Freda Bage
Freda Bage OBE MSc FLS, was lecturer in charge of biology at the University of Queensland from 1913-1946, Principal of the Women’s College 1914-1946 and the first woman elected a Member of Senate 1923-1949.
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Ella E McBride
Ella E. McBride was an internationally noted fine-art photographer, as well as an avid mountain climber, environmentalist, and civic leader.
Cheryl Linn Glass
Cheryl Linn Glass was the first African American female professional race-car driver in the United States.
Fannie Jean Lyne Black
American golfer and suffragist
Wyomia Tyus
The first person to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash.
Gertrude Schreiner Robinson McIntyre
Seattle tennis champion and Seattle Times sportswriter
Helen Thayer
Helen Thayer was the first woman and oldest person to make a solo journey to the magnetic North Pole. She competed internationally as a world-class discus thrower, and in 1975 became the U.S. National Champion in the ice-sledding sport luge.
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Andrea Mead first competed in the Olympics, at just age 15, in the 1948 Olympics.
Gretchen Fraser
Referred to in newspapers as a “skier-housewife,” Gretchen Fraser placed first in the women’s slalom athte 1948 Olympics, winning a gold medal–the first medal ever for the U.S. in any skiing event.
Dr Cora Johnstone Best
Minneapolis-born Cora Johnstone Best achieved international success as a mountaineer during the 1920s. She was a pioneer in the sport, becoming a licensed guide at a time when women were rarely given the opportunity to be lead climbers.