Annie Londonderry
Annie Londonderry (ca1870-1947) is known mainly for her well publicized bicycle trip in 1894-95, purportedly around the world.
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Rose Finkelstein Norwood
Indefatigable union activist and organizer.
Senda Berenson
Considered the mother of women’s basketball, Senda Berenson adapted the rules for women and in 1984, posthumously, became the first woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Sophie Tucker
Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio star
Vera C Rubin
Groundbreaking American astronomer
Bertha Porush
German-Australian Jewish community leader
Dr Barbara Falk
Australian educator and education advocate
Miriam Fink
Polish-Australian activist
Alice Mühsam
German art tutor and restorer.
Anita Brookner
Historian of 18th and 19th century French painting.