Category: National Women's Hall of Fame (United States)

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The National Women’s Hall of Fame is the nation’s oldest membership organization dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the achievements of great American women.

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健雄 (吳) Wu 31 May 1912 中國江蘇省蘇州市太倉市瀏河鎮 - 16 Feb 1997

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

Louisa Alcott 29 Nov 1832 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Mar 1888

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

Florence Allen 23 Mar 1884 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah - 12 Sep 1966

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

Marian Anderson 27 Feb 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Apr 1993

Ethel Andrus 21 Sep 1884 San Francisco, California, United States - 13 Jul 1967

Susan Anthony 15 Feb 1820 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Mar 1906

Virginia Apgar 07 Jun 1909 Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States - 07 Aug 1974

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Joan (Bader) Ginsburg 15 Mar 1933 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 18 Sep 2020

Constance (Baker) Motley 14 Sep 1921 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 28 Sep 2005

Ella Baker 13 Dec 1903 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 13 Dec 1986

Mary (Baker) Eddy 16 Jul 1821 Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 03 Dec 1910

Lucille Ball 06 Aug 1911 Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, United States - 26 Apr 1989

Marie (Barrett) Dyer abt 1611 London, England - 01 Jun 1660

Clarissa Barton 25 Dec 1821 Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Apr 1912

Isabella (Baumfree) Truth abt 1797 Ulster County, New York, United States - 26 Nov 1883

Elizabeth (Bayley) Seton 28 Aug 1774 New York City, Province of New York - 04 Jan 1821

Harriet (Beecher) Stowe 14 Jun 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1896

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

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

Emily Blackwell 08 Oct 1826 Bristol, England, United Kingdom - 07 Sep 1910

Elizabeth (Bloomer) Ford 08 Apr 1918 Chicago, Illinois, United States - 08 Jul 2011

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

Ann (Boothe) Luce 10 Mar 1903 New York City, New York, United States - 09 Oct 1987

Louise Bourgeois 25 Dec 1911 Paris VI, Seine, France - 31 May 2010

Mary Breckinridge abt 17 Feb 1881 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 16 May 1965

Sarah (Breedlove) Walker 23 Dec 1867 Delta, Madison, Louisiana, United States - 25 May 1919

Gwendolyn Brooks 07 Jun 1917 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 03 Dec 2000

Antoinette (Brown) Blackwell 20 May 1825 Henrietta, Monroe, New York, United States - 05 Nov 1921

Helen (Brown) MacArthur 10 Oct 1900 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 17 Mar 1993

Mary (Burnett) Talbert 17 Sep 1866 Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 15 Oct 1923

Octavia Butler 22 Jun 1947 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 24 Feb 2006

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Maria Cabrini 15 Jul 1850 Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lodi, Lombardia, Italia - 22 Dec 1917

Elizabeth (Cady) Stanton 12 Nov 1815 Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States - 26 Oct 1902

Annie Cannon 11 Dec 1863 Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States - 13 Apr 1941

Rachel Carson 27 May 1907 Springdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Apr 1964

Mary Cassatt 22 May 1844 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Jun 1926

Wilella Cather 07 Dec 1873 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 24 Apr 1947

Margaret (Chase) Smith 14 Dec 1897 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States - 29 May 1995

Mary (Church) Terrell 23 Sep 1863 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 24 Jul 1954

Victoria (Claflin) Martin 23 Sep 1838 Homer, Licking, Ohio, United States - 09 Jun 1927

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

Lucretia (Coffin) Mott 03 Jan 1793 Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA - 11 Nov 1880

Martha (Coffin) Wright 25 Dec 1806 Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Jan 1875

Mildred Cohn 12 Jul 1913 New York City, New York, United States - 12 Oct 2009

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

Wilhelmina (Cole) Holladay 10 Oct 1922 Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States - 06 Mar 2021

Creola (Coleman) Johnson 26 Aug 1918 White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States - 24 Feb 2020

Elizabeth Coleman 26 Jan 1892 Atlanta, Cass, Texas, United States - 30 Apr 1926

Barbara Cope 23 Jan 1838 Heppenheim, Hesse, German Empire - 09 Aug 1918

Oveta (Culp) Hobby 19 Jan 1905 Killeen, Bell, Texas, United States of America - 16 Aug 1995

Jane (Cunningham) Croly 19 Dec 1829 Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Dec 1901

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Anne (Dallas) Dudley 13 Nov 1876 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 13 Sep 1955

Janet (Davison) Rowley 05 Apr 1925 New York City, New York, United States - 13 Dec 2013

Dorothy Day 08 Nov 1897 Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 29 Nov 1980

Marian DeForest 27 Feb 1864 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 17 Feb 1935

Katharine (Dexter) McCormick 27 Aug 1875 Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America - 28 Dec 1967

Emily Dickinson 10 Dec 1830 Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1886

Dorothea Dix 04 Apr 1802 Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States - 17 Jul 1887

Annie (Dodge) Wauneka 11 Apr 1910 Deer Spring, Arizona USA - 10 Nov 1997

Katherine Drexel 26 Nov 1858 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Mar 1955

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Amelia Earhart 24 Jul 1897 Santa Fe, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States - 02 Jul 1937

Crystal Eastman 25 Jun 1881 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Jul 1928

Gertrude Ederle 23 Oct 1905 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 30 Nov 2003

Esther (Eggertsen) Peterson 09 Dec 1906 Provo, Utah, Utah, United States - 20 Dec 1997

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

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Eleanora (Fagan) Holiday 07 Apr 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Jul 1959

Geraldine Ferraro 26 Aug 1935 Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States - 26 Mar 2011

Catherine (Filene) Shouse 09 Jun 1896 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Dec 1994

Ella Fitzgerald 25 Apr 1917 Warwick, Virginia, United States - 15 Jun 1996

Lydia (Francis) Child 11 Feb 1802 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1880

Aretha Franklin 25 Mar 1942 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 16 Aug 2018

Sarah (Fuller) Ossoli 23 May 1810 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Jul 1850

Ruth (Fulton) Benedict 05 Jun 1887 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States - 17 Sep 1948

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Althea Gibson 25 Aug 1927 Silver, Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States - 28 Sep 2003

Maria (Goeppert) Mayer 28 Jun 1906 Kattowitz, Schlesien, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - 20 Feb 1972

Bettye (Goldstein) Friedan 04 Feb 1921 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States - 04 Feb 2006

Juliette (Gordon) Low 31 Oct 1860 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 17 Jan 1927

Martha Graham 11 May 1894 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. - 01 Apr 1991

Angelina (Grimke) Weld 20 Feb 1805 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 26 Oct 1879

Sarah (Grimke) Grimké 26 Nov 1792 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 23 Dec 1873

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Mary Hallaren 1900s - 2000s

Alice Hamilton 27 Feb 1869 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States - 22 Sep 1970

Emily (Hanrahan) Warner 30 Oct 1939 Denver, Colorado, United States - 03 Jul 2020

Lorraine Hansberry 19 May 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Jan 1965

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

Mary (Harriman) Rumsey 17 Nov 1881 New York, United States - 18 Dec 1934

Mary (Harris) Jones bef 28 Feb 1829 Cork, County Cork, Ireland - 30 Nov 1930

Dorothy (Harrison) Eustis 30 May 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 08 Sep 1946

Emma (Hart) Willard 23 Feb 1787 Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States - 15 Apr 1870

Dorothy Height 24 Mar 1912 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America - 20 Apr 2010

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

Margaret (Higgins) Sanger 14 Sep 1879 Corning, Steuben, New York, United States - 06 Sep 1966

Barbara Hillary 12 Jun 1931 San Juan Hill, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 23 Nov 2019

Jeanne Holm 23 Jun 1921 Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States - 15 Feb 2010

Emily Howland 27 Nov 1827 Sherwood, Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States - 29 Jun 1929

Zora Hurston 07 Jan 1891 Notasulga, Macon Co., Alabama, United States - 28 Jan 1960

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Amelia (Jenks) Bloomer 27 May 1818 Homer, Cortland, New York, United States - 30 Dec 1894

Barbara (Johns) Powell 06 Mar 1935 New York City, New York, United States - 25 Sep 1991

Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou 04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014

Edith (Jones) Wharton 24 Jan 1862 New York City, New York, United States - 11 Aug 1937

Barbara Jordan 21 Feb 1936 Houston, Texas, United States - 17 Jan 1996

Matilda (Joslyn) Gage 24 Mar 1826 Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States - 18 Mar 1898

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Helen Keller 27 Jun 1880 Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States - 01 Jun 1968

Abigail (Kelley) Foster 15 Jan 1810 Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Jan 1887

Paulina (Kellogg) Davis 07 Aug 1813 Bloomfield, New York, United States - 24 Aug 1876

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

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Susette (La Flesche) Tibbles abt 1854 Omaha Indian Reservation, Nebraska - 26 May 1903

Carrie (Lane) Chapman Catt 09 Jan 1859 Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States - 12 Mar 1947

Emma Lazarus 22 Jul 1849 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 19 Nov 1887

Mary Lyon 28 Feb 1797 Buckland, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Mar 1849

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Mary Mahoney 07 May 1845 Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Jan 1926

Wilma Mankiller 18 Nov 1945 Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States - 06 Apr 2010

Ann (Marbury) Hutchinson 20 Jul 1591 Alford, Alford Parish, Lincolnshire, England - 20 Aug 1643

Rosa (McCauley) Parks 04 Feb 1913 Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States - 24 Oct 2005

Barbara McClintock 16 Jun 1902 Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 02 Sep 1992

Patricia (McGillis) Locke 21 Jan 1928 Fort Hall, Bingham, Idaho, United States - 20 Oct 2001

Dorothy (McIntosh) Slaughter 14 Aug 1929 Harlan, Kentucky, United States - 16 Mar 2018

Mary (McLeod) Bethune 10 Jul 1875 Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina, United States - 18 May 1955

Julia (McWilliams) Child 15 Aug 1912 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 13 Aug 2004

Margaret Mead 16 Dec 1901 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Nov 1978

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

Maria Mitchell 01 Aug 1818 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Jun 1889

Billie Jean (Moffitt) King 1940s

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

Anne (Morrow) Lindbergh 22 Jun 1906 Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA - 07 Feb 2001

Phoebe (Mosey) Butler 13 Aug 1860 Patterson Township, Darke, Ohio, United States - 03 Nov 1926

Lydia (Moss) Bradley 30 Jul 1816 Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States - 16 Jan 1908

Grace (Murray) Hopper 09 Dec 1906 New York City, New York, United States - 01 Jan 1992

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

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Edith (Nourse) Rogers 19 Mar 1881 Saco, York, Maine, United States - 10 Sep 1960

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Dorothea Nutzhorn 26 May 1895 Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 11 Oct 1965

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Georgia O'Keeffe 15 Nov 1887 Sun Prairie, Dane, Wisconsin, United States - 06 Mar 1986

Rose O'Neill 25 Jun 1874 Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Apr 1944

Mercy (Otis) Warren 14 Sep 1728 Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 19 Oct 1814

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Thocmetony (Paiute) Winnemucca abt 1844 Humboldt Sink, Nevada - 17 Oct 1891

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

Alice Paul 11 Jan 1885 Mount Laurel, Burlington, New Jersey, United States - 09 Jul 1977

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

Charlotte (Perkins) Gilman 03 Jul 1860 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut - 17 Aug 1935

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

Bessie (Pittman) Cochran 11 May 1906 De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States - 09 Aug 1980

Loretta (Pleasant) Lacks 01 Aug 1920 Roanoke City, Virginia, United States - 04 Oct 1951

Ernestine (Polowsky) Rose 13 Jan 1810 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland - 04 Aug 1892

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

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Gerty (Radnitz) Cori 15 Aug 1896 Prague, Bohemia, Austria - 26 Oct 1957

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

Janet Reno 21 Jul 1938 Miami, Florida, United States of America - 07 Nov 2016

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

Malinda Richards 27 Jul 1841 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States - 16 Apr 1930

Sally Ride 26 May 1951 Encino, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 23 Jul 2012

Anna Roosevelt 11 Oct 1884 New York, New York - 07 Nov 1962

Harriet (Ross) Tubman 06 Mar 1822 Bucktown, Dorchester, Maryland, United States - 10 Mar 1913

Wilma Rudolph 23 Jun 1940 Bethlehem, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States - 12 Nov 1994

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

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Florence Sabin 09 Nov 1871 Colorado, United States - 03 Oct 1953

Bella (Savitsky) Abzug 24 Jul 1920 New York City, New York, New York - 31 Mar 1998

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

Coretta (Scott) King 27 Apr 1927 Marion, Perry, Alabama, United States - 30 Jan 2006

Florence Seibert 06 Oct 1897 Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Aug 1991

Mary (Shadd) Cary 09 Oct 1823 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 05 Jun 1893

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

Catherine (Shipe) East 15 May 1916 Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, United States - 17 Aug 1996

Sakakawea (Shoshone) Charbonneau abt 1788 Shoshone Nation - 12 Dec 1812

Katherine (Siva) Saubel 07 Mar 1920 Pacheval wa, Warner Springs, San Diego, California, United States - 01 Nov 2011

Abigail (Smith) Adams 22 Nov 1744 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 28 Oct 1818

Eleanor (Smith) Carter 18 Aug 1927 Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States - 19 Nov 2023

Elizabeth Smith abt 15 Apr 1894 Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States - 26 Sep 1937

Emma (Smith) DeVoe 22 Aug 1848 Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States - 03 Sep 1927

Sophia Smith 27 Aug 1796 Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA - 12 Jun 1870

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

Shirley (St. Hill) Chisholm 30 Nov 1924 Brooklyn, New York, United States - 01 Jan 2005

Lucy Stone 13 Aug 1818 West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 18 Oct 1893

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

Marjory (Stoneman) Douglas 07 Apr 1890 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 May 1998

Josephine (St. Pierre) Ruffin 31 Aug 1842 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA - 13 Mar 1924

Johanna (Sullivan) Macy 14 Apr 1866 Feeding Hills, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1936

Rosalyn (Sussman) Yalow 19 Jul 1921 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 30 May 2011

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

Pearl (Sydenstricker) Buck 26 Jun 1892 Hillsboro, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States - 06 Mar 1973

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Patsy (Takemoto) Mink 06 Dec 1927 Paia, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 28 Sep 2002

Elizabeth Tall Chief 24 Jan 1925 Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma, United States - 11 Apr 2013

Ella (Tambussi) Grasso 10 May 1919 Windsor Locks, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 05 Feb 1981

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

Helen Taussig 24 May 1898 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 20 May 1986

Fannie (Townsend) Hamer 06 Oct 1917 Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States - 14 Mar 1977

Leontine (Turpeau) Kelly 05 Mar 1920 Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 28 Jun 2012

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Lillian Wald 10 Mar 1867 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 01 Sep 1940

Mary Walker 26 Nov 1832 Oswego, New York, United States - 21 Feb 1919

Julia (Ward) Howe 27 May 1819 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Oct 1910

Ida (Wells) Barnett 16 Jul 1862 Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States - 25 Apr 1931

Eudora Welty 13 Apr 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, United States - 23 Jul 2001

Margaret White 14 Jun 1904 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Aug 1971

Frances Willard 28 Sep 1839 Churchville, New York, United States - 17 Feb 1898

Frances (Wisebart) Jacobs 29 Mar 1843 Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States - 03 Nov 1892

Frances Wright 06 Sep 1795 Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland - 13 Dec 1852

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