Katherine Von Bora
Religion
Former Catholic nun turned Protestant reformer
Amy French
Image source: http://www.theologyforgirls.com/2011/11/women-of-reformation-katharina-von-bora.html
Laura Dull, Delta College
Artemisia Gentileschi
Artist
Painting title: Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting
Creator of painting: Artemisia Gentileschi
Image copyright: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self-portrait_as_the_Allegory_of_Painting_by_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg
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
Cindy Sherman
Photography
Photographer whose work questions gender norms and cultural assumptions
Amy French
Image Source: http://gawker.com/550940/cindy-sherman
Emma Goldman
Women's Rights, Anarchy
Noted anarchist who fought for the rights of laborers and women
Amy French
Image Source: Wiki Commons
Frida Kahlo
Art
Important artist of the mid-20th century
Jessica Fehrman
Image: Guillermo Kahlo through 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
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
Hildegard von Bingen
Academia
Important author of the 12th century who composed music and wrote on medical treatments
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Hypatia
Academia
Academic in ancient Greece who taught mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy
Amy French
Image: drawn by Jules Maurice Gaspard, public domain