Youtab Aryobarzan
Youtab fell defending the Persian Gates against the invading force of Alexander the Great in the 300s BCE
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Kubaba
Kubaba, according to the Sumerian King List (circa 2112 – circa 2004 BCE), was a tavern keeper (alewife) before becoming Queen of Kish.
Zubaidah bint Ja’far
Abbasid princess remembered for ordering the construction of a series of wells, reservoirs and artificial pools that provided water for Muslim pilgrims along the route from Baghdad to Mecca and Medina.
Nuar Alsadir
Nuar Alsadir, a poet and psychoanalyst, is the author of “Fourth Person Singular,” which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry and the Forward Prize for Best Collection.
Enheduanna
Princess, priestess and the world’s first known author
Jessica U Meir
American astronaut
May Arif Kaftan-Kassim
May Arif Kaftan (January 14, 1928–July 23, 2020), also known by the surname Kaftan-Kassim, worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1953 to approximately 1962. Her work was focused on radio astronomy.
Libbāli-šarrat
Queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 600s BCE
Sabiha al-Shaikh Da’ud
Women’s rights activist Sabiha al-Shaikh Da’ud was one of Iraq’s first female lawyers.