Elizabeth Blackwell
Medicine
First woman to graduate from medical school in the US
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Jane Goodall
Scientist and Activist
Leading authority on chimpanzees with ground-breaking discoveries, identifying similarities between man and chimpanzee.
Jennifer Stalker Hardin
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
Marie Curie
Science
First female scientist to win a Nobel Prize
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Martha Ballard
Midwifery
Late 18th c. midwife whose diary gives insight into this important field for women
Amy French
Image: frontispiece from <em>The Complete Midwife's Companion</em>, public domain
Wangari Maathai
Environmentalism
First African-American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Amy French
Image: Fredrick Onyango, public domain