Danièle Aron-Rosa
French-Tunisian ophthalmologist most known for developing the picosecond, ophthalmic Nd:YAG laser for eye surgeries.
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Edith Windsor
Edie Windsor was in her 80s when she sued the U.S. government. Her wife, Thea Spyer, died in 2009. The following year, Windsor received a $363,000 tax bill—estate taxes that, had the government recognized their marriage, would have been nonexistent.
Estella Solomons
Early 20th century Irish artist
Ida Steinberg
Hungarian-born Jewish, Canadian businesswoman
Helen Reddy
Australian feminist musician
Bessie Starkman
Polish-Canadian organized crime boss
Dora Sion Amir
20th century Greek immigrant to the U.S.
Sara Little Turnbull
Accomplished American product designer, design innovator, and educator. She advised corporate America on product design for more than six decades and has been described as “corporate America’s secret weapon.”
Phoebe Yates Levy Pember
US Civil War Confederate nurse who eventually ran the world’s largest hospital
Jeanette Carlson
South African educator and anti-apartheid activist