Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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Elena Kagan 1960- From: United States: New York Fields: Education, Law Key Words/Phrases: Solicitor General, dean of Harvard Law School, Harvard, professor, White House Counsel Frida Kahlo 1907-1954 From: Mexico Fields: Art Key Words/Phrases: surrealist painter Natalie Kalmus 1882-1965 From: United States: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Virginia Fields: Invention, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: color consultant for Technicolor Dorothy Kamenshek 1925-2010 From: United States: California, Ohio Fields: Sports Key Words/Phrases: baseball, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Farida Karodia 1942- From: Canada, South Africa, Zambia Fields: Literature and Poetry Nancy Landon Kassebaum 1932- From: United States: Kansas Fields: Government and Politics Key Words/Phrases: U.S. Senator from Kansas Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe 1955- From: Uganda Fields: Government and Politics Hannah Kearney 1986- From: United States: New Hampshire, Vermont Fields: Sports Key Words/Phrases: skiing, skier Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley 1818-1907 From: United States: Virginia, Washington DC Fields: Activism and Social Service, Other Keiko Ochiai 1945- From: Japan Fields: Business and Finance, Literature and Poetry Helen Keller 1880-1968 From: United States: Alabama, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: author, political activist, lecturer, deaf/blind Florence Kelley 1859-1932 From: United States: Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Law, Management and Labor Relations Fanny Kemble 1809-1893 From: United Kingdom Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, actor, abolitionist, writer Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1929-1994 From: United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry, Other Key Words/Phrases: First Lady, editor Elizabeth Kenny 1886-1952 From: Australia, United States: Minnesota Fields: Health and Medicine Key Words/Phrases: nurse, pioneering physical therapist Alicia Keys 1981- From: United States: New York Fields: Music Chaka Khan 1953- From: United States: Illinois Fields: Music Key Words/Phrases: singer, funk band Rufus Jamaica Kincaid 1949- From: Antigua and Barbuda, United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Billie Jean King 1943- From: United States: California Fields: Sports Coretta Scott King 1927-2006 From: United States: Alabama, Georgia Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights Key Words/Phrases: civil rights activist Helen Martin King 1895-1988 From: United States: Arkansas Fields: Art, Business and Finance, Education Louisa Yeomans King 1863-1948 From: United States: Michigan, New Jersey, New York Fields: Agriculture and Horticulture Key Words/Phrases: co-founder of the Garden Club of America Mary-Claire King 1946- From: United States: Illinois, Washington Fields: Biology, Health and Medicine, Invention Key Words/Phrases: geneticist, studies HIV, lupus, breast and ovarian cancer genes Reatha Clark King 1938- From: United States: Georgia, Minnesota Fields: Chemistry, Education Mary Henrietta Kingsley 1862-1900 From: United Kingdom Fields: Exploration and Adventure Key Words/Phrases: English writer and explorer of Africa Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick 1926-2006 From: United States: Maryland, Oklahoma Fields: Government and Politics Key Words/Phrases: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Eartha Mae Kitt 1927-2008 From: United States: Connecticut, South Carolina Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Margaret Knight 1838-1914 From: United States: Maine, Massachusetts Fields: Invention Key Words/Phrases: inventor, paper bag, parts of rotary engine, numbering machine Elizabeth Duncan Koontz 1919-1989 From: United States: North Carolina Fields: Education Wendy Kopp 1967- From: United States: Texas Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Founder and CEO of Teach for America Olga Korbut 1956- From: Belarus, Russia, United States: Arizona, Georgia Fields: Sports Key Words/Phrases: Olympic gymnast Elisabeth Kubler-Ross 1926-2004 From: Switzerland, United States: Arizona, New York Fields: Health and Medicine Key Words/Phrases: specialized in terminally ill patients Tatyana Kuznetsova 1941- From: Russia Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration Ellen Kuzwayo 1914-2006 From: South Africa Fields: Activism and Social Service, Government and Politics, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry |
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