Mary Anne Sadlier
1800s Irish novelist
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Barbara Verschoyle
1700s and 1800s Irish land agent and philanthropist
Helen S Rush
Sisters Helen S. Rush (1900-1985) and Mary Sherkanowski (1902-1987) ran a boarding house at 22 Monument Square in Boston. They wrote about their adventures in the 1952 book “Rooms to Let”.
Louise Goff Reece
Louise G. Reece won a special election to succeed her Congressman husband after his death in 1961. .
Clementina Rind
Clementina Rind was a public printer for Virginia and publisher from August 1773 to September 1774 of one of two Virginia Gazettes printed in Williamsburg.
Lois Lilley Howe
In 1893, she established the first all-woman architectural firm in the U.S. By 1931, Howe became the first woman recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Caroline Grey
Irish political hostess, business owner and activist
Barbara McDonnell
Irish philanthropist
Bette Nesmith Graham
Through ingenuity and perseverance, this high school dropout and single mother became a business magnate who transformed the office supply industry in the 20th century.
April Chen
American data scientist leveraging data science to inform policies that advance equity, justice, and climate goals.