Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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Halide Edib Adivar 1883-1964 From: Turkey Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Government and Politics, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: novelist, feminist Aethelflaed c.872-918 From: United Kingdom Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: ruler of Mercia, warrior queen Agent 355 -1780s From: United States: New York Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: espionage, U.S. Revolutionary War, the Culper Ring Hind al-Hunnud 7th Century A.D.-7th Century A.D. From: Saudi Arabia Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: warrior queen Dahia Al-Kahina 7th century AD-705 AD From: Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: Berber religious and military leader Khawlah Bint al-Kindiyyah 7th Century A.D.-7th Century A.D. From: Saudi Arabia Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: warrior Yaa Asantewaa c.1840-c.1920 From: Ghana Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Nora Astorga c.1948-1988 From: Nicaragua Fields: Activism and Social Service, Law, Military and Warfare Jacqueline Auriol 1917-2000 From: France Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Military and Warfare Trish Beckman From: United States Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: U.S. Navy, Boeing, Women Military Aviators Mary Ann Bickerdyke 1817-1901 From: United States Fields: Health and Medicine, Military and Warfare Ruthie Bolton 1967- From: United States: California, Mississippi Fields: Military and Warfare, Sports Key Words/Phrases: basketball Boudica ?-62 A.D. From: United Kingdom Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: warrior queen, Queen of Iceni, fought the Roman army Vivian Bullwinkel 1915-2000 From: Australia Fields: Health and Medicine, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: nurse, military nurse, prisoner of war Helen Hannah Campbell 1916- From: United States: California Fields: Military and Warfare, Sports Key Words/Phrases: U.S. Marine, chaperone and manager of a women's baseball team Queen Candace BC- From: Ethiopia Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Margaret Cochran Corbin 1751-1800 From: United States: Pennsylvania Fields: Military and Warfare Jane Delano 1862-1919 From: United States: Florida, New York, Pennsylvania Fields: Health and Medicine, Military and Warfare Regina Dugan From: United States: Maryland Fields: Engineering, Invention, Management and Labor Relations, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: First female director of DARPA, inventor Sarah Emma Edmonds 1941-1989 From: Canada, United States: Michigan Fields: Military and Warfare Eleanor of Aquitaine c.1122-1204 From: France, United Kingdom Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Juana Galan 1787-1812 From: Spain Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: guerrilla fighter, resistance fighter Sabiha Gokcen 1913-2001 From: Turkey Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: aviator, aviatrix, combat pilot Billie Jean Grinder 1984-2010 From: United States: Tennessee Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: soldier, helicopter pilot, the Iraq War 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 Joan of Arc 1412-1431 From: France Fields: Military and Warfare, Religion Key Words/Phrases: saint, military heroine, prisoner of war, POW, martyr Lakshmi Bai 1830-1858 From: India Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: led an uprising against the British Sybil Ludington 1761-1839 From: United States: New York Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: Revolutionary War, rider, Revere Queen Mavia 4th Century A.D.-4th Century A.D. From: Syria Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: Arab warrior-queen Hua Mu-Lan 5th Century A.D.-5th Century A.D. From: China Fields: Military and Warfare Nzingha 1582-1663 From: Angola Fields: Military and Warfare Anita Bloom Ornoff 1921-2008 From: United States: Florida, New Jersey, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: soldier, veteran, activist Wanda Pomykalski From: Poland, United States: California Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: soldier, prisoner of war, POW, World War II Zinaida Portnova 1926-1944 From: Russia Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: resistance fighter, Hero of the Soviet Union Barbara Allen Rainey 1948-1982 From: United States: Maryland Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: pilot, Naval aviator Mary Read -1721 From: United Kingdom Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: pirate Marie Therese Rossi Cayton 1959-1991 From: United States: New Jersey Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: soldier, army major, pilot Sammuramat (Semiramis) 9th century BC- From: Iraq Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Deborah Sampson 1760-1827 From: United States: Massachusetts Fields: Military and Warfare Laura Secord 1775-1868 From: Canada, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Military and Warfare Hannah Snell 1723-1792 From: United Kingdom Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: soldier Violette Szabo 1921-1945 From: France, United Kingdom Fields: Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: secret agent, spy Hannah Szenes 1921-1944 From: Hungary, Israel Fields: Activism and Social Service, Military and Warfare Mary Anne Talbot 1778-1808 From: United Kingdom Fields: Exploration and Adventure, Military and Warfare Tomyris c. 530 BC- From: Iran Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Trieu Au or Trieu Thi Trinh c.222-248 From: Viet Nam Fields: Military and Warfare The Trung Sisters ?-42 A.D. From: Viet Nam Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: led a rebellion against occupying Chinese forces Loreta Janeta Velázquez 1842-c.1897 From: Cuba, United States Fields: Military and Warfare Nancy Wake 1912-2011 From: Australia, France, New Zealand Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: correspondent, resistance fighter, war heroine Sarah Rosetta Wakeman 1843-1864 From: United States: New York Fields: Military and Warfare Sheila Widnall 1938- From: United States: Massachusetts, Washington Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Education, Engineering, Military and Warfare Amina Sarauniya Zazzua 1533?-1610? From: Nigeria Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Zenobia c. 240-after 274 From: Syria Fields: Government and Politics, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: Syrian warrior queen, fought Egypt and Rome |
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