Dianne Feinstein
Long-time senator from California
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Florence Prag Kahn
Succeeding her husband, Florence P. Kahn used charisma and humor to carve out her own political accomplishments as a California Representative.
Dr Deborah Loewenberg Ball
American mathematics educator and advocate
Aline B Saarinen
Aline Bernstein Saarinen was a prominent American journalist, art critic, author, and advocate for modern architecture.
Agnes Bernelle
German singer and actress
Dr Edith Jacobson
German-American physician and psychologist
Dr Ruth L Kirschstein
In 1974 she returned to NIH as the Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the first woman to hold an institute directorship, and in 1993 she became Deputy Director of NIH, a position she carried out for the next decade.
Elvira Fölzer
The first female archaeologist in Germany awarded a PhD, which was also the only way to finish a study program in archaeology at that time.
Ettel Sussman
Polish-born Israeli violinist, singer, composer and teacher
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.