Science
This American mathematician's calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Katherine Johnson
This Supreme Court Justice fought for equal pay and equal rights for women
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
She was shot because she was going to school. She continued to become an activist promoting girls education. She is the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Malala
American singer, songwriter, and pianist who defined the 1960s soul music era and earned the title "Queen of Soul".
Aretha Franklin
In 1983, she became the first American woman in space
Dr. Sally Ride
First woman from Poland discovered two new elements and won Nobel Prize twice
Madame Marie Curie
She was the first female U.S. vice president, making her the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history.
Kamala Harris
This black seamstress went to jail for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.
Rosa Park
American poet, actress, singer, dancer, and civil rights activist. Her most famous work is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou
American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend a whites-only Elementary School in Louisiana.
Ruby Bridges
American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Dr. Mae Jemison
U.S. Congresswoman and political activist who fought for racial and gender equality. She was the first Black woman to serve in Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
This young girl from Sweden is fighting for climate and planet Earth.
Greta Thunberg
This female artist from Mexico became a painter after a near-fatal street accident left her bedridden for 3 months. Of her 143 paintings, 55 of them are self-portraits. Her works were inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
Frida Kahlo
A court judge who saved Major League Baseball – She entered the record book as the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States
Sonia Sotomayor
She is best known for her pioneering work in computer programming, software development, and the creation of programming languages.
Grace Hopper
The first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1981
Sandra Day O'Connor
She is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20 th century and a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement.
Dolores Huerta
This American television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur and media personality was born in Mississippi. Her first movie debut in 1985 was in The Color Purple. At the end of the 20th century Life Magazine listed her as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's Most Powerful Woman”.
Oprah Winfrey
She became the first human in space with a prosthetic leg bone after surviving bone cancer. She is a physician assistant who works at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and has written a book about her journey.
Hayley Arceneaux
An American engineer and former NASA astronaut and director. In 1993, she became the first Hispanic woman to travel to space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
A leading pioneer in the women's suffrage movement, who's work helped pave the way for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Susan B. Anthony
Jewish teenager, wrote the diary while hiding from the German forces.
Anne Frank
American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella.
Mary Blair
American aviation pioneer and advocate for women in aviation. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart