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Annie Smith Peck
Annie Smith Peck was an adventurer, teacher, author, and mountain climber who achieved new heights for women, not just by scaling summits but through…
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane "Nellie Bly"
Investigative report who revolutionized journalism
Myra Bradwell
Pioneered the legal profession for women in the United States
Hypatia
Academic in ancient Greece who taught mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy
Hildegard von Bingen
Important author of the 12th century who composed music and wrote on medical treatments
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author whose book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" played an influential role in awakening Americans to the horrors of slavery
George Sand
Born Amadine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, she was a prolific writer and advocate for women's rights
Frida Kahlo
Important artist of the mid-20th century
Emma Goldman
Noted anarchist who fought for the rights of laborers and women
Cindy Sherman
Photographer whose work questions gender norms and cultural assumptions
Anne Hutchinson
In colonial US, she dared to believe that women could take an active role in religion