First Ladies' and Famous Women          

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Bella Abzug Was an inspiring person who teaches us to never give up. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/abzug.htm
Abigail Smith Adams & @ Former First Lady. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/aa2.html     http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/firstladies/p/p_abigailadams.htm   
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams & Only First Lady born outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to this country until four years after she had married John Quincy Adams. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/la6.html   http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/la6.html      http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=6

Jane Addams  @

 Jane Addams is remembered primarily as a founder of the Settlement House Movement.  First American Woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/ja_bio.html http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/ja_chronology.html http://wall.aa.uic.edu:62730/artifact/HullHouse.as
Agnodice Agnodice was determined to be a doctor. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/agnodice.htm   http://www.answers.com/Agnodice                      http://www.primarycarepartnership.com/main/agnodice.htm              http://www.bookrags.com/biography/agnodice/.
Michelle Anne Akers A great soccer player http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/akers.htm
Madeline Albright ** 64th United States Secretary of State

 

 http://secretary.state.gov/www/albright/albright.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Albright 
Louisa May Alcott Was a writer. http://www.louisamayalcott.org/index.html                     http://www.alcottfilm.com/                                      
Marian Anderson ** Marian Anderson was one of the greatest voices in opera, but she was denied a wider audience due to the racism and segregation of her era. http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/ande-mar.htmhttp://danburylibrary.org/research/anderson.htm http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/1997/anderson_2-26a.html     http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/
Susan B Anthony @  Played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to secure women's suffrage in the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blanthony.htm              http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/sba/first.htm    
 Dr. Virginia Apgar @ Dr. Apgar designed and introduced the APGAR SCORE, the first standardized method for evaluating a newborn's transition to life outside the womb. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_12.html http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blapgar.htm
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur & First Lady: Died before Chester Arthur assumed the Presidency. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ea21.html     http://www.historycentral.com/bio/ladies/arthur.html
Ella Baker Ella Baker led the New York NAACP Branch's fight to desegregate New York City pubic schools. so http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/baker.html                                http://www.ncsu.edu/chass/mds/ellabio.html
Dr. Sarah Josephine Baker Josephine Baker helped to establish some of the first programs in preventative medicine and public health. http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/baker.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_19.html
Lucille Ball  ** The first lady of comedy brought us laughter as well as emotional truth. No wonder everybody loved Lucy
By RICHARD ZOGLIN 		http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/lucy.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000840/ 
Ethel Barrymore  Academy Award-winning American actress and a member of the famous Barrymore family. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Barrymore http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000856/
Clara Barton  @ Clara Barton is remembered as the founder of the American Red Cross http://www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm                                             http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bart-cla.htm
Carol Bellamy ** @ President and CEO of World Learning, and President of its School for International Training.    (Politician) http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/bellamy_bio.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Bellamy
Ruth Benedict  @ She emphasized the power of custom and learning as an argument against nature and for the infinite capacity of human beings to change. http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ruthbenedict.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Benedict
Louise Blanchard Bethune First professional woman architect in the United States. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9078977/Louise-Blanchard-Bethune http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/a/archs/beth/beth.html http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/a/archs/beth/bethberk.html
Mary McLeod Bethune  @ Mary McLeod Bethune, born to former slaves a decade after the end of the Civil War, devoted her life to ensuring the right to education and freedom from discrimination for black Americans. http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm  http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html  http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/MaryBethune/Documents_guide.cfm
Veronica Biggins ** Assistant to President Clinton  J. Veronica Biggins is a Senior Partner of Heidrick & Struggles. Based in Atlanta, Veronica specializes in the recruitment of executive management staff. http://www.heidrick.com/Experience/Consultants/ConsultantDetail.aspx?ConsultantCode=10069 http://www.robinson.gsu.edu/corporate/hof/2003/biggins.html
Shirley Temple Black ** Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress. http://www.shirleytemple.com/?gclid=CLO89K_C5IcCFTwnGgoddxbWjw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell  @ Dr. Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school (M.D.); pioneer in educating women in medicine http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_blackwell_eliz.htm  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_35.html
Bonnie Blair American speed skater who became the most successful American woman athlete in the history of Olympic competition. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article%3Feu=137570   http://www.lecturenow.com/People/BonnieBlair.htm   http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/blairbon.shtml 
Katharine Burr Blodgett She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge University and the first woman to work in a General Electric laboratory. http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/blodgett.html   http://www.senate.state.ny.us/sws/wod/st_blodgett.html http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEWWW/Features/eChemists/Bios/Blodgett.html
Amelia Bloomer Known for her leading role in promoting (much-needed) dress reform for women, Bloomer was also a committed feminist and temperance worker. http://www.nps.gov/archive/wori/bloomer.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bloomer http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/RHE309/vicfembios/ameliabloomer.htm
Nellie Bly Nellie Bly became a pioneer in journalism and investigative reporting. http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/386/nellie.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly                                      http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=23    
Erma Bombeck ** America's favorite humorist  Writer for a newspaper column. http://www.ermamuseum.org/home640.asp                           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erma_Bombeck
Margaret Bourke-White ** Writer - photographer She was a woman, doing a man's job, in a man's world, from the foundries of Cleveland to the battlefields in World War II. http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/MargaretWhite.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAPbourke.htm                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bourke-White
Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) is one of the most important figures in the history of American Literature. http://www.annebradstreet.com/                                                                                    http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/b/bradstreet1718.htm 
Gwendolyn Brooks President John Kennedy invited her to read at a Library of Congress poetry festival in 1962. In 1985 she was appointed poetry consultant to the Library of Congress http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/brooks/life.htm  http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/brooks/brooks.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendolyn_Brooks
Dr. Joyce Brothers ** One of the leading family psychologists and advice columnists, publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Brothers                                                               http://www.tv.com/dr-joyce-brothers/person/902/summary.html 
Olympia Brown Woman suffrage activist; early U.S. woman minister ordained with full denominational authority http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbiobrownolympia.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWbrownO.htm http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/olympiabrown.html
Maureen Bunyan** She was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists (1975) and of the International Women's Media Foundation (1990), which serves women journalists in 100 countries. http://www.ailf.org/notable/iaa/dc2002/Maureen%20Bunyan.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_Bunyan                          http://www.answers.com/topic/maureen-bunyan
Carol Burnett One of the most successful female comedians on American television, thanks largely to her eponymous variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Burnett                 http://www.famoustexans.com/carolburnett.htm       http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/burnettcaro/burnettcaro.htm
Barbara Pierce Bush   & Rarely has a First Lady been greeted by the American people and the press with the approbation and warmth accorded to Barbara Pierce Bush. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/bb41.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush                             http://www.answers.com/topic/barbara-bush 
First Lady Laura Bush  & ** Actively involved in issues of national and global concern, with a particular emphasis on education, health care, and human rights. http://www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/flbio.html         http://www.whitehouse.org/administration/laura.asp                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bush
Susan Butcher a dog musher who rose to fame when she became the second woman to win the Iditarod dogsled race in 1986,  years. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/but0bio-1   http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/Iditarod/susan.html    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Butcher
Sarah Caldwell Sarah Caldwell is an American opera director and conductor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Caldwell    http://www.worldbook.com/features/whm/html/whm068.html
Rachel Carson  @ Rachel Carson, writer, scientist, and ecologist, grew up simply in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania. http://www.rachelcarson.org/                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson            http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/carson/carson-bio.html  
Rosalyn  Smith Carter  & ** An advocate for mental health, early childhood immunization, human rights, and conflict resolution through her work at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/rc39.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalynn_Carter     http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/rsc/rscbio.phtml
Mary Cassatt  @ Specialized in painting the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cassatt/                       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cassatt 
Connie S.P. Chen ** Founder and chair of East West Collaboration, Inc. an international business advisory consortium. http://chenplanning.com/index.html                 
Julia Child Was a famous American cook, author, and television personality who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream through her many cookbooks and television programs. http://www.starchefs.com/JChild/html/index.shtml      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child                        http://americanhistory.si.edu/kitchen/index.htm  (Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian) 
Shirley Chisholm Was an American politician, educator and author. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm      http://nh.essortment.com/shirleychisholm_ruol.htm     
Frances Folsom Cleveland  & First bride of a President to be married in the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/fc2224.html   http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/h/cleve/ffc/index.html  
Hillary Rodham Clinton  & ** A lawyer, former first lady of the United States, and is now a NY Senator. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton       http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/hc42.html 
Jacqueline Cochran  @ Founder and director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) http://www.wasp-wwii.org/wasp/jacqueline_cochran.htm    http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/cochran1.htm                       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Cochran  
Lt. Co. Eileen Collins U.S.A.F. Lt. Col. Eileen Marie Collins is the first woman ever selected to be a space shuttle pilot and the first woman to command a space shuttle. http://quest.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/collins.html     http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/women/ec.html      http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/collins.html     http://www.girlpower.gov/GIRLAREA/gpguests/eileen_collins.htm  
Martha Layne Collins ** First woman Governor of Kentucky http://www.answers.com/topic/martha-layne-collins      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Layne_Collins   
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge & For her "fine personal influence exerted as First Lady of the Land," Grace Coolidge received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/gc30.html      http://www.historycentral.com/bio/ladies/coolidge.html    http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/usflag/presidents/gc30.html  
Katherine (Katie) Couric ** Katie Couric is the anchor of The CBS Evening News. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183698/bio                                        http://www.answers.com/topic/katie-couric 
Jan N. Davis ** An American astronaut and the current director of the Safety and Mission Assurance directorate at Marshall Space Flight Center. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/davis.html              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Jan_Davis      
Mandelitte Del Barco ** Covered stories on a wide variety of topics ranging from immigration, race relations, police, and street gangs to Latino politics, Hollywood, and urban street culture (including hip hop dance, music, and art http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100429    
Patricia Diaz Dennis ** Girl Scouts Elects Patricia Diaz Dennis
New Chair of National Board of Directors		 http://www.girlscouts.org/news/news_releases/2005/patricia_diaz_dennis.asp http://www.girlscouts.org/for_adults/leader_magazine/2005_winter/patricia_diaz_dennis.asp
Emily Dickinson  @ Dickinson's poetry reflects her loneliness and the speakers of her poems generally live in a state of want, but her poems are also marked by the intimate recollection of inspirational moments which are decidedly life-giving and suggest the possibility of happiness. http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/dickinson.htm                                                  http://www.online-literature.com/dickinson/               http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/155                       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson
Phyllis Diller Comedienne, film, television and stage actress, author, recording artist, spokesperson, gourmet cook, entrepreneur, concert pianist, philanthropist, humanitarian and unquestionably, one of the most beloved people in show business, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Diller                       http://www.wic.org/bio/pdiller.htm                                                   http://www.answers.com/topic/phyllis-diller                         
Dorothea Dix  @ She was firstly a teacher and then a social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill. In her life her goals were not defined, she simply did whatever would best help people. http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/dorotheadix.html              http://www.civilwarhome.com/dixbio.htm     http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/DIX/dorothea.html  
Elizabeth Dole ** Elected to the United States Senate in 2002 to represent North Carolina for a term ending in 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Dole    http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/dole.htm   
Marion Donovan  ## Marion Donovan revolutionized the infant care industry by inventing .................... http://www.women-inventors.com/Marion-Donovan.asp    http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/donovan.htm 
Rita Dove ** Was U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993-95 and Special Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress bicentennial in 1999/2000 and has been, since 2004, the Poet Laureate of Virginia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Dove            http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/dove_rita.html   http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rfd4b/
Isadora Duncan
Dancer, adventurer, revolutionist, ardent defender of the poetic spirit, Isadora Duncan has been one of the most enduring influences on the 20th century culture.
 http://www.isadoraduncan.org/About_Isadora/about_isadora.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan                        http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/isadora.html   
Amelia Earhart  @ Was an American aviator and noted early female pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigation flight in 1937. http://www.ameliaearhart.com/                               http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart                                            
Sylvia Earle Marine biologist Sylvia Earle—sometimes known as "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General"—has been an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/council/eir/bio_earle.html    http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ear0bio-1    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bookmarks/earle/   
Mary Baker Eddy Was an influential American author, teacher, and religious leader, noted for her groundbreaking ideas about spirituality and health, which she named Christian Science. http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/marybakereddy/life.jhtml   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Baker_Eddy      http://www.tfccs.com/marybakereddy/;jsessionid=ECUDGIQSYD4W5KGL4L2SFEQ?_requestid=40423
Gertrude Ederle A famous American swimmer, became the first woman to
 swim the English Channel. In 1926, at the age of 19		 http://www.msu.edu/~grawbur1/iahweb.html                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Ederle 
Teresa Edwards  ** Four-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year Teresa Edwards, one of the most respected players in international women's basketball history http://www.usabasketball.com/bioswomen/teresa_edwards_bio.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Edwards    
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower  & Although she lived and traveled all over the world, Mrs. Eisenhower always remained a person who was most happy at home surrounded by her family. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/me34.html   http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/mdebio.htm       http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878533.html   
Janet Evans  ** A record-breaking American competitive swimmer http://www.janetevans.com/                                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Evans        http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/evansjanet.shtml  
Etta Zuber Falconer In 1969 she became the 10th African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics (from Emory University) with an Algebra dissertation entitled: "Quasi group Identities Invariant under Isotropy." http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Falconer.html http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/falconner_ettaz.html 
Fanny Farmer Fannie Merritt Farmer greatly influenced the way Americans cook through her books and instruction. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbiofarmerf.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Farmer                                     http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/farmer_1      
Geraldine Ferraro  **
Geraldine Ann Ferraro earned a place in history as the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a national party ticket.
 http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4940    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Ferraro      http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000088
Abigail Powers Fillmore & After her marriage to Millard Fillmore, she continued to teach, becoming the first First Lady to have a job outside the home. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/af13.html        http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=14   
Dr. Anna Fisher  ** An American astronaut, currently awaiting assignment to the International Space Station or the Space Shuttle. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/fisher-a.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lee_Fisher 
Carrie Fisher  ** An American actress, screenwriter and novelist, best known for her role as Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Fisher        
Peggy Fleming  ** American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968. http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/flemingpeg.shtml   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Fleming   
Jane Fonda Is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda                      
Elizabeth Bloomer Ford  & Betty Bloomer Ford did not expect to become First Lady. As wife of Representative Gerald R. Ford, she looked forward to his retirement and more time together. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ef38.html    http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/usflag/presidents/ef38.html   
Aretha Franklin The Queen Of Soul: Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. http://www.aretha-franklin.com/                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin                                 
Betty Friedan Through decades of social activism, strategic thinking and powerful writing, Friedan is one of contemporary society's most effective leaders. http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=62   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Friedan     http://www.wpunj.edu/newpol/issue35/boucher35.htm  
Margaret Fuller Fuller contributed significantly to the American Renaissance in literature and to mid-nineteenth century reform movements. http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/fuller/    http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/margaretfuller.html    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Fuller   
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield & Former First Lady http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/lg20.html     
Althea Gibson A trailblazing athlete who become the first African American to win championships at Grand Slam tournaments such as Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Doubles and the United States Open in the late 1950s. http://www.altheagibson.com/biographical.htm   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_Gibson   http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_gibson_althea.htm
Nikki Giovanni An American poet and author. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Giovanni                                                                            http://nikki-giovanni.com/                                                                       http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/173      
Diana Golden Diana Golden was unquestionably one of the greatest, most successful, disabled athletes of all time http://www.dsusa.org/DianaGolden/bio.html        
Bette Nesmith Graham  ## Graham used her own kitchen blender to mix up her first batch of liquid ............... http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/liquid_paper.htm                      http://www.women-inventors.com/Bette-Nesmith-Graham.asp
Martha Graham An American dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Graham                                                           http://www.cmi.univ-mrs.fr/~esouche/dance/Graham2.html                                                                   http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3735&source_type=A      
Julia Dent Grant   & Julia was the first First Lady to serve eight full years since Elizabeth Monroe. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/jg18.html          http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/gran-jul.htm      
Ella Grasso ** Grasso was a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1956-1958. She was the Secretary of State for Connecticut for three terms, twelve years http://nvnv.essortment.com/ellagrasso_rfxy.htm          http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000387    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Grasso  
Florence Griffith-Joyner ** Athletically, Flo Jo elevated women's track to a higher level as she broke world records in the 100 and 200-meter events. This feat earned her the title "World's Fastest Woman." http://www.florencegriffithjoyner.com/                                http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/flo-jo/griffith_joyner_bio.html       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner       
Ruth Handler  ## Ruth Handler inventor of .................. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Handler      http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/handler.htm   
Florence Kling Harding  & When Warren Harding was nominated in June of 1920, she walked down the platform with him, being the first candidate’s wife to do so. On November 2, 1920, she became the first First Lady to vote for her husband (Women won the right to vote in August, 1920). http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/fh29.html  http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=30     http://www.historycentral.com/bio/ladies/harding.html     http://www.worldbook.com/features/presidents/html/harding_florence.htm 
Barbara Clementine Harris African American clergywoman and social activist who was the first female bishop in the Anglican Communion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Clementine_Harris       http://www.edow.org/diocese/bishops/harris_bio.html     http://www.brittanica.com/women/article-9399768   
Patricia Roberts Harris  @ Was well-known as an influential public official, diplomat and civil rights activist. Her many achievements included several "firsts." http://esperstamps.org/h23.htm                         http://www.huarchivesnet.howard.edu/0005huarnet/harris1.htm     
Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison& Never lived in the White House as the First Lady. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ah9.html   http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/ah9.html   
Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison & in 1890 Caroline Scott Harrison lent her prestige as First Lady to the founding of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/harr-car.htm     http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ch23.html     http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/ch23.html      
Beverly Harvard  ** Named deputy chief, becoming the first and only Black woman to run a major city police department. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_n11_v26/ai_18023807 
Lucy Ware Webb Hayes  & When Lucy watched her husband take his oath of office at the Capitol, her serene and beautiful face impressed even cynical journalists. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/haye-luc.htm     http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/lh19.html  
Edith Head Eight-times Oscar-winner Head is the most famous costume designer in Hollywood history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Head      http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/433:251/1/Edith_Head.htm            
Katharine Hepburn Was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn                                                                            http://www-scf.usc.edu/~kristena/bio.html                          http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/29/hepburn.obit/     
Lynn Hill  ** Is a United States climber, known as a top sport climber of the 1980s and famous for making the first free ascent of the Nose Route on Yosemite's El Capitan. http://www.womenclimbing.com/climb/biodetail.aspid=1   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Hill                                                    http://www.lynnhillclimbs.com/   
Lou Henry Hoover  & Admirably equipped to preside at the White House, Lou Henry Hoover brought to it long experience as wife of a man eminent in public affairs at home and abroad. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/lh31.html   http://hoover.archives.gov/education/louhenrybio.html     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Henry_Hoover   
Rear Admiral Dr. Grace  Murray Hopper  ## Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Murray Hopper was a remarkable woman who grandly rose to the challenges of ......................... http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/Files/hopper-story.html   http://www.hopper.navy.mil/grace/grace.htm                                                                 http://www.women-inventors.com/Dr-Grace-Murray-Hopper.asp
Millie Hughes-Fulford  ** Payload Specialist Astronaut http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Hughes-Fulford         http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/hughes-fulford.html    http://www.spacedu.com/millienasabio.html   
Zora Neale Hurston From the 1930s through the 1960s, Zora Neale Hurston was the most prolific and accomplished black woman writer in America. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/hurs-zor.htm           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston     http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hurston.htm                  
Rachel Donelson Jackson & Wearing the white dress she had purchased for her husband's inaugural ceremonies in March 1829, Rachel Donelson Jackson was buried in the garden at The Hermitage, her home near Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Eve in 1828. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/rj7.html                  http://www.wnpt.net/rachel/                                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Donelson_Jackson          
Mary Phelps Jacob  ## The first modern ................... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caresse_Crosby      http://family.phelpsinc.com/bios/mary_phelps_jacob.htm                  http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa042597.htm
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson & Martha Jefferson ran the plantation life of Monticello. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/mj3.html     http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=3
Dr. Mae Jemison Mae C. Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, September 12, 1992, the first woman of color to go into space. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html     http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/jemison/jemison-bio.html       http://quest.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD/jemison.bio.html    
Tamara Jernigan  ** Tamara Jernigan is an American astronaut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_E._Jernigan                http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jernigan.html  http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/jernigan_tamara.htm
Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird)  Johnson & Lady Bird Johnson became First Lady at one of the most difficult moments in U.S. history: the day of President Kennedy's assassination. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/cj36.html         http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/ladies/ct_johnson.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_Johnson  
Eliza McCardle Johnson & Eliza was known as a staunch supporter of her husband. It was she who taught him to read and write. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ej17.html  http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/ladies/em_johnson.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_McCardle_Johnson
Mary ("Mother") Jones Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1830-1930) was an Irish immigrant who devoted her life to improving conditions of the working class. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/motherjones/p/mother_jones.htm                       http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/majones.htm                            http://www.bookrags.com/biography/mary-harris-jones/  
Jackie Joyner-Kersee  ** Jackie Joyner-Kersee was an all-around athlete, but her explosiveness was her main weapon. http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/joyner_j.htm    http://www.espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016055.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee
Wynonna Judd  ** Is an Award-winning Country Music singer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynonna_Judd                                                 http://www.wynonna.com/?content=wynonna               
Donna Karan Known as the queen of Seventh Avenue, Donna Karan is the owner and chief designer of Donna Karan Company, managing production and marketing as well as design. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Karan                  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0762321.html  
Helen Keller  @ About the life of Helen Keller, the deaf blind woman who became a role model for millions of people. http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller                 http://www.afb.org/braillebug/helen_keller_bio.asp
Princess Grace Kelly  ** Was an Academy Award-winning American film actress who, upon marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kelly                http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/19/newsid_2720000/2720723.stm       http://www.answers.com/topic/grace-kelly  
Ethel Kennedy  ** Is a member of the Kennedy family by her marriage to Robert F. Kennedy. http://www.who2.com/ethelkennedy.html                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Kennedy                               http://www.answers.com/topic/ethel-kennedy
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy  & At the time of her husband's inauguration, Jacqueline Kennedy was the youngest First Lady since Frances Cleveland. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/jk35.html    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy   http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/ladies/kennedy.html  
Billie Jean King Women's right pioneer, Wimbledon singles tennis champ 6 times; U.S. champ 4 times; first woman athlete to earn $100,000. in one year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean_King     http://www.wic.org/bio/bking.htm                               http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0109355.html    
Mary-Claire King In the jigsaw world of human genetics, UW Professor Mary-Claire King found a crucial piece that helps solve the mystery of breast cancer. http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/pharm/chemo/readings/king.htm     http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/sept96/king1.html  http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/sept96/king2.html
Juanita Morris Kreps American economist and public official, best remembered as the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of commerce. http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar305020    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_M._Kreps                              http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9125835/Juanita-Morris-Kreps
Julie Krone In 1993, Julie Krone became the first woman to win a Triple Crown race, taking the Belmont Stakes. http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=j_krone_montvale  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/horseracing/news/1999/04/23/krone_feature/
Maggie Kuhn Formed the Gray Panthers, an organization which addressed age discrimination, pension rights, nursing home reform, and other issues affecting the elderly. http://mtmt.essortment.com/maggiekuhn_rfxw.htm                 http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=96  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Kuhn
Stephanie Kwolek  ## Many police officers owe their lives to Stephanie Kwolek because .............. http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/plastics/kwolek.html http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkevlar.htm
Hedy Lamarr  ## Though known primarily for her great beauty, she also co-invented the first ........... http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html         http://hypatiamaze.org/h_lamarr/scigrrl.html                                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr  
Ann Landers  ** Was best known for writing the famous syndicated advice column "Ann Landers." For some 45 years, it was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Landers              http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0157499.html                             http://www.answers.com/topic/ann-landers  
Harriet Lane & Unique among First Ladies, Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only President who never married: James Buchanan. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/hl15.html   
Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was a natural photographer in the truest sense because she lived, in her words, "a visual life." http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=d_lange    http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/pgs/portraits/Dorothea_Lange.html
Sherry Lansing Sherry Lansing, the first woman to run a major studio, bids Hollywood farewell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_Lansing           http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6830712/site/newsweek/    
Queen Latifah Queen Latifah is probably the most well-known and respected female rapper in the industry with her strong, empowering lyrics and personable style. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah                                     http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-q/queenlatifah_main.htm   
Estee Lauder Was the co-founder (with her husband) of Estée Lauder Companies, a pioneering cosmetics company. http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/lauder.html          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A9e_Lauder        
Shari Lewis ** Popular puppeteer Shari Lewis, who won a dozen Emmys and a Peabody for children's programs that began drawing network audiences in 1960. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9808/03/shari.lewis.obit/index.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis   
Candy Lightner Founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). http://www.wic.org/bio/lightner.htm                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Lightner   
Queen Liliuokalani Was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/history/liliuokalani.html    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliuokalani_of_Hawaii   
Mary Todd Lincoln  & A young lawyer summed her up in 1840: "the very creature of excitement." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ml16.html   
Belva  Ann Lockwood Belva Lockwood had a long and diverse legal career in Washington, D.C. (Library of Congress). http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/papers/lockwood.htm   http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=99    http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/belva-lockwood-1.html
Amy Lowell Was an American poet. http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/amylowell/lowell.htm  
Susan Lucci  ** Susan Lucci began playing Erica Kane on the soap opera All My Children in 1970, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Lucci      
Mary Lyon  @

A schoolteacher from Massachusetts, an American pioneer, a remarkable woman who founded the worldwide model of higher education for women--Mount Holyoke College

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/                                    http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=maryLyon   http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=102 
Dolley Payne Todd Madison &@ Of the early First Ladies in the United States, Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, fourth President of the United States, has been considered the most colorful. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/dm4.html           http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/madi-dol.htm    
Christa McAuliffe  ** In 1986 Christa McAuliffe stepped from the classroom into history. As part of a radical new approach by NASA, she was to be the first civilian in space. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mcauliffe.html          http://www.starhop.com/cm_bio.htm            http://www.framingham.com/history/profiles/christa.htm  
Barbara McClintock The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1983. http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/LL/Views/Exhibit/narrative/biographical.html       http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1983/mcclintock-autobio.html    
Ida Saxton McKinley  &  What sets her apart was how though afflicted by a condition that had to remain a secret to prevent social shame; she refused to remain secluded and tried as hard as she could to carry out a full social schedule. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/im25.html          http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/mcki-ida.htm         http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=25 http://www.historyswomen.com/1stWomen/idamckinley.htm    
Margaret Mead  @ Was an American cultural anthropologist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead     http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/margaretmead.html
Maria Mitchell In 1848, Maria became the first women member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and later became a fellow of the society. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95aug/mitchell.html        http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/mitchell.htm                             http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/mitc-mar.htm     
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe & Elizabeth Monroe was First Lady from 1817-1825. She holds the dubious distinction of being dubbed a snob during her White House tenure. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/em5.html       http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4674.asp      http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/ladies/monroe.html 
Ann Moore  ## Ann Moore and her husband formed a company to make and market the carrier, called the Snugli (patented in 1969). http://www.women-inventors.com/Ann-Moore.asp    http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_Ann_Moore.htm    http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/ilives/annmoore/annmoore.html    
Mary Tyler Moore  ** An American actress and comedian, perhaps best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tyler_Moore          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show      http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/mooremaryt/mooremaryt.htm 
Rita Moreno The only female performer to have won all four of the most prestigious show business awards: the Oscar, the Emmy, the Grammy and the Tony. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Moreno          http://www.barberusa.com/adult/moreno_rita.html                               
Julia Morgan California's first female architect, Morgan began her career in collaboration with Bernard Maybeck on several buildings in Berkeley. http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/spec_coll/morgan/bio/bio.html      http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Julia_Morgan.html        
Lucretia Mott Antislavery and Women's Rights Leader http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/mott.html          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Mott                               http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=112    
Patricia Ryan Nixon & One of Pat Nixon's major causes in the years that she lived at the White House was "volunteerism", as she called it. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/pn37.html    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Nixon 
Deborah Norville ** An American television broadcaster and journalist. http://www.insideedition.com/aboutus/bios/deborah_norville.aspx  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Norville                           
Antonia Novello Former Surgeon General of the United States. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/nov0bio-1    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia_Novello    
Annie Oakley  @                (Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee) Was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/oakl-ann.htm            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley               
Sandra Day O'Connor ** Is an American jurist and former politician who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Day_O'Connor           http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96mar/oconnor.html                    http://phoenix.about.com/cs/famous/a/oconnor.htm    
Georgia O'Keeffe  @ O'Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. http://www.ellensplace.net/okeeffe1.html                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O'Keeffe  
Rosa Parks Was an African American seamstress and civil rights activist whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement". http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1    http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks   
Libby Pataki ** Is the First Lady of New York and the wife of New York Governor George Pataki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Pataki          http://www.ny.gov/governor/firstfamily/libbio.html  http://www.speaking.com/speakers/libbypataki.html 
Jane Pauley  ** Most recently Pauley has served as co-anchor of Dateline NBC, anchor of Time and Again on MSNBC Cable, and anchor of NBC's Real Life with Jane Pauley. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Pauley                  http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0761966.html                    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5887567/ 
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894) devoted her long and full life to the expression of Transcendental idealism in a variety of forms. http://www.concordma.com/magazine/junjuly99/peabody.html                                    http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/transcendentalism/elizabeth_palmer_peabody.html 
Annie Smith Peck After four years and five attempts, sixty-year-old Annie Smith Peck reached the summit of Peru’s Mount Huascaran. http://www.ric.edu/rpotter/smithpeck.html                     http://www.loe.org/series/discovery_women/peck.php        
Frances Perkins @ Was the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the first female cabinet member. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USARperkins.htm       http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0838456.html     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Perkins
Mary Pickford Mary's innate talent is what made Mary Pickford one of the most incredible performers on screen, and her head for business made her one of the greatest perfectionists in the history of film. http://www.marypickford.com/about.html                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Pickford
Jane Means Appleton Pierce & Then, in 1852, the Democratic Party made Pierce their candidate for President. His wife fainted at the news. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/jp14.html     http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=15 
Sarah Childress Polk & Sarah Polk was the first presidential wife who took on the additional job of presidential advisor. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/sp11.html      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Childress_Polk    http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/ladies/polk.html
Emily Post Was an American writer and socialite who became the nation's most famous authority on how to behave graciously in society and business. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Post                               http://www.who2.com/emilypost.html         
Leontyne Price
In 1955, Price was chosen to sing the title role in a television production of Tosca, becoming the first black singer on a television opera production.
 http://www.afrovoices.com/price.html                       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontyne_Price         http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_price_leontyne.htm     
Gertrude Pridget Rainey         (better known as )  Ma Rainey Was one of the earliest known professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. http://www.redhotjazz.com/rainey.html                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Rainey      
Jeannette Rankin American pacifist, politician, and social activist. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_jeannette_rankin.htm     http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000055   http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/rankin_j.htm 
Judy Rankin Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rankin                                    http://www.answers.com/topic/judy-rankin      
Nancy Davis Reagan & ** As first lady, she became known for her efforts to publicize the dangers of illegal drugs and urge people to shun them. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Reagan     
Janet Reno ** Was the 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001), and was the first woman to hold that post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Reno                                               http://www.wic.org/bio/jreno.htm                             
Judy Resnick  (PH.D) ** Was an American astronaut who died at the age of 36 in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster during the launch of the mission STS-51-L. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/resnik.html         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Resnik      
Debbie Reynolds ** Debbie had a knack for comic expression and an indefatigable energy which allowed her to "sell" musical numbers, hold her own among weightier co-stars, and even carry a few films by herself. http://www.debbiereynolds.com/        (In this site you can hear Debbie Reynolds sing)                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Reynolds          http://www.reelclassics.com/Actresses/Reynolds/reynolds.htm                 
 Dr. Condoleeza Rice   Became the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, on January 22, 2001. http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/rice-bio.html      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice          http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/11/MTNG.html           
Dr. Sally Ride ** First American Woman in Space. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96may/ride.html                  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/ride.html 
Cathy Rigby ** I've been able to play a kid up to this point and pretend that I'm not a grown-up —  Is a gymnast, actress and speaker. http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2004-10-02-rigby_x.htm  http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2004-10-02-rigby_x.htm   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Rigby                                  http://www.answers.com/topic/cathy-rigby  
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt & @ Was an American political leader who used her stature as First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 to promote her husband's (Franklin D. Roosevelt's) New Deal, as well as Civil Rights. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ar32.html    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt           http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/erbio.html     
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt & A perceptive aide described the First Lady as "always the gentle, high-bred hostess; smiling often at what went on about her, yet never critical of the ignorant and tolerant always of the little insincerities of political life." http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/er26.html     http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/familytree/Edith.htm   http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/er26.html            
Betsy Ross @ America's most famous flag maker. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blross.htm      http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0842450.html                           http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/
Wilma Rudolph Wilma became the first American woman to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics. http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm   http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm  
Dr.  Margaret Rhea Seddon  ** Is a former NASA Astronaut. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/seddon.htm                       http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/seddon.html     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Rhea_Seddon    
Patsy Sherman  ## Inventor of ................ http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/inventors/sherman.html          http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blscotchgard.htm            http://www.mmm.com/about3M/pioneers/sherman.html           
Dinah Shore** Was an American singer, actress and talk show host. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Shore          http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/shoredinah/shoredinah.htm    
Beverly Sills Was perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s. She was famous for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in operas around the world and on recordings. http://www.beverlysillsonline.com/timeline.htm                             http://www.beverlysillsonline.com/                                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Sills           
Bessie Smith  @ Bessie Smith was a rough, crude, violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. http://www.redhotjazz.com/bessie.html                                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Smith                           
Kate Smith Was a Washington, D.C.-born singer best known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Smith                                                                                                   http://katesmith.org/katebio.html                         
Margaret Chase Smith Was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. http://www.mcslibrary.org/                                                                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Chase_Smith   
Gloria Steinem ** American feminist, political activist, and editor. http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/steinem_g.htm          http://search.eb.com/women/article-9069551                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Steinem    
Harriet Strong  ## Harriet Williams Strong was the primary innovator of.................. http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=193 
Harriet Beecher Stowe Was an abolitionist and writer. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/stowe/StoweHB.html                          http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/stow-har.htm                                                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe                  
Anne Sullivan  @ A teacher best known as the tutor of Helen Keller. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/sull-ann.htm                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sullivan
Kathy Sullivan ** Former Astronaut. President & CEO of COSI, a dynamic center of hands-on science learning and fun. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sullivan-kd.html            http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/women/sullivan.html    
Helen Herron Taft  & Former Fist Lady. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ht27.html              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Herron_Taft            http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=27   
Maria Tallchief Acknowledged as the most technically accomplished ballerina ever produced in America. http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=155                    http://www.kennedycenter.org/calendar/index.cfmfuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3758&source_type=A
Ida Tarbell US journalist! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Tarbell                      http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jtarbell.htm                                     http://tarbell.allegheny.edu/
Dr. Helen Brook Taussig Pediatric medicine - Cardiologist. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_316.html 
Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor & The prospect of assuming the role of First Lady did not interest her. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/mt12.html    http://www.historycentral.com/bio/ladies/taylor.html    
Dr. Giuliana Tesoro ## NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE, 1977. http://www.women-inventors.com/Dr-Giuliana-Tesoro.asp    
Cheryl Tiegs   ** Cheryl Tiegs was perhaps the most famous American model of the 1970s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Tiegs                                    http://www.who2.com/cheryltiegs.html   
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman &
Often known as "Bess Truman", was the wife of Harry S Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
 http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/et33.html          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Truman 
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)  @ Revered for her autobiographical account, titled Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, which was first published in 1861 under a pseudonym, with all of the names changed. http://www.civilwarhome.com/truthbio.htm                                                                       http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/jaco-har.htm      http://www.sojournertruth.org/History/Biography/Default.htm                        
Harriet Tubman  @ Harriet Tubman's life was a monument to courage and determination that continues to stand out in American history. http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html         http://womenshistory.about.com/od/harriettubman/p/harriet_tubman.htm 
Kathleen Turner  ** Is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Turner                                                                http://www.kathleen-turner.com/biography.php           
Julia Gardiner Tyler  & The first President wife to marry in office took his vows in New York on June 26, 1844 2nd wife to President John Tyler. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/jt10.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gardiner_Tyler         
Letita Christina Tyler  & Letitia Tyler had been confined to an invalid's chair for two years when her husband unexpectedly became President  1st wife to President John Tyler. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/lt10.html     
Hannah Hoes Van Buren & She never had the honor of acting as the First Lady. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/hvb8.html  http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=8 
Ruth Wakefield ## Was the inventor of the............... http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blchocolatechipcookies.htm   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Wakefield  
Lillian D. Wald Was a nurse, social worker, public health official, teacher, author, editor, publisher, women's rights activist, and the founder of American community nursing. http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-4.html      http://www.aahn.org/gravesites/wald.html                  http://www.jwa.org/exhibits/wov/wald/lwbio.html 
Madame C. J. Walker Revolutionized the hair care and cosmetics industry for African American women early in the 20th century. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwalker.htm                                                                        http://www.madamecjwalker.com/                                                        http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/walk-mad.htm
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Edwards_Walker http://ngeorgia.com/people/walker.html                                                  http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/walk-mar.htm      
Barbara Walters   ** Walters began her career in broadcast journalism as a writer for CBS News. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/waltersbarb/waltersbarb.htm                           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Walters 
Mercy Otis Warren Mercy became a Patriot writer, and she wrote plays, poems and lots of other writings that supported independence. http://www.masshist.org/bh/mercybio.html   http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/whm2002/warren.html  http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/mowarren.htm  
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington  & @ Seen as the first First Lady of the United States (although that title was not coined until after her death; she was simply known as "Lady Washington"). http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/mw1.html         http://history.org/Almanack/people/bios/biomwash.cfm                                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Washington      
Ida B. Wells-Barnett  @ She stands as one of our nation's most uncompromising leaders and most ardent defenders of democracy. http://www.duke.edu/~ldbaker/classes/AAIH/caaih/ibwells/ibwbkgrd.html      http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=167  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells    
Phillis Wheatley Was one of the most well- known poets in America during her day. http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/treasures/american/wheatley.html http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_phillis_wheatley.htm   http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/whea-phi.htm                       
Christine Todd Whitman  ** Is an American Republican politician and author,  50th Governor of New Jersey and was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman              http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/whitman-bio.html       
Emma Willard Was an American women's rights advocate, and the pioneer who founded the first women's school of higher education. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0852287.html       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Willard       http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/whm2001/willard1.html          
Venus Williams  ** Is a former World No. 1 tennis player. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams               
Edith  Bolling Galt Wilson  & "Secret President," "first woman to run the government" Second Wife to Woodrow Wilson.` http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ew28-2.html        
Ellen Louise Axson Wilson & First wife to Woodrow Wilson. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ew28-1.html   
Oprah Winfrey Is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey               http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/winfrey_o.htm                  http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/win0bio-1 
Sarah Winnemucca Was notable for being the first Native American woman known to secure a copyright and to publish in the English language. http://www.unr.edu/wrc/nwhp/biograph/winnemucca.htm     http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=172           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winnemucca              
Judy Woodruff  ** Is an American television news anchor and journalist. http://www.nndb.com/people/805/000050655/         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Woodruff       
Victoria Woodhull Although few have heard of her today, when she ran for President of the United States in 1872, http://www.victoria-woodhull.com/whoisvw.htm                                                                             http://victoria-woodhull.com/tiltonbio.htm                                                   http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWwoodhullV.htm                
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1977/yalow-autobio.html               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalyn_Sussman_Yalow        
Babe Didrikson Zaharias  @ The first to prove a girl could be a stud athlete. http://www.famoustexans.com/babedidrikson.htm                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Didrikson_Zaharias  http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014147.html                                 
Rachel Zimmerman ## Rachel Zimmerman was twelve years old when she invented................ http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210181/images/zimmerman.htm                          http://www.women-inventors.com/Rachel-Zimmerman.asp