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Evelyn Hofer, pioneer of color art photography

Evelyn Hofer (1922-2009) was a German-American portrait photographer and documentary filmmaker. Called "America's best-known unknown photogr…

Marie Tussaud, wax sculptress and businesswoman

Marie Tussaud, wax sculptress and businesswoman Born in 1761 in Strasbourg and died in 1850 in London, she was a French sculptress and the…

Ada Lovelace, the first programmer

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born in 1815 and died in 1852, is an English mathematician, writer, and a pioneer of computer scienc…

Amelia Earhart, first woman aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic

Amelia was born in 1897 and went missing in 1937. From an early age, she appeared to be a leader and had unconventional behaviors: for insta…

Sacagawea, Native American explorer and interpreter

Born around 1788 in the Shoshone tribe and died in 1812, her life is surrounded by many mysteries. Part of it can be retraced through the Sh…

Enheduanna, the first author of History

Enheduanna is an Akkadian princess, priestess and poetess of Sumerian language. She lived around the 23rd century before our era, in Mesop…

Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman artist accepted at the Academy of the Arts of Drawing of Florence

Born in 1593 and died around 1656, Artemisia is an italian Baroque painter. Remarkably gifted and today considered one of the first and most…

Mary Kenner, woman inventor and pioneer of sanitary protections

Mary Kenner, born in 1912 and died in 2006, was an African-American inventor. She pioneered many products we use every day and holds the m…

Lakshmî Bâî, queen of the Indian resistance

Lakshmî Bâî, born Manikarnika Tambe in 1828, and died in 1858, is a maharani (wife of maharaja) of the principality of Jhansi in northern In…

Elizabeth Magie, activist and pioneer of Monopoly

Born in 1866 and died in 1948, she was an American board game designer and outspoken activist for women and black people. In 1904, she inven…

Christine Brisset, la militante des sans-abris

Christine Brisset, née en 1898 et morte en 1993, était une militante française, surtout connue pour son action en faveur des sans-abris aprè…

Shirley Temple, the beloved child star, was also a diplomat

Shirley Temple was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became one of the most famous child stars in Hollywood history. She appeare…

Marguerite Durand, founder of the first women and feminist daily press

Marguerite Durand, founder of the first women and feminist daily press Born in 1864 and died in 1936 in Paris, she was a French journalist…

Fatima al-Fihriya, founder of the world's first university

Fatima al-Fihriya was born around 800 in Kairouan (Tunisia) and died in 880 in Fez (Morocco). She and her sister, Maryam, enjoyed an enlig…

Hedy Lamarr, actress, producer and inventor, pioneer of Wi-Fi

Hedy Lamarr, actress, producer and inventor, pioneer of Wi-Fi Hedwig Kiesler, known as Hedy Lamarr, was an Austrian actress, producer and in…

Lidia Poët, the first woman to join the Italian Order of Lawyers

Born in 1855 and died in 1949, Lidia Poët was the youngest of 8 children in a family of wealthy rural landowners. She obtained a teaching di…

Victoria Woodhull, the first woman candidate for US Presidency

Victoria Woodhull, the first woman candidate for US Presidency Born in 1838, in a family of 7 children, from a swindler father and a mothe…