Women have been influential from the earliest times of history. Around 3,500 years ago, Hatshepsut became an Egyptian pharaoh, something few women accomplished. Her reign was largely peaceful More →

Marie Stopes was a British paleobotanist and writer who made great strides in some women's rights and established the first birth control clinic in Britain. The Albanian-Indian Catholic nun… More →

French painter Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun was born in 1755. She created many landscapes but is most well-known for painting more than 600 portraits, including many for Marie-Antoinette and her… More →

After escaping from enslavement, Harriet Tubman went on to become a vocal abolitionist and "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. Her legacy as a social activist is undeniable. She worked… More →

Comedy legend Lucille Ball had a long, successful career in entertainment. She was wildly popular for decades--performing on stage, in movies, and on television--but she is also remembered as More →