Famous Women
She joined the sisters of Loreto at age 18, then took her good works to Calcutta, where she was called this
Mother Theresa
In 19114 she received a patent on a Trefoil emblem, which she would transfer to an organization a few years later
Juliette Gordon Low
Mimicking her style, a 1912 rejection note read: "Only one look, only one look is enough. Hardly one copy would sell here. Hardly one."
Gertrude Stein
"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader."
Dolly Parton
Appointed by President Regan, she became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
In 2021, she became the first female Vice President for the United States
Kamala Harris
In her Little Town on the Prairie the main character turns 15 & is getting ready to teach school
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
"A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1943, she became the first female car designer to work at General Motors
Helene Rother
In 2007, she became the first female speaker of the House
James Corden voices Peter Rabbit in a 2018 film that's a very 21st century take on a work by this author
BEATRIX POTTER
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”
Michelle Obama
She was the first female Prime Minister of India
Indira Gandhi
In 1930, she became the first African American woman to ride her motorcycle across the U.S. solo
Bessie Stringfield
She's had the metal to sell 650 million copies of her books like 2016's Property of a Noblewoman
(DANIELLE) STEEL
“There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.”
Amelia Earhart
The first woman to become a Fortune 500 CEO
Katherine Graham
In 2009, she was nominated as the first Hispanic American and 3rd woman on the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
In 1739, she became the first female in the American colonies to assume the role of publisher and editor of a newspaper
Elizabeth Timothy
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
Helen Keller