List of Influential Women Stephanie L. Kwolek (1923-2014), Chemist and Inventor of KevlarMargaret Knight, Inventor of Paper Grocery BagHattie Carnegie (1880-1956), Successful Fashion EntrepreneurLorraine Hansberry 3rd (1930-1965), Influential PlaywrightInventor of the Diaper Cover and Forerunner of the Disposable DiaperThe All American Red Heads, Women’s Professional Basketball Team, 1936-1986Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), Seven Terms in Congress (NY)Ann Petry (1908-1997), Successful NovelistFrances Wills and Harriet Ida Pickens, First African-American Women to become WAVES Officers (1944)First American Woman to Build a Cosmetics Empire: Harriet Hubbard AyerThe Hunt for Amelia EarhartJulia McWilliams Child (1912-2004)Girl Scouts Turn 100: Profile of Founder Juliette Gordon Lowe (1860-1927)Women InventorsFirst Woman on Cover of Business WeekJane Swisshelm, Journalist, Abolitionist, Women’s Rights AdvocateJennie Grossinger (1892-1972), Garment Worker to Resort OwnerMary Heaton Vorse (1874-1966), Journalist and Labor ActivistClara Barton: Dedicated Life to Helping the Injured and UnfortunateJean Carroll (1911-2010), Pioneered the Path for Female Stand-Up ComediennesDolores Huerta (1930- ), labor and civil rights activist, advocate for immigrantsRuth Harriet Louise, First Female Staff Photographer in HollywoodPatsy Matsu Takemoto Mink (1927-2002), Pressed for Passage of Title IXAlthea Gibson, “Unlikely Champion” of TennisJane Addams (1860-1935), Advocate for the Poor and Activist for Peace Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next Page
