Sybil Lupp
The first New Zealand woman to achieve national prominence in motor racing and to establish a significant automotive business
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Blanche Thompson
Early 1900s New Zealand sportswoman
Mabel Vernon
American suffragist and pacifist who emerged as a prominent leader in the United States suffrage movement
Emīlija Gudriniece
Latvian chemist renowned for her contributions to organic synthesis.
Aloha Wanderwell
Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, travel lecturer, editor, screenwriter, and radio performer. She was also fluent in 11 languages.
Alice Ramsey
The first woman to drive a car across the United States from coast to coast, in 1909
Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling was a multi-talented British woman who excelled in aeronautical engineering, motorcycle racing, and sports car competitions.
Carol Mary Langton King
1900s British racecar driver
Elspeth Beard
The first British woman to ride a motorcycle around the world in 1982-84.
Dorothy Levitt
Dubbed ‘the Fastest Girl on Earth’, Dorothy Levitt was an early motorist who competed in speed trials and long distance races, setting the Ladies World Speed record in the Brighton Speed Trials of 1905, by driving her Napier racing car at 79.75 mph.