By Tim Lambert
There have been many famous women in American history. Below is a list of some of them.
Elizabeth Glover c. 1600-1643
Elizabeth owned the first printing company in America.
Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672
Anne was a poet of the 17th Century
Henrietta Johnston c. 1633-1729
Henrietta was an artist
Abigail Adams 1744-1818
She was the wife of President John Adams and the mother of President John Quincy Adams
Mary Kies 1752-1837
Mary Kies was the first American woman to be granted a patent
Sybil Ludington 1761-1839
She made a heroic ride in 1777
Sojourner Truth c 1797-1883
She was an abolitionist and women’s rights activist
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1891
She is famous for her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815-1902
She was an American campaigner for women’s rights
Maria Mitchell 1818-1889
Maria was an astronomer. In 1847 she became the first American woman to discover a comet.
Susan B Anthony 1820-1906
She was an American campaigner for women’s rights
Clara Barton 1821-1912
Clara founded the American Red Cross
Josephine Cochrane 1829-1913
In 1886 she invented the first successful dishwasher
Louisa May Alcott 1832-1888
She is famous for her book Little Women
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey 1835-1905
Sarah was a famous writer
Louise Weiser (1837-1898)
Louise became the first woman president of a bank in 1875
Edmonia Lewis 1844-1911
Edmonia was a famous sculptor
Clara Shortridge Foltz 1849-1934 She was the first woman admitted to the bar in California
Martha Hughes Cannon 1857-1932
She was the first woman state senator. (She was elected to the Utah State Senate in 1896).
Ella Hattan born 1859-date of death unknown
Ella was a famous swordswoman
Susanna Salter 1860-1961
In 1887 she became the first woman mayor in the USA
Kate Warne 1833-1868
Kate was the first female detective in the USA
Lucy Hobbs Taylor 1833-1910
In 1866 she became the first woman to graduate from dental college
Helen Magill White 1853-1944 In 1877 she became the first American woman to earn a Ph.D
Maggie Lena Walker 1864-1934
In 1903 she became the first American woman to charter a bank
Susan LaFlesche Picotte 1865-1915
In 1889 she became the first Native American woman to gain a medical degree
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957
She was a famous writer
Madam C. J. Walker 1867-1919
She was a self-made millionaire
Zitkala-Sa 1876-1938
She was a writer and she campaigned for Native American rights
Jeanette Rankin
1880-1973 In 1916 she became the first woman elected to the US Congress
Frances Perkins 1880-1965
In 1933 Frances became the first woman appointed to a presidential cabinet
Alice Ramsey 1886-1983
In 1909 Alice became the first woman to drive across the USA
Georgia O’Keeffe 1887-1986
Georgia was a famous artist
Rebecca Latimer Felton 1835-1930
In 1922 she was appointed the first woman US senator
Nellie Tayloe Ross 1876-1977
In 1925 she became the first woman governor of a US state (Wyoming)
Amelia Earhart 1897-1937
Amelia was a woman pilot
Ruth Nichols 1901-1960
Ruth was another woman pilot
Louise Thaden 1905-1979
Louise was also a pilot
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau 1910-2000
Margaret was a chemical engineer. She was the first woman member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Rosa Parks 1913-2005
Rosa was a civil rights campaigner
Geraldine Mock 1925-2014
Geraldine was the first woman to fly around the world solo
Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962
She was a famous actress
Sally Ride 1961-2012
Sally was the first American woman in space