1924-2004
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights activist and leader during the women's suffrage movement of the 1800s.
1820-1906
1902-1981
Isabella Blow was a British fashion director and style icon known for wearing flamboyant hats, many by designer Philip Treacy.
1958-2007
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an active abolitionist and the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America.
1823-1893
Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women's suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
1897-1980
Jessie Fauset was a teacher and writer who worked as editor for The Crisis magazine, and penned the novels Comedy: American Style and Plum Bun.
1882-1961
Lillian Hellman was a playwright and screenwriter whose dramas attacked injustice, exploitation and selfishness.
1905-1984
1820-1905
Sylvia Plath was a gifted, troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work. She wrote the novel The Bell Jar.
1932-1963
Charlotta Spears Bass was a journalist and activist who, as editor of the California Eagle, championed African-American equality and freedom.
1874-1969
Lesley Stahl is an award-winning television journalist. She's served as co-editor of 60 Minutes and anchored the news program 48 Hours Investigates.
1941-
Anne Tyler is an American novelist best known for writing The Accidental Tourist (1985) which was made into a movie in 1988 starring William Hurt and Geena Davis.
1941-
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
1907-1998
Anna Wintour is best known as the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, and for her iconic pageboy haircut and large sunglasses.
1949-
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, activist, politician and author who was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.
1838-1927