Anne of Brittany
Duchess of Brittany and queen of France
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Amelia Edwards
English novelist and egyptologist
Tarquinia Molza
Italian Singer, Poet, Conductor, Composer and Scholar
Mary T S Putnam
Besides numerous contributions to magazines in literature and history, she wrote two metrical dramas on slavery, and made a translation from the Swedish of Fredrika Bremer’s The Neighbors.
Anne Dacier
Anne Dacier (1654-1720) was one of the most accomplished scholars in France.
Evelyn Boyd Granville
Evelyn Boyd Granville was only the second African-American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics from an American University. She worked in computing.
Helen Connon
Helen Connon played a pioneering role in the education of New Zealand women.
Sophie Willock Bryant
Sophie Willock Bryant was an Irish mathematician who also published on many other topics: Irish history, religion, education, women’s rights, and philosophy.
Christina of Sweden
Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689)
Mākereti Papakura
Tūhourangi woman of mana, guide, ethnographer