Boudica
Briton queen who fought the Romans
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George Sand
French novelist
Williamina Paton Fleming
American astronomer; in 1879 she became an assistant at the Harvard College Observatory, and later was appointed curator of the astronomical photographs.
Cixi
Empress Dowager, the most famous woman in Chinese history
Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke
Caring for soldiers, she declared that the officers were sufficiently looked after, and she would work where most needed. And they were ardently devoted to “Mother” Bickerdyke.
Irene of Athens
Famed Byzantine empress
Hatshepsut
Celebrated queen of Egypt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt’s position as the first actress of her day was undisputed, and she tread the boards for more than 50 years.
Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville wrote many works which influenced Maxwell. Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus led Adams to his investigation. Somerville College in Oxford was named after her.
Wilma Neruda
Wilma Neruda, known in her later years as Lady Hallé (1839-1911), was an English violinist.