#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Hatshepsut Egyptian woman who ruled as pharaoh and sent a great trading expedition to Punt famous-women-in-history Cleopatra VII Last active queen of Egypt, who ruled with great political skill famous-women-in-history Boudica Queen of the Iceni who led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain around 60 CE famous-women-in-history Wu Zetian Only woman to rule China as emperor, in the 600s-700s famous-women-in-history Hypatia Mathematician, astronomer and teacher in Alexandria around 400 CE famous-women-in-history Murasaki Shikibu Japanese author of The Tale of Genji, often called the first novel famous-women-in-history Eleanor of Aquitaine Powerful medieval queen of France and England famous-women-in-history Joan of Arc French teenager who helped lead the army to victories in 1429 famous-women-in-history Isabella I of Castile Spanish queen who funded Columbus's voyage famous-women-in-history Elizabeth I Queen of England, 1558-1603, during a time of great arts and exploration famous-women-in-history Queen Nzinga African queen who defended her lands in Angola against the Portuguese famous-women-in-history Pocahontas Powhatan woman connected to Jamestown in the early 1600s famous-women-in-history Sacagawea Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition famous-women-in-history Catherine the Great Russian empress, 1762-1796, who expanded Russia famous-women-in-history Maria Theresa Austrian ruler in the 1700s famous-women-in-history Marie Curie Won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry; discovered polonium and radium famous-women-in-history Florence Nightingale Founder of modern nursing, who improved hospital care famous-women-in-history Clara Barton Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross famous-women-in-history Harriet Tubman Led many people to freedom on the Underground Railroad famous-women-in-history Sojourner Truth Former slave and powerful speaker for abolition and women's rights famous-women-in-history Susan B. Anthony Leader of the US women's suffrage movement famous-women-in-history Elizabeth Cady Stanton Organized the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 famous-women-in-history Harriet Beecher Stowe Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin famous-women-in-history Dorothea Dix Reformer who improved care for people with mental illness famous-women-in-history Emily Dickinson American poet of nearly 1,800 poems famous-women-in-history Jane Austen English novelist of Pride and Prejudice famous-women-in-history Mary Shelley Author of Frankenstein, written when she was 18-19 famous-women-in-history Ada Lovelace Wrote the first computer program idea for Babbage's engine in the 1840s famous-women-in-history Queen Victoria British queen from 1837 to 1901, giving her name to an era famous-women-in-history Queen Liliuokalani Last queen of Hawaii famous-women-in-history Emmeline Pankhurst British leader of the movement for women's right to vote famous-women-in-history Jane Addams Founded Hull House; won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 famous-women-in-history Ida B. Wells Journalist and activist who exposed lynching and fought for justice famous-women-in-history Helen Keller Deaf and blind author and activist who graduated from college famous-women-in-history Anne Sullivan Helen Keller's teacher famous-women-in-history Maria Montessori Italian educator who developed a child-centered teaching method famous-women-in-history Amelia Earhart First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, in 1932 famous-women-in-history Bessie Coleman First Black woman to earn a pilot's license, in 1921 famous-women-in-history Eleanor Roosevelt First lady who worked for human rights famous-women-in-history Frances Perkins First woman in a US cabinet; helped create Social Security famous-women-in-history Mary McLeod Bethune Educator who founded a school that became Bethune-Cookman University famous-women-in-history Zora Neale Hurston Harlem Renaissance author of Their Eyes Were Watching God famous-women-in-history Frida Kahlo Mexican painter known for vivid self-portraits famous-women-in-history Georgia O'Keeffe American painter of flowers, desert scenes and skyscrapers famous-women-in-history Marian Anderson Opera singer who performed at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 famous-women-in-history Rosa Parks Her 1955 bus protest helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott famous-women-in-history Anne Frank Wrote a diary while hiding from the Nazis famous-women-in-history Mother Teresa Nun who cared for the poor in Kolkata, India famous-women-in-history Indira Gandhi First woman prime minister of India famous-women-in-history Golda Meir Israel's first woman prime minister famous-women-in-history Margaret Thatcher Britain's first woman prime minister famous-women-in-history Wangari Maathai Kenyan environmentalist who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize famous-women-in-history Rachel Carson Author of Silent Spring (1962), which helped start the environmental movement famous-women-in-history Jane Goodall Studied chimpanzees in Tanzania for decades famous-women-in-history Dian Fossey Studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda famous-women-in-history Rosalind Franklin Her X-ray images helped reveal the structure of DNA famous-women-in-history Barbara McClintock Won a Nobel Prize for discovering jumping genes in corn famous-women-in-history Katherine Johnson NASA mathematician whose calculations helped astronauts reach orbit famous-women-in-history Dorothy Vaughan NASA mathematician and early computer programming leader famous-women-in-history Mary Jackson First Black woman engineer at NASA famous-women-in-history Grace Hopper Computer scientist who helped create early programming languages famous-women-in-history Sally Ride First American woman in space famous-women-in-history Valentina Tereshkova First woman to travel in space, in 1963 famous-women-in-history Mae Jemison First Black woman in space famous-women-in-history Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court justice who fought for equal treatment of women famous-women-in-history Sandra Day O'Connor First woman on the US Supreme Court famous-women-in-history Sonia Sotomayor First Latina on the Supreme Court famous-women-in-history Shirley Chisholm First Black woman elected to the US Congress, in 1968 famous-women-in-history Billie Jean King Tennis champion who fought for equal pay for women athletes famous-women-in-history Wilma Rudolph Overcame polio to win three Olympic gold medals in 1960 famous-women-in-history Malala Yousafzai Pakistani education activist, youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner famous-women-in-history Greta Thunberg Swedish climate activist who began protesting in 2018 famous-women-in-history Maya Angelou Poet and author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings famous-women-in-history Toni Morrison Novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 famous-women-in-history Dolores Huerta Co-founded the United Farm Workers famous-women-in-history Fannie Lou Hamer Voting rights activist from Mississippi famous-women-in-history Temple Grandin Scientist who speaks about autism and designs humane animal facilities famous-women-in-history