Ellen McKenna
Irish Sister of Mercy, American civil war nurse and teacher
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Emily MacManus
20th century matron of Guy’s Hospital, London
Kayla Barron
American astronaut, engineer and naval officer
Kathryn Hire
US astronaut and naval officer
Sunita Williams
American astronaut
Lena King
WWII US Army veteran who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, referred to as the “Six Triple Eight.” The battalion comprised all African-American women, the first of its kind.
Eileen Collins
American military pilot and astronaut
Betty Jane Williams
Betty Jane “BJ” Williams was a pioneering pilot, educator and promoter of aviation. She earned her private pilot’s license in 1941, and during World War II, she served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) as an engineering test pilot.
Rear Admiral Annie Adams
US Navy officer
Ruth C Isaacs
One of the first African-American Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) to enter Hospital Corps School at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.