Ella M S Marble
American physician who had a diverse career as a journalist, educator, and activist. Marble actively supported women’s interests and participated in various movements from an early age.
American physician who had a diverse career as a journalist, educator, and activist. Marble actively supported women’s interests and participated in various movements from an early age.
Obstetrician and gynecologist from Chicago and the fifth woman to become a doctor in the United States.
German political activist engaged in anti-fascist resistance.
Trailblazing U.S. suffragist, philanthropist, and visionary. Her groundbreaking contributions paved the way for the development of the first birth control pill.
American scientist, inventor, and advocate for women’s rights; the first scientist to propose the idea of the greenhouse effect.
New Zealand women’s rights activist and writer
Notable Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat and played a key role in the Pan-American feminist and human rights movements. Her efforts were crucial in achieving women’s suffrage in Brazil.
Germany’s first female doctor.
In 1916, Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana.
Prominent Japanese feminist who advocated social reform during Japan’s late Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa eras.