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Pat Maginnis.
Considered the first abortion rights activist in the United States. Her crusade to become an advocate for women's right to safe and legal abortions began years before Roe vs Wade.

She was the

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2022-06-30

[1/3] Sheila E.
Sheila E., world renowned percussionist/drummer & singer, often referred to as 'The Queen of Percussion'.

Sheila E. was born into a musical family watching her father, Pete Escovedo, a Latin jazz musician, play in a band (cont. below)

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2022-05-05

[1/2] Pamela Rooke.
Pamela Rooke aka Jordan and Jordan Mooney was an icon of the British punk rock scene and is known for her style - bleached platinum-blonde bouffant hairdo and a playful approach to makeup.

She began working with (cont. below)

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2022-04-13

[1/2] Judith Resnik.
Judith Resnik was an American engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger during its launch in 1986.

She became the 4th woman and 2nd American woman in space.

Her first (cont. below)

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2022-03-31

[1/3] Gladys Bentley.
[I have referred to Gladys Bentley using “she/her/hers” pronouns, as her own writing suggests that would have been preferable to her.]

Known for her raunchy lyrics, growling voice and wearing a tuxedo and top hat, (cont. below)

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2022-02-24

[1/3] Cher.
Born Cherilyn Sarkisian, Cher is known as the "Goddess of Pop" and for her distinctive contralto singing voice.

Cher rose to stardom with Sonny Bono in the 1960s with a string of top ten hits including 'I Got You Babe' (cont. below)

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2022-02-03

[1/4] Edith Head
Born in California, Edith Head is considered one of the most prolific and influential costume designers in film. She dressed some of Hollywood's most glamorous actors and actresses including (cont. below)

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2022-01-06

[1/3] Anne-France Dautheville.
Anne-France Dautheville is a French journalist, known for being the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world.

Dautheville, aged 29, covered 12,500 miles, crossing 3 continents on a Kawasaki 125 in 1973. She (cont. below)

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2021-12-09

[1/3] Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai was a Nobel Peace laureate, known for her work as an advocate for Kenyan women rights and environmental preservation.

Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, an organisation that (cont. below)

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2021-12-02

[1/3] Lady Pink
Known as the “First Lady of Graffiti'', Lady Pink earned her name on the streets as one of the first female graffiti and mural artists. In a male-dominated graffiti subculture, Lady Pink dared to express her femininity (cont. below)

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2021-11-18

[1/3] Yoko Ono.
Yoko Ono is best known as a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, musician and peace activist.

Ono was born in Tokyo and moved to New York in 1953 where she became heavily involved in the avant-garde artist (cont. below)

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2021-11-12

[1/4] Claude Cahun.
Claude Cahun, born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, was a surrealist photographer, sculptor, activist and writer.

They are best known for challenging gender norms in life and art. (cont. below)

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2021-11-04

[1/2] Diana Ross.
Diana Ross is one of the greatest female icons and performers of all time, rising to stardom with The Supremes in the 60s.

Her solo career saw her topping the charts with hits such as “Love Hangover” and (cont. below)

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2021-10-21

[1/4] Betty Friedan.
Betty Friedan was a feminist author and activist. She is considered to be one of the most influential feminist thinkers of the 20th century.

Her book 'The Feminine Mystique' published in 1963, helped spark the (cont. below)

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2021-10-14

[1/2] Frances "Poppy" Northcutt.
Northcutt, at age 25, became the first female Mission Control engineer. 

Northcutt began her career as a "computress" for NASA. She advanced to working as an engineer on the technical team and was stationed in (cont. below)

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2021-10-07

[1/3] Sophia Loren.
Sophia Loren is an Oscar winning Italian actress known for her striking beauty and playing strong female characters.

Loren began her career in film at 16 years old in 1950, appearing in minor roles before signing a 5

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2021-09-30

[1/3] Shirin Neshat
Shirin Neshat is an Iranian born artist who lives in NYC. She is one of the most influential visual artists of our time.

Her work focuses on women in Islam and political revolution. (cont. below)

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2021-09-23

[1/3] Joan Baez.
Born in New York of Mexican descent, Baez is known as a folk singer, songwriter and musician and an activist. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years and is known for singing songs of protest and social injustice. (cont. below)

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2021-09-16

[1/3] Nina Simone.
Nina Simone, an icon of American music of the 20th century. She was a musical storyteller of equality, liberation and love.

Simone made her debut in 1958 with Little Girl Blue, with the hit single (cont. below)

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2021-09-02

[1/3] Maria Tallchief.
Tallchief was an American ballerina known for a string of first achievements including America's first major prima ballerina, the first Native American (Osage Nation) to hold that position and the first American to [cont.]

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2021-05-27