WOSU - Site Search | WOSU Public Media

Louise Arner Boyd was the first American woman to lead arctic expeditions.

Williamina Fleming went from doing domestic work to becoming a trailblazing astronomer.

Rose Schneiderman was a pioneering labor organizer and suffragist.

Margaret Chung became the first American-born Chinese woman doctor in 1916.

Lois Weber was an early film pioneer and one of the first directors to own a film studio.

Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.

Gladys Bentley was a musical sensation and gender identity pioneer.

She was a record-breaking mountaineer, educator and suffragist.

Lillian Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Maggie Lena Walker was the first African-American woman bank founder and president.

Search results for