Mary Hill
1700s and 1800s marchioness of Downshire, Baroness Sandys of Ombersley in her own right, and noted whig partisan
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Caroline Grey
Irish political hostess, business owner and activist
Caroline Douglas
1800s marchioness of Queensberry and Irish nationalist benefactor
Barbara McDonnell
Irish philanthropist
Bette Nesmith Graham
Through ingenuity and perseverance, this high school dropout and single mother became a business magnate who transformed the office supply industry in the 20th century.
Arabella Denny
1700s Irish philanthropist
Mary Theresa Mehegan Hill
Mary Theresa Mehegan Hill witnessed the city of St Paul’s evolution from a small settlement on the Mississippi River to an important center of commerce.
Margaret Tobin Brown
The “unsinkable Molly Brown,” philanthropist, suffragist and Titanic survivor
Dr Teresa Lozano Long
American arts patron
Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne
She was instrumental in creating the Parksley Land and Improvement Company in Boston at the turn of the century and, as secretary and treasurer, played a significant role in overseeing the business.