Barbara Cherry Schwarzschild
Barbara Cherry Schwarzschild (1914-2008) worked at the Harvard Observatory from approximately 1935 to 1938.
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Louise-Reine Audu
A fruit seller who was active in the French Revolution, including the Women’s March on Versailles and the storming of the Tuileries Palace. She was singled out to present her grievances to King Louis XVI along with a small delegation of other women.
Luz Corral
Although Pancho Villa went on to marry many other women, Corral is considered his first wife, and the only one to have contributed to his political career.
Danielle Mitterrand
Danielle Mitterrand joined the French Resistance as a teenager during World War II, and would go on to serve as first lady from 21 May 1981 to 17 May 1995 when he later become president of France.
Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza
Juana Belén Gutiérrez wrote radical feminist literature against Catholicism, political corruption, and social injustices during the Porfiriato.
Hermila Galindo
Hermila Galindo edited the feminist journal Mujer Moderna.
Hallie Flanagan
Hallie Flanagan (1890–1969) was sworn in as director of the Federal Theatre Project on August 29, 1935.
Pauline Léon
Léon is most remembered for her militancy and enthusiasm for taking action (often violent) to defend the French Revolution against the tyranny of the monarchy.
Dolores Jiménez y Muro
Presidents Díaz and later Huerta often imprisoned Dolores Jiménez y Muro, a socialist and political activist from Aguascalientes, for her work on many leftist journals, including La Mujer Mexicana, where she was a member of the editorial staff.
Blanche Grambs
American printmaker and social activist