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Cristina Saralegui
Television Actress, Philanthropist, Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1948 -
Cristina Saralegui hosts the talk show The Cristina Show for the Univision Network. It has been on the air since 1989 and has won 11 Emmys.
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(1948-)
Television Actress, Philanthropist, Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host, Journalist
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May Sarton
Journalist, Author, Poet / 1912 - 1995
May Sarton was a writer of poetry, novels and memoirs including her Journal of a Solitude.
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(1912-1995)
Journalist, Author, Poet
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Diane Sawyer
News Anchor, Journalist / 1945 -
As the first female correspondent on 60 Minutes and the current anchor of ABC World News, Diane Sawyer blazed a path for women in broadcast journalism.
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(1945-)
News Anchor, Journalist
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Laura Schlessinger
Educator, Medical Professional, Philanthropist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1947 -
Controversial radio host Laura Schlessinger, also known as "Dr. Laura," is an expert at giving listeners—and readers—a piece of her mind when it comes to moral living and leading a successful family life.
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(1947-)
Educator, Medical Professional, Philanthropist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist
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Barbara Seaman
Activist, Journalist / 1935 - 2008
Writer and social activist Barbara Seaman warned about the dangers of high-estrogen birth control pills and cofounded the National Women's Health Network.
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(1935-2008)
Activist, Journalist
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Nina Simone
Civil Rights Activist, Pianist, Singer, Journalist / 1933 - 2003
Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s. A civil rights activist, she wrote songs promoting the Civil Rights Movement.
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(1933-2003)
Civil Rights Activist, Pianist, Singer, Journalist
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Zadie Smith
Journalist, Author / 1975 -
Zadie Smith is a novelist whose first book, White Teeth, was a sensation, instantly putting her on the literary map.
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(1975-)
Journalist, Author
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Susan Sontag
Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1933 - 2004
Susan Sontag was a critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist and filmmaker. She wrote On Photography, Illness as Metaphor, The Volcano Lover and In America.
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(1933-2004)
Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist
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Charlotta Spears Bass
Educator, Editor, Journalist / 1874 - 1969
Charlotta Spears Bass was a journalist and activist who, as editor of the California Eagle, championed African-American equality and freedom.
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(1874-1969)
Educator, Editor, Journalist
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Lesley Stahl
News Anchor, Editor, Journalist / 1941 -
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.
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(1941-)
News Anchor, Editor, Journalist
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Gertrude Stein
Art Collector, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1874 - 1946
Gertrude Stein was an American author and poet best known for her modernist writings, extensive art collecting and literary salon in 1920s Paris.
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(1874-1946)
Art Collector, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Gloria Steinem
Women's Rights Activist, Journalist / 1934 -
Social activist, writer, editor, and lecturer Gloria Steinem has been an outspoken champion of women's rights since the late 1960s.
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(1934-)
Women's Rights Activist, Journalist
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Lucy Stone
Women's Rights Activist, Journalist / 1818 - 1893
Lucy Stone was a leading activist and pioneer of the abolition and women's rights movements.
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(1818-1893)
Women's Rights Activist, Journalist
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Ida Tarbell
Journalist / 1857 - 1944
Ida Tarbell was an American journalist best known for her pioneering investigative reporting that led to the breakup of the Standard Oil Company’s monopoly.
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(1857-1944)
Journalist
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Helen Thomas
Television Personality, Journalist / 1920 -
Helen Thomas was the first female member of the White House press corps and the United Press International’s first female White House bureau chief.
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(1920-)
Television Personality, Journalist
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Dorothy Thompson
Radio Personality, Journalist / 1893 - 1961
Outspoken and ambitious, Dorothy Thompson became a well-known journalist during the 1930s to the 1950s.
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(1893-1961)
Radio Personality, Journalist
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Barbara Tuchman
Historian, Journalist / 1912 - 1989
Barbara Tuchman, American historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is best known for writing The Guns of August and Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45.
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(1912-1989)
Historian, Journalist
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Diana Vreeland
Journalist / 1903 - 1989
As a fashion journaist who worked for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, Diana Vreeland was an influential figure in American fashion during the 20th century.
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(1903-1989)
Journalist
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Lindsay Wagner
Film Actress, Television Actress, Journalist / 1949 -
Lindsay Wagner is an actress and activist known for her portrayal of Jamie Sommers on TV's The Bionic Woman.
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(1949-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Journalist
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Kath Walker
Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1920 - 1993
Australian Aboriginal writer and political activist Kath Walker is considered the first of the modern-day Aboriginal protest writers.
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(1920-1993)
Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Barbara Walters
News Anchor, Television Producer, Journalist / 1929 -
Famed television journalist Barbara Walters is best known as the 11-year star of the Today show, and for being the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program.
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(1929-)
News Anchor, Television Producer, Journalist
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Simone Weil
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist / 1909 - 1943
Simone Weil was a French intellectual, activist and Christian Mystic.
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(1909-1943)
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist
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Ida B. Wells
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist / 1862 - 1931
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
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(1862-1931)
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist
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Eudora Welty
Photographer, Journalist, Author / 1909 - 2001
Short-story writer and novelist Eudora Welty’s work focuses on the regional manners of people inhabiting a small Mississippi town that resembles her birthplace.
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(1909-2001)
Photographer, Journalist, Author
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Radio Talk Show Host, Television Personality, Journalist / 1928 -
Dr. Ruth Westheimer is one of the world's most recognized authorities on sex. She has delivered her advice on TV, radio and the web for decades and has written numerous books.
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(1928-)
Radio Talk Show Host, Television Personality, Journalist
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Educator, Journalist, Author / 1867 - 1957
Pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the autobiographical “Little House” kids’ book series, the basis of the popular television show Little House on the Prairie.
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(1867-1957)
Educator, Journalist, Author
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Sarah Winnemucca
Activist, Journalist / 1844 - 1891
Sarah Winnemucca was a member of the Native American Paiutes nation, an activist for her people and the first Native woman to publish in the English language.
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(1844-1891)
Activist, Journalist
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist / 1759 - 1797
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer who advocated for women's equality. Her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman pressed for educational reforms.
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(1759-1797)
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist
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Virginia Woolf
Journalist, Author / 1882 - 1941
English Writer Virginia Woolf became famous for her nonlinear prose style, especially noted in her novels Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse.
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(1882-1941)
Journalist, Author