Augusta Theodosia Drane
Intellectual ‘warrior nun’
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Antoinette de Saint-Étienne
First Nations nun who sang for a queen
Ellen Courtenay
1800s Irish woman who denounced a man who seduced, impregnated and abandoned her
Lucille Preston
Lucille “Sweets” Preston rose to prominence in the 1930s as a vaudeville dancer at the Cotton Club and member of the Slim & Sweets comedy duo.
Anna Manahan
Irish actress
Georgeann Robinson
Robinson and her two sisters, Genevieve Tomey and Louise Red Corn, began to produce the old design of Osage ribbonwork, a form of needlework that they had learned from tribal elders. Soon they were researching additional designs, digging into neighbors’ trunks, and traveling to distant museums. In time, their trademark, “Ribbonwork a Specialty,” attracted customers nationwide.
Elizabeth Dillon
British diarist
Margaret Brent
Margaret Brent was one of the earliest residents of Westmoreland County, Virginia, where she owned a sizable estate named Peace plantation and helped to establish Virginia’s first Roman Catholic community.
Angela Russell
Irish physician and social reformer
Élisabeth of France
Often simply called the Princess, or Madame Élisabeth, she was the youngest sibling of King Louis XVI. A devout Catholic, she pushed aside her desire to join the convent in order to serve at her brother’s side during his reign.