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Creators of these techie things

100

Discoverer of radioactivity in 1896, and also coined the term "radioactivity".

Marie Curie

200

Titled "The Modern Prometheus", the writer of this novel invented Science Fiction when it was published in 1818.

Mary Shelley

300

With no formal training this person invented frequency hopping, that became Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.  They proposed to the The Navy who pretended it was not interested in the technology, stole the tech, classified the patent and incorporate the technology into weapons systems.

Hedy Lamarr

400

Inventor of CRISPR, advanced gene editing tech that makes it easier to detect desired "mutations" gene editing techniques for (designer babies).

Emmanuelle Charpentier

500

1840s mathematician, this person was the first to recognize a machine could do more than calculations, publishing the first algorithm and is regarded as the first computer programmer.

Ada Lovelace

Modern marvels of omission

100

Charles Darrow became the first board-game millionaire, problem was: he did not invent the game. Years prior this person created “The Landlord’s Game” that illustrates the evils of monopolies; Charles stole  and sold the idea to Parker Brothers. How ironic.

Elizabeth Magie

200

Recognized as "the world’s first gynecologist" in the 1200s CE, this person's writings have remained instrumental building knowledge about women’s health today. However so ingrained was the doubt that this person existed that it allowed numerous male physicians over hundreds of years to cut and paste their own names over this person's work.

Trotula of Salerno

300

This person showed the law of conservation of parity, stated that two mirrored systems behave in identical ways, was not true disproving the law. Despite this person's key findings this person was excluded from the team that received the Nobel Prize in 1957 for this discovery.

Chien-Shiung Wu

400

This person is known for the discovery of the double helix that makes up DNA, although her discovery was almost stolen by Maurice Wilkins.

Rosalind Franklin

500

While a student at Johns Hopkins University, this person discovered the receptor that allowed opiates to effect the brain. This discovery led to an award —for the professor not the student. When this person protested to the award committee the professor responded with: “That’s how the game is played.”

Candace Pert

Lesser known war leaders

100

Successfully led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 armed with a white banner and cannons, that this person used with exceptional skill, that halted the English during the Hundred Years' War, considered the first modern war as gunpowder was first used effectively. This person was only 17 years old. 

Joan of Arc

200

Although the Revolt of Londinium is a story of winning by losing, the Roman northern expansionism was held after this uprising and is argued that the Romans never again regained momentum, causing the expansion of Imperial Rome to be ended by this person.

Boadacea (Boudica)

300

Known for bravery, military prowess and dedication to the people's safety this person was a shaman and humanitarian who fought against Mexican and American forces for 30 years, earning the nickname “Apache Joan of Arc.”

Lozen, warrior and prophetess of the Apache

400

All-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey from the 1600s until the late 1800s. They are one of the few documented female armies in modern history. They were named this [] Amazons due to the similarities of the Greek mythology and are the subject of the 2022 film The Woman King.

Dahomey Amazons

500

Cheyenne Native American who delivered the crushing blow of Custer’s demise when they knocked Custer off his horse and ended his life in the battle of little bighorn.

Buffalo-Calf Road woman

When Istanbul was Constantinople

100

Ruler of France and England this person lead a crusade and not just payed for one, and is credited with establishing many chivalry rules like; “treat women with gentleness and respect”.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

PS: So hot was her temper that she lead many revolts against her husband and sons, and was frequently imprisoned to "calm down." 

200

This person ruled as "Sultan" over Delhi during the 1200s CE. This person's father busy away in war, was so impressed by the performance that Sultan Shamsuddin named this person as his heir apparent, when this person was 34 years old making them the only [this] Muslim ruler of Delhi. 

Sultana Razia Wa Ud-Din 

PS: Razia refused to be addressed as 'Sultana' her justification that Sultana meant “wife or mistress of a Sultan.” And she proudly proclaimed she be addressed as “Sultan”, as she herself was second to none. 

300

Nika riots destroyed half of Constantinople with tens of thousands killed. Justinian readied to flee but instead was halted by this person who refused to flee and stated: Purple is the noblest winding-sheet. This person's courage prompted Justinian to use troops to stop the deadly riots and not to run away.

Theodora  

400

🎄In the spirit of Christmas, this person is credited with finding the remains of the True Cross and the Holy Stairs of the Passion, built the churches on the Nativity and at the Ascension, instituted the practice of using soil brought from Jerusalem to constructions grounds to "literally place Basilicas on Jerusalem soil" and is the first Christian Pilgrim on which all  pilgrimages are modeled today.

Flavia Julia Helena Augusta, or just, Saint Helena 300ce 

500

Champagne Fairs, markets to sell goods in a collection of merchants and collect a sales tax, included the exchange of ideas, songs and poems, was created by this person's spouse. This person then became the patroness who created romantic (courtly) love in this setting, that sets the west emotionally apart from the rest of the world to this day, and includes such ideas as marriages for love and not for business.

Marie of Champagne of France 1100s CE

Culture and enlightenment

100

Guinness World Records lists this person as the best-selling fiction mystery writer of all time, pioneering the very simple straightforward prose with a focus on plot and dialogue still used today, rather than procedurals literature.

Agatha Christie

200

Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in 1012ce, she is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, the world's first novel.

Murasaki Shikibu

300

This person was critical when NBC rejected the initial pilot “The Cage” —which this person agreed to help finance to force its continued development and show's success. “If it were not for...,” former studio executive Ed Holly tells, “there would be no Star Trek today.”

Lucille Ball

400

This person took it upon themselves to introduce Van Gogh’s paintings with the world. This person collected hundreds of paintings, one being used as a chicken coop door, and made strategic sales that were guaranteed to have access to the public. 

Johanna van Gogh, Sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh.

500

Poet, essayist, novelist, educator, and editor of the NAACP magazine The Crisis, this person was called "the midwife" of the Harlem Renaissance.

Jessie Redmon Fauset