Biographies

Isabella “Belle” Boyd was was one of the most famous female Confederate spies, hailed by some as the “Cleopatra of Secession.”

Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she became the first African American to attend her elementary school.

Pearl S. Buck produced works of fiction and non-fiction throughout her lifetime, many of which focused on her experiences in China.

As an activist, community organizer, and executive, Tarana Burke has made quite an impact.

Martha Hughes Cannon was the first female state senator in U.S. history.

Rachel Carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book Silent Spring.

Carrie Chapman Catt was a suffragist and peace activist who helped secure for American women the right to vote

Joyce Chen introduced Chinese food to the American public.

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

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman to serve in Congress.

Internationally recognized writer Sandra Cisneros is best known for "The House on Mango Street," which has sold over six million copies.

Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman to represent a major party in a US presidential election, the first woman to win the Iowa Presidential Caucus, first, First Lady elected to the United States Senate, and the first female senator from New York.

An entrepreneur, advocate, and member of the Blackfoot Nation, Elouise Pepion Cobell (“Yellow Bird Woman”), fought tirelessly for government accountability and for Native Americans to have control over their own financial future.

Once called America's only Coal Queen, Sarah B. Cochran was a coal industry leader and philanthropist in an era when American women couldn't universally vote or serve on juries.

Elizabeth Cochrane was one of the most famous journalists in the United States.

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

Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American woman pilot.

Chemist Virginia Spivey Coleman worked on the atomic weapons program during WWII.

Considered the Guardian of Heron Indian Cemetery, her appearance made her the third woman, and the first Native American, to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court.

A hero of the American Revolution, Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension.