Influential WomenInfluential Women

"History is no longer just a chronicle of kings and "History is no longer just a chronicle of kings and statesmen, of people who wielded power, but of ordinary statesmen, of people who wielded power, but of ordinary

women and men engaged in women and men engaged in manifoldmanifold tasks. Women's tasks. Women's history is an assertion that women have a history.“history is an assertion that women have a history.“

Aparna BasuAparna Basu- Professor of History at the University of Delhi, India.- Professor of History at the University of Delhi, India.

Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)

She was a suffragette She was a suffragette activist, who fought for activist, who fought for women to have the right women to have the right to vote. to vote.She was arrested for She was arrested for trying to vote in 1872.trying to vote in 1872.She was the first real She was the first real woman to have her woman to have her image placed on image placed on circulating currency circulating currency (dollar -coin).(dollar -coin).

By Sarah James Eddy (1901)By Sarah James Eddy (1901)

Helen Keller (1880-1968)Helen Keller (1880-1968)

First deaf-mute to First deaf-mute to earn a college earn a college degree from Radcliffe degree from Radcliffe College. College. She fought for women She fought for women to have the right to to have the right to vote.vote.She traveled to 39 She traveled to 39 countries to promote countries to promote disability rights.disability rights.

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)

She was first to fly solo She was first to fly solo across the Atlantic across the Atlantic Ocean.Ocean.Amelia was the first Amelia was the first female, and one of only a female, and one of only a few to date, to receive the few to date, to receive the Air Force Distinguished Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. Flying Cross. She disappeared as she She disappeared as she tried to fly around the tried to fly around the world in 1937. The world in 1937. The government spent 4 government spent 4 million dollars looking for million dollars looking for her.her.

By Chuck Hamrick

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910)Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910)

In 1889, she became In 1889, she became the first female doctor the first female doctor in the United States.in the United States.She organized the She organized the National Health National Health Society.Society.She pushed for She pushed for women to attend women to attend college and become college and become doctors.doctors.

Painted by Joseph Stanley Kozlowski

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

She was the first lady of She was the first lady of the United States and the United States and was the eyes and ears for was the eyes and ears for Pres. Franklin Roosevelt.Pres. Franklin Roosevelt.The UN delegates The UN delegates elected Roosevelt elected Roosevelt chairman of the UN's chairman of the UN's Human Rights Human Rights Commission. Commission. She helped author the She helped author the Universal Declaration of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which Human Rights, which fought for human rights fought for human rights around the world.around the world.

Douglas Chandor, 1949 Source: Encyclopedia. COM

Harriet Tubman (1820-1913)Harriet Tubman (1820-1913)

  Harriet was a free Harriet was a free woman in 1849.woman in 1849.

She was known as She was known as “Moses” in the “Moses” in the underground railroad.underground railroad.

Harriet , who was a spy, Harriet , who was a spy, scout and a nurse in the scout and a nurse in the Civil War, was the first Civil War, was the first woman in the United woman in the United States to plan and to States to plan and to lead a gun raid.lead a gun raid.

William H. Johnson, 1945

Mary Harris Jones (1830-1930)Mary Harris Jones (1830-1930)“Mother Jones”“Mother Jones”

She was a labor activist She was a labor activist who fought for safe who fought for safe working conditions.working conditions.

She fought for miners’ She fought for miners’ rights.rights.

She was a founder of the She was a founder of the Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party in 1898 and helped in 1898 and helped establish the Industrial establish the Industrial Workers of the World in Workers of the World in 1905. 1905.

Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)

She was former slave She was former slave and abolitionist who and abolitionist who fought to end slavery.fought to end slavery.Her speeches Her speeches reminded the public reminded the public how horrible and how how horrible and how unjust slavery was.unjust slavery was.Her famous speech Her famous speech was "Ain't I a was "Ain't I a Woman?" Woman?"

Dolores Huerta (1930)Dolores Huerta (1930)

She is a labor activist She is a labor activist who helped organize who helped organize the United Farm the United Farm Workers with Cesar Workers with Cesar Chavez.Chavez.She fought for She fought for legislation to allow legislation to allow individuals to vote individuals to vote and to take the and to take the driver’s test in driver’s test in Spanish.Spanish.

Image by: Barbara Carrasco 

Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)

She was Prime Minister She was Prime Minister of India.of India.

In 1967, she was one of In 1967, she was one of the “first women to lead the “first women to lead a democracy.”a democracy.”

She strived to improve She strived to improve and to modernize India.and to modernize India.

Painted by S. Roerich,1987