Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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Clara Hale 1905-1992 From: United States: New York Fields: Activism and Social Service Joan Halifax 1942- From: United States: California, New Hampshire Fields: Anthropology, Human Rights, Religion Key Words/Phrases: Buddhist roshi, Ojai Foundation, hospice caregiver Donna Halper 1947- From: United States: Massachusetts Fields: Education, History, Journalism and Broadcasting Key Words/Phrases: historian, teacher, radio announcer, music director Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer 1917-1977 From: United States: Mississippi Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights Dorothy Hamill 1956- From: United States: Connecticut Fields: Sports Alice Hamilton 1869-1970 From: United States: Illinois, Massachusetts, New York Fields: Education, Health and Medicine Key Words/Phrases: founder of occupational medicine and toxicology, professor Edith Hamilton 1867-1963 From: Germany, United States: New York, Washington DC Fields: Key Words/Phrases: classical scholar, writer Lorraine Hansberry 1930-1965 From: United States: Illinois, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: playwright, essayist Peggy W. Harmon From: United States: Virginia Fields: Management and Labor Relations Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 1825-1911 From: United States: Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Barbara Harris 1930- From: United States: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Fields: Activism and Social Service, Religion Patricia Roberts Harris 1924-1985 From: United States: Illinois, Washington DC Fields: Activism and Social Service, Government and Politics, Law Joycelyn Harrison 1964- From: United States: Virginia Fields: Chemistry, Invention Sachiko Hashimoto From: Fields: Harriet Boyd Hawes 1871-1945 From: Fields: Bessie Head 1937-1986 From: Botswana, South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Bernadine Healy 1944-2011 From: United States: Maryland, New York, Ohio, Washington DC Fields: Health and Medicine Key Words/Phrases: doctor, physician, cardiologist, NIH, Red Cross Dorothy Height 1912-2010 From: United States: Pennsylvania, Virginia Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Psychology Key Words/Phrases: civil rights activist, president of National Council of Negro Women, recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal Jennifer Heil 1983- From: Canada Fields: Sports Key Words/Phrases: skiing, skier Heloise (abbess) c. 1101-1164 From: France, Sweden Fields: Literature and Poetry, Religion Key Words/Phrases: nun, abbess, writer, scholar Sonja Henie 1912-1969 From: Norway Fields: Sports, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: figure skater, Olympic and World champion, film star Audrey Hepburn 1929-1993 From: Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States: California Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, humanitarian, UNICEF Katharine Hepburn 1909-2003 From: United States: Connecticut Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, movie star Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179 From: Germany Fields: Biology, Education, Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Other Key Words/Phrases: mystic, nun, abbess, counselor, scientist, composer, polymath Dorothy Hill From: Australia Fields: Geology Lauryn Hill 1975- From: United States: New Jersey Fields: Music Darlene Clark Hine 1947- From: United States: Indiana, Michigan, Missouri Fields: History Raicho Hiratsuka 1886-1971 From: Japan Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Journalism and Broadcasting Key Words/Phrases: feminist, journalist, activist Amanda Hocking 1984- From: United States: Minnesota Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin 1910-1994 From: Egypt, United Kingdom Fields: Chemistry Key Words/Phrases: Nobel Prize Winner, X-ray crystallography Betty Holberton 1917-2001 From: United States: Maryland, Pennsylvania Fields: Computer Science and Information Technology Key Words/Phrases: one of the first computer programmers, ENIAC and UNIVAC computers Chamique Holdsclaw 1977- From: United States: New York, Tennessee Fields: Sports Key Words/Phrases: basketball Billie Holiday 1915-1959 From: United States: Maryland, New York Fields: Music Key Words/Phrases: aka Lady Day, famed jazz singer Leta Stetter Hollingworth 1886-1939 From: United States Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Psychology Emma Curtis Hopkins 1849-1925 From: United States: Connecticut, Illinois Fields: Religion Key Words/Phrases: theologian, organized New Thought Grace Murray Hopper 1906-1992 From: United States: New York, Virginia Fields: Computer Science and Information Technology, Invention, Mathematics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: WAVES, computer scientist, programmer, inventor Shirley Horn 1934-2005 From: United States: Washington DC Fields: Music Lena Horne 1917-2010 From: United States: New York Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: jazz and popular music singer, actress Karen Horney 1885-1952 From: Germany, United States: New York Fields: Psychology Key Words/Phrases: psychoanalyst, psychiatrist Drusilla Dunjee Houston 1876-1941 From: United States: Minnesota, Oklahoma, Virginia Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, History, Journalism and Broadcasting Whitney Houston 1963-2012 From: United States: Massachusetts, New Jersey Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: singer, actress, model Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 From: United States: New York, Rhode Island Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: abolitionist, social activist, poet, wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" Kim Hubbard From: United States: California Fields: Computer Science and Information Technology, Engineering Arianna Huffington 1950- From: Greece, United Kingdom, United States: California Fields: Government and Politics, Journalism and Broadcasting Key Words/Phrases: Co-founder of The Huffington Post Fern Y. Hunt From: United States: Maryland, New York, Utah, Washington DC Fields: Education, Mathematics Clementine Hunter 1886/1887-1988 From: United States: Louisiana Fields: Art Charlayne Hunter-Gault 1942- From: United States: Georgia, New York, South Carolina, Washington DC Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960 From: United States: Florida, New York Fields: Anthropology, Literature and Poetry Hypatia of Alexandria c.370-415 From: Egypt, United States Fields: Astronomy, Education, Mathematics, Philosophy Key Words/Phrases: head of Platonist school in Alexandria, Egypt Fiona Hyslop 1964- From: United Kingdom Fields: Government and Politics Key Words/Phrases: Scottish politician, Minister for Culture and External Affairs |
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