Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza
Juana Belén Gutiérrez wrote radical feminist literature against Catholicism, political corruption, and social injustices during the Porfiriato.
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Hattie B Cooper
When the Union United Methodist Church was located in Lower Roxbury in 1916, the Women’s Home Missionary Society, under the leadership of Hattie B. Cooper (1862–1949), provided services for the growing population of African Americans in that area.
Lucy Miller Mitchell
A local and national pioneer in the development of standards for childcare
Hongyi He
Hongyi He is a Chinese papercut artist recognized as a “master of folk arts and crafts” by UNESCO.
Hallie Flanagan
Hallie Flanagan (1890–1969) was sworn in as director of the Federal Theatre Project on August 29, 1935.
Elmina Wilson
American structural engineer
Elizabeth Georgeson
Scotland’s first female engineering graduate.
Constance Fligg Elam Tipper
Eminent metallurgist and a very rare example of an industry-standard test named after a woman.
Belle de Costa Greene
The first half of the 20th century saw Greene rise as a top expert in the rare book world as librarian and first director of the Morgan Library and Museum.
Sarah Roberts
Benjamin Roberts, an African American, sued the city of Boston in 1848 stating that his daughter Sarah Roberts was unlawfully refused entrance to five schools between her home and the Smith School.