Category: Trailblazing Women

Categories: World History | Women's History

This category contains profiles of women who broke down the barriers and paved the way for women to participate in professions and world events that were previously closed to women.

"Well-behaved women rarely make history."

A

Laura Addams 06 Sep 1860 Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States - 21 May 1935

Louisa Aldrich-Blake 15 Aug 1865 Chingford, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 28 Dec 1925

Jane Alexander 26 Oct 1848 Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 1952

Dorothy Andersen 15 May 1901 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 03 Mar 1963

B

Mamie (Belton) Livingston 27 Sep 1935 Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States - 18 Dec 2017

Belva (Bennett) Lockwood 24 Oct 1830 Royalton, Niagara, New York, United States - 17 May 1917

Jessie (Benton) Fremont 31 May 1824 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States - 27 Dec 1902

Elizabeth Blackwell 03 Feb 1821 Dickson Street, Bristol, England - 31 May 1910

Christie Blatchford 20 May 1951 Rouyn, Abitibi, Quebec, Canada - 12 Feb 2020

Betty (Bone) Schiess 02 Apr 1923 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 20 Oct 2017

Dorothy (Boulding) Ferebee 15 Jan 1898 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1980

Dee Brasseur 1950s

Angie (Brown) Dickinson 1930s

Rachel Brown 23 Nov 1898 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Jan 1980

Nannie Burroughs 02 May 1879 Orange, Virginia, United States - 20 May 1961

C

Adelaide de Jesus (Cabete) Damas Brazão Cabete 25 Jan 1867 Alcáçova, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal - 14 Sep 1935

Mary Calkins 30 Mar 1863 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 27 Feb 1930

Ellen Cashman May 1844 Midleton, An Cóbh, County Cork, Ireland - 04 Jan 1925

Myra (Clark) Gaines abt 1806 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 09 Jan 1885

Eleanor Coade 03 Jun 1733 Exeter, Devon, England - 16 Nov 1821

Elizabeth (Cochran) Seaman 05 May 1864 Burrell Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jan 1922

Myra (Colby) Bradwell 12 Feb 1831 Manchester, Vermont, United States - 14 Feb 1894

Jane (Colden) Farquhar 27 Mar 1724 New York, New York - 10 Mar 1766

D

Sarah (Davis) Taylor 09 Feb 1898 Kentucky, United States - 01 Sep 1990

Fe del Mundo 27 Nov 1911 Manila, Philippine Islands - 06 Aug 2011

Elizabeth Dettweiler 05 Dec 1914 Washington D.C., United States - 13 Nov 1990

Sarah (Durack) Gately 27 Oct 1889 Sydney, Colony of New South Wales - 20 Mar 1956

E

Persis (Eames) Albee 30 May 1836 Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States - 07 Dec 1914

Jane (Elgee) Wilde abt 27 Dec 1821 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland - 03 Feb 1896

Gertrude Elion 23 Jan 1918 New York City, New York, United States - 21 Feb 1999

Martha (Ellicott) Tyson 13 Sep 1795 Ellicott Mills, Howard, Maryland, United States - 05 Mar 1873

F

Clarice Farrell 13 Apr 1904 Monkland Station, Stormont, Ontario, Canada - 24 Sep 1986

G

Elizabeth Gardner 24 Jul 1921 Wisconsin, United States - 20 Dec 2011

Louisa (Gardner) Swain abt 1801 Virginia, United States - 25 Jan 1880

Josephine (Garis) Cochran 08 Mar 1839 Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - 03 Aug 1913

Alison Gordon 19 Jan 1943 New York, United States - 12 Feb 2015

G cont.

Marie Sophie (Gutermann von Gutershofen) von La Roche 06 Dec 1730 Kaufbeuren - 18 Feb 1807

H

Martha (Harper) McBain 10 Sep 1857 Oakville, Halton, Canada West - 03 Aug 1950

Jacqueline (Hart) Morgan 11 Jan 1920 Celina, Collin, Texas, United States - 28 Feb 2014

Eliza (Harvey) Jones 24 Dec 1838 Maitland, Upper Canada - 06 Apr 1903

Beulah Henry 28 Sep 1887 North Carolina, United States - 26 Feb 1973

Beatrice Hicks 02 Jan 1919 Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 21 Oct 1979

Marguerite (Higgins) Hall 03 Sep 1920 Hong Kong, China - 03 Jan 1966

Lucy (Hobbs) Taylor 14 Mar 1833 Constable, Franklin, New York, United States - 03 Oct 1910

Alta Hulett 04 Jun 1854 Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 27 Mar 1877

J

Annie (Jackson) Kelcher 10 Sep 1878 Luther, Wellington, Ontario, Canada - 31 Oct 1959

Marlo (Jacobs) Thomas 1930s

Olga (Jones) Earle 15 Dec 1899 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 06 Sep 1971

K

Marcia Keith 10 Sep 1859 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - abt 1950

Annette (Kellermann) Sullivan 06 Jul 1886 Marrickville, Colony of New South Wales - 06 Nov 1975

Marguerite (Knight) Smith 19 Apr 1920 Paris, France - 2004

Stephanie Kwolek 31 Jul 1923 New Kensington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Jun 2014

L

Julia Lathrop 29 Jun 1858 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States - 15 Apr 1932

Bertha Levy 21 Dec 1914 Oklahoma, United States - 27 May 2007

M

Florence (MacLeod) Harper 05 Jun 1886 Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada - 22 Oct 1959

Henrietta Maddox abt 06 Jan 1860 Baltimore City, Maryland, United States - 19 Feb 1933

Phoebe (Marks) Ayrton 28 Apr 1854 Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Aug 1923

Frances McGill 18 Nov 1882 Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada - 21 Jan 1959

Sarah (McLachlan) Franks 31 May 1898 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 1962

Katharine (Meyer) Graham 16 Jun 1917 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Jul 2001

Myrtilla Miner 04 Mar 1815 Brookfield, Madison, New York, United States - 17 Dec 1864

Lillian (Moller) Gilbreth 24 May 1878 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 02 Jan 1972

Helen (Moore) Anderson 26 May 1909 Adair, Iowa, United States - 31 Mar 1997

Leah Mosher 19 Jun 1954 Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada - 03 Nov 2021

Evelyn (Murray) Cobbold 1867 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 25 Jan 1963

Helen (Murray) Free 20 Feb 1923 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 May 2021

Sophia (Myddleton) Gray 19 Feb 1814 Easington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 24 Apr 1871

N

Amalie Emmy Noether 23 Mar 1882 Erlangen, Bayern, Deutsches Reich - 14 Apr 1935

O

Kitty O'Neil 24 Mar 1946 Nueces, Texas, United States - 27 Nov 2018

P

Esther Pariseau 16 Apr 1823 Saint-Martin, Île Jésus, Bas-Canada - 19 Jan 1902

Ruth (Patrick) Van Dusen 26 Nov 1907 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 23 Sep 2013

P cont.

Ivy May (Pearce) Hassard 10 Jun 1914 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia - 26 Apr 1998

Mary Pennington 08 Oct 1872 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 27 Dec 1952

Frances Perkins 10 Apr 1880 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 14 May 1965

Maud (Pigford) Queen 13 Jun 1888 Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States - 04 Apr 1957

Adrienne (Poy) Clarkson 1930s

Mary (Putnam) Jacobi 31 Aug 1842 London, England, United Kingdom - 10 Jun 1906

R

Jeannette Rankin 11 Jun 1880 Missoula, Missoula, Montana Territory, United States - 18 May 1973

Bernice (Resnick) Sandler 03 Mar 1928 Brooklyn, New York, United States - 05 Jan 2019

Cathy Rigby 1950s

Alice Robertson 02 Jan 1854 Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation - 01 Jul 1931

Dolores (Rodríguez de Astudillo y Ponce de León) Rodríguez de Tió 14 Sep 1843 San Germán, Puerto Rico - 10 Nov 1924

Miriam Rothschild 15 Aug 1908 Ashton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom - 20 Jan 2005

Harriet (Russell) Strong 23 Jul 1843 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 06 Sep 1926

S

Deborah (Sampson) Gannett 17 Dec 1760 Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 29 Apr 1827

Maria Sanford 19 Dec 1836 Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States - 21 Apr 1920

Blanche Scott 08 Apr 1885 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 12 Jan 1970

Anna Shaw 14 Feb 1847 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom - 02 Jul 1919

Hortense (Sparks) Ward 20 Jul 1872 Matagorda, Texas, United States - 05 Dec 1944

Gertrude (Stanton) Käsebier 18 May 1852 Des Moines, Iowa, United States - 13 Oct 1934

Nettie Stevens 07 Jul 1861 Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 04 May 1912

Roberta (Stewart) Jull 16 Aug 1872 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 06 Mar 1961

Catharine Stoneman 01 Apr 1841 Busti, Chautauqua, New York, United States - 19 May 1925

Ellen (Swallow) Richards 03 Dec 1842 Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Mar 1911

T

Ida Tarbell 05 Nov 1857 Hatch Hollow, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Jan 1944

Mária Telkes 12 Dec 1900 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Magyarország - 02 Dec 1995

Shirley (Temple) Black 23 Apr 1928 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 10 Feb 2014

Caroline (Thick) Andrews 16 Aug 1847 Frimsley, Hampshire, England - 01 Aug 1925

U

Ruthy (Unknown) Blackburn abt 1805 Kentucky, United States - 06 Feb 1895

V

Henrietta (Van de Kamp) Frank 09 Sep 1889 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - 18 Oct 1964

W

Loretta Walsh 22 Apr 1896 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America - 17 Aug 1925

Barbara Walters 25 Sep 1929 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Dec 2022

Jane Ward 23 Jan 1585 Ripon, Yorkshire, England - 20 Jan 1645

Mary (Ware) Dennett 04 Apr 1872 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Jul 1947

Kathleen (Warren) Dunderdale 1950s

Wilhelmina Wylie 27 Jun 1891 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Jul 1984

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