Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.

Fearless Wall Street broker Muriel Siebert was known as The First Woman of Finance.

Chef and cookbook author Edna Lewis taught the American public to appreciate southern meals in a new way.

Autherine Lucy was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama

Joyce Chen introduced Chinese food to the American public.

Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.

Annie Oakley is a famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American to be canonized as a saint.

Florence Kelley dedicated her life to social reform. She worked to end many social problems, including labor and racial discrimination.

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

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space.

Ethel Payne is known as the First Lady of the Black Press, because of her fearlessness as a journalist and a Civil Rights activist.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the senior US Representative from Florida, the first Latina elected to the US Congress, and the first Republican in congress to publicly support the passage of the Marriage Equality Act.

Mary Eliza Mahoney pursued a nursing career which supported these aims. She is noted for becoming the first African American licensed nurse.

Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her work with the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.

Known as the founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low created the largest and most successful organization for girls in the world.

Educator, soldier, and psychologist, Charity Adams Earley led the first African American women’s unit of the army on a tour of duty overseas during WWII.

Famous chef, author, and television personality, Julia Child made French cuisine accessible to American audiences.

Amelia Bloomer was a suffragist, editor, social activist, and fashion advocate who worked to change women’s clothing.

Journalist, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan was one of the early leaders of the women’s rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.