Florence Bascom was a barrier-breaking geologist who contributed to the field through her research and teaching.

Amelia Earhart was a trailblazing aviator whose daring feats set records for women in aviation.

Claire McCardell was an American designer who transformed women’s fashion, creating accessible and comfortable designs for the everyday woman.

Mary Cassatt was an Impressionist artist known for her depictions of women’s domestic lives in the 19th century and her technical innovations to her artistic practice.

Beyoncé is the most decorated and nominated artist in GRAMMY history, and has built her career on continuing Black musical traditions and excellency.

With her 82 World Cup wins and Olympic gold, Vonn is one of the most decorated alpine skiers of all time and a pioneering advocate for gender parity in sport.

Kelly Clark is a five-time Olympian, Olympic gold medalist, and X Games legend, who championed equality in winter sports through launching the Kelly Clark Foundation.

Peggy Fleming is a renowned American figure skater known for her graceful skating style and her 1968 Olympic gold medal. She continues to advocate for expanded access to figure skating and women’s health.

Yalow built her career as a physicist in mid-20th-century America, a time when women faced systemic barriers in science, and became the second woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Bonnie Blair is an acclaimed Olympic speedskater and most decorated female U.S. Winter Olympian of all time.

Erin Jackson was the first Black female athlete of Team USA to win gold in speed skating at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the first to win the race since 1994. She also competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics for Team USA.

Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.

Dr. Virginia Apgar persevered beyond early 20th-century barriers to women in medicine to become a leading anesthesiologist and the first female full professor at Columbia University.

Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig was a pioneering American cardiologist best known for developing the first successful open-heart surgery to treat "blue baby syndrome."

A vocal leader of the 20th century women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment.

Althea Gibson was a star tennis player and the first Black woman to win the U.S. Nationals, French Championship, and Wimbledon.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a skilled performer and woman guitarist, credited with the creation of rock and roll.