Ada Blackjack
The lone survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition, this Iñupiat woman survived for two years on Wrangel Island, remote arctic island north of Siberia.
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Moscelyne Larkin
Moscelyne Larkin was one of the “Five Moons”, Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma who gained international fame in the 20th century, along with Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower and sisters Maria Tallchief and Marjorie Tallchief.
Rosella Hightower
Rosella Hightower was an American ballerina who achieved fame in the United States and Europe.
Mama Ocllo
Mama Ocllo was a princess and queen consort (Coya) of the Inca Empire
“Texas Tonk”
A Tonkawa woman called “Texas Tonk” served as a U.S. Army scout in 1872; she rode out with soldiers from Fort Griffin and was later found dead at King’s Creek off the Brazos River.
“Cherokee Beloved Woman of Sugartown”
Native American women who tried to prevent war with the Muscogee Creeks in 1774