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Martha Hay
Female lumber company owner in late 19th c.
Martha Longstreet
First recorded female doctor in Saginaw, Michigan
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
Renowned labor activist who worked to improve working conditions for men and women
Myra Bradwell
Pioneered the legal profession for women in the United States
Nawal el Saadawi
Egyptian physician who combats female genital mutilation
Rosa Parks
Activist who fought to make society safer for women and to end racial segregation
Rose Gollup Cohen
Immigrant sweatshop worker who wrote about the abuses suffered by workers during the Industrial Revolution
Rosie the Riveter
Example of the varied positions that women took on during World War II that were outside the "accepted" sphere for women
Ruth Ellis
African-American woman known for her activism for LGBT rights in the early 20th century