Ada Louise Huxtable
Architectural historian and first permanent architecture critic for the New York Times.
Architectural historian and first permanent architecture critic for the New York Times.
First woman to direct a major American art museum (Baltimore Museum of Art)
Academic specialist in medieval Burgundian sculpture, particularly Claus Sluter, as well as medieval painting and illumination and costume studies.
Vassar Professor of Art and Director of the Vassar Art Gallery.
Religious poet and nun
Esteemed Chinese empress who dedicated her life to serving as a stabilizing force and wise advisor within the imperial court.
Polish historian and the first woman to be awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Zurich
French art historian and ethnographer Agnès Humbert was also a member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Irish agriculturist, writer and politician
Irish historian and antiquary