Peg Woffington
1700s Irish actress
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Elizabeth Farren
1700s and 1800s actress and countess of Derby
Cathleen Delany
Irish actress
Pauline Cushman
Though trained as an actress, Major Pauline Cushman’s legacy is her service as a spy for the Union during the Civil War.
Trixie Friganza
Famous vaudeville star and suffragist, inspiration for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Rhodessa Jones
Using playwriting, acting, and directing, she has created her own brand of social work designed to empower incarcerated women and women with HIV.
Sun Mee Chomet
Her first two plays, Asiamnesia and How to be A Korean Woman tackle emotional and physical dislocation, loss, and grief with both humor and a great deal of heart. Chomet also investigates and obliterates stereotypes of the monolithic Asian woman, all the while creating more opportunities for Asian actors to work on stage even as audiences gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and multiplicities of Asian identity.
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is one of America’s most important contemporary dance choreographers.
Nancy Hale
Nancy Hale was a prolific author of short stories, novels, nonfiction, plays, and memoirs.
Flora Díaz Parrado
Cuban lawyer and women’s rights activist