Susi Pudjiastuti
Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
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Khadija bint Khuwaylid
As the first wife of Muhammad, Khadija bint Khuwaylid is honored by Muslims as one of the “Mothers of Believers” and is credited as the first convert to Islam following her husband’s first vision.
Anna McClarmonde Chase
Irish merchant and spy
Shirley Diaz
Filipina chemical engineer, professor and businesswoman
Claudia L Gordon
In 2000, Claudia L. Gordon became the first Deaf Black female lawyer in the U.S.
Margaret Boyle
First countess of Orrery in 1600s Ireland
Mary King
Irish bookseller
May O’Flaherty
Irish bookshop owner
Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans
One of the first women to serve on the board of directors of a major American corporation, the Coca-Cola Company. One of the country’s most generous philanthropists, she also set up charitable foundations to share her family’s vast fortune with others.
Lauretta Schulte
Cleveland, Ohio funeral director