Frances Dias Gustavson applied for the WASPS in 1943. After completing her training at Houston Municipal Airport in Texas, she was assigned to the Love Field in Dallas, Texas. After the war, she competed in the All Women Transcontinental Air Race held by the Ninety-Nines in 1951.
1800s owner and operator of a dance hall in Death Valley called Waterfall Dance House or “Madam Moore’s.”
One of the most successful botanists and female plant collectors of her time; she did not begin her career until she was 55 years old.
Emma Tenayuca was a Mexican-American labor organizer and civil rights activist who led strikes by women workers in Texas in the 1930s.
American suffragist and writer
Prominent African-American social anarchist and later anarcho-communist
1800s Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine
National heroine of Nicaragua who defended the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception against the British forces during the Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua in 1762.
Spanish philanthropist and social figure, renowned for her charitable work and influence in Barcelona during the 19th century.
Peruvian philanthropist and benefactor, especially renowned for her dedication to children’s welfare.