Ann Griffiths
Welsh hymn writer
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Dolores del Río
Mexican actress Dolores del Río is considered the first Latin American woman to become a major film star, with a career that lasted from the 1920s Hollywood silent films into the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the ‘40s and ‘50s and later expanding into television and theater.
Nichelle Nichols
Actress, singer and dancer Nichelle Nichols is best known for her work as Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek series, six subsequent films and Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Róise Mac Grianna
Traditional Irish-language singer and storyteller
Eibhlín Ní Chonaill
1700s Irish poet
Sarah Ann O’Neill
20th century Irish traditional singer
Cindy Wilson
Singer, songwriter and founding member of the B-52’s
Kate Pierson
Founding member of the B-52s, lyricist and singer who plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments.
Lydia Parrish
In the 1950’s, Lydia Parrish made recordings of traditional songs of the Gullah Geechee culture that are now part of the Margaret Davis Cate Collection at Fort Frederica National Monument.
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
1600s Italian scholar, one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy