c. 1870; Chicago Historical Society
Hypatia
Academia
Academic in ancient Greece who taught mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy
Amy French
Image: drawn by Jules Maurice Gaspard, public domain
Hildegard von Bingen
Academia
Important author of the 12th century who composed music and wrote on medical treatments
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Literature
Author whose book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" played an influential role in awakening Americans to the horrors of slavery
Amy French
Source: Wiki Commons
George Sand
Literature
Born Amadine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, she was a prolific writer and advocate for women's rights
Amy French
Image: by Nadar (1864) in public domain
Frida Kahlo
Art
Important artist of the mid-20th century
Jessica Fehrman
Image: Guillermo Kahlo through Wiki Commons
Emma Goldman
Women's Rights, Anarchy
Noted anarchist who fought for the rights of laborers and women
Amy French
Image Source: Wiki Commons
Cindy Sherman
Photography
Photographer whose work questions gender norms and cultural assumptions
Amy French
Image Source: http://gawker.com/550940/cindy-sherman
Anne Hutchinson
Religion
In colonial US, she dared to believe that women could take an active role in religion
Amy French
Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anne_Hutchinson_on_Trial.jpg