Rosa Lee Carson
Rosa Lee Carson, better known as Moonshine Kate, was one of the first women to record country music during the 1920s and one of the genre’s earliest female comedians.
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Norma Miller
Norma Miller is one of the creators of the acrobatic style of swing dancing known as the Lindy Hop.
Lucille Preston
Lucille “Sweets” Preston rose to prominence in the 1930s as a vaudeville dancer at the Cotton Club and member of the Slim & Sweets comedy duo.
Stella Young
Referring to herself as a ‘crip’, Stella controversially challenged people in the way they perceived disability and what it means to live as a disabled person. She described ‘crip’ as a liberating word; a term that seemed to horrify people but that made her feel strong and powerful.
Sophie Tucker
Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio star
Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau is a Belgian comedian, actress and director.
Lindy West
American activist, writer, and comedian.
Carrie Brownstein
American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian
Henrietta Battier
Irish poet and satirist
Sara Payson Willis
American author and journalist