In a 1912 New York Times article, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was regarded as “the symbol of the new era, when all women will be free and unhampered.”

Known as the “census taker of the sky,” Annie Jump Cannon was a brilliant astronomer that revolutionized the way scientists classify stars.

Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel in space.

Mary Edwards Walker is the only US woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor.

Nurse Florence Nightingale is best known for making hospitals a cleaner and safer place to be.

Aileen Cole Stewart became one of the first African American women to serve in the Army Nursing Corps.

Canadian Charlotte Monture moved to the US for nursing training and served in the US Army during World War I.

Jane Delano was the superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and inspired many women to become nurses around the world.

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems