Dr Julia Lermontova
The first Russian woman to earn a doctorate in chemistry
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Laura Smith Haviland
Pivotal figure in the American abolitionist movement.
Mary Hamilton Swindler
American archaeologist, classical art scholar, author, and professor
Anna Vsevolodovna of Kyiv
Princess of Kyivan Rus and is best known for introducing educational institutions for girls within Kyivan Rus.
Forrest Ross
New Zealand teacher, mountaineer, journalist and writer
Helen Laird
Irish actress, costumier, teacher, and feminist
Adèle Euphrasie Barbier
New Zealand Roman Catholic religious sister, teacher and founder of a congregation of religious sisters.
Anna Essinger
German Jewish educator renowned for her contributions to education.
Sonia Sanchez
American poet, writer, and teacher who played a pivotal role in the Black Arts Movement and authored more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children’s books.
Susie King Taylor
The first Black nurse during the American Civil War. Beyond nursing the wounded of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, she became the earliest African-American woman to self-publish her memoirs.