Biddy Mason
African-American nurse and a pioneering real estate entrepreneur.
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Florida J Wolfe
Prominent African-American socialite, cattle rancher, and philanthropist in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, around the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ann O’Donnell
New Zealand farmer, grocer, hotel proprietor
Josephine Roche
American humanitarian, labor activist, and businesswoman.
Ann Robertson
New Zealand businesswoman
Ann Diamond
New Zealand hotel-keeper, storekeeper, midwife
Käthe Paulus
Pioneering figure in the field of aviation, renowned for her significant contributions as an inventor, particularly for developing the first collapsible parachute in 1910.
Margaret Hamilton
American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner; director of MIT Instrumentation Laboratory’s Software Engineering Division, a crucial role in developing onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo program.
Lydia Zvereva
Russian aviation pioneer, becoming the first woman in Russia to obtain a pilot’s license.
Hetty Green
America’s wealthiest woman during the Gilded Age. Known as the “Queen of Wall Street,” she lent money at reasonable rates during financial crises and amassed a substantial fortune in a male-dominated financial world.