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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…
Sojourner Truth
Former slave who fought for suffrage and abolition
Susan B. Anthony
Prominent civil rights leader for women in the United States
Wangari Maathai
First African-American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Zitkala-sa
Prolific writer and activist for the preservation of Native-American culture
Xiang Jingyu
Pioneer of women's movement in China
Victoria Woodhull
Female candidate for president of the United States in the 19th c. under the "Equal Rights" party.
Deborah Stephens
First female firefighter in Saginaw, Michigan
Some female "firsts" in Saginaw
Some women who were the first to integrate male-dominated fields
Agnes Wells
Taught mathematics and astronomy at the university level in the 1910s
Aleda Lutz
First American woman to be killed in action during WWII