Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947)
Suffragist and founder of the League of Women Voters
Carrie Chapman Catt dedicated her life to campaigning for woman suffrage both in the United States and abroad.
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Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran): Investigative Reporter
Investigative Reporter When Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, is remembered, it is usually in the context of her round-the-world trip documenting her travels for Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World.
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Marian Wright Edelman (1939- )
Lawyer, activist, children’s advocate
Today we know her as the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund. Her list of accomplishments started early; she was the first African American woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar Association.
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Agnes Nestor (1880-1948)
First female president elected to head an international labor union Nestor began work in a glove-making factory when she was still in her teens, and by the age of 22
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Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010)
Native American community activist, tribal chief and tribal legislator Wilma Mankiller served her people as a Cherokee Chief from 1985-95, making her the first woman to lead a major tribe.
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