Joan Ganz Cooney
American television producer and one of the creators of the iconic children’s educational television show “Sesame Street.”
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Eleanor Abbott
Eleanor Abbott created the game Candy Land while she was recovering from polio
Elsie Allen
Renowned Native American basket weaver and cultural preservationist from the Pomo tribe in Northern California.
Henriette Dachsbeck
Pioneering Belgian educator and feminist whose significant contributions in the late 19th century centered around advancing women’s education in Belgium.
Ann Alabaster
New Zealand teacher
Ruth Homan
Educator and advocate for women’s welfare, who served on the London School Board for several years, and actively participated in Liberal politics, promoting progressive social policies.
Dr Anna Julia Haywood Cooper
African American educator, writer, and scholar, remembered for her advocacy for African American women’s education and civil rights.
Dr Julia Lermontova
The first Russian woman to earn a doctorate in chemistry
Laura Smith Haviland
Pivotal figure in the American abolitionist movement.
Mary Hamilton Swindler
American archaeologist, classical art scholar, author, and professor