Harriet Quimby
The first American woman to earn a pilot’s license and the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel
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Carlotta Monterey O’Neill
Once an actress with abandoned dreams of joining a convent, Carlotta Monterey O’Neill collaborated with her playwright husband Eugene O’Neill on some of his most famous work during their five years in “Tao House” in Danville, California.
Rosemary Rees
New Zealand romance novelist, actress, theatre producer and playwright.
Mary Raferty
Irish campaigning journalist and documentary maker
Greer Garson
Oscar-winning 1940s British-American actress and one of the major stars of her era under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet
American actress, suffragist, and state legislator in Colorado.
Anne Bushnell
Irish blues and jazz singer
Eartha Kitt
American entertainer whose career spanned several decades and encompassed singing, acting, and dancing.
Gertrude Berg
American actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for her pioneering work in early television.
Dorothy Parker
American poet, writer, critic, and satirist from New York City. She was celebrated for her sharpness, humor, and insights into urban life in the 20th century.