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Anna Comnena

Greek historian and scholar

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

American philanthropist and author known for her temperance reform, and in behalf of the advancement of women.

Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

After her husband’s death in 1758 she took the reins of government, and held them so well that Saxe-Weimar was able speedily to recover from the effects of the Seven Years’ War, and escaped the famine of 1773.

Jeanne F J Recamier

French social leader, one of the most beautiful and best beloved women of her time.

Ida Laura Pfeiffer

1800s Austrian traveler whos books include Journey of a Viennese to the Holy Land, Journey to the Scandinavian North, and a Women’s Journey round the World.