Profiles Index
Tallulah Bankhead
A biography of Tallulah Bankhead, flamboyant and award-winning actress.
Cixi
Cixi or Tz'u-hsi or Hsiao-ch'in -- a profile of the last Dowager Empress of China. However you spell her name, she was one of the most powerful women in the world in her own time -- or, perhaps, in all of history.
Queen Elizabeth - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen Mum
Profile of Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Winifred Goldring
A pioneer paleontologist and geologist, Goldring was the first woman elected as president of the Paleontological Society.
Diane Abbott
A profile of Diane Abbott, first woman of African descent elected to the British Parliament.
Caroline Herschel
Caroline Herschel, pioneer woman astronomer, helped discover the planet Uranus, and also discovered nebulae and comets on her own.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was probably the best female athlete of her time.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is considered by many to be the best all-around female athlete in the world.
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu is credited with writing the first novel in the world, based on her years as an attendant in the Japanese imperial court.
Barbara Bush
A profile of Barbara Bush, wife of one US president and mother of another.
Rosalynn Carter
A profile of Rosalynn Carter, First Lady who focused her efforts on humanitarian work such as mental health reform.
Catherine Parr
A profile of Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII of England.
Monica Seles
Profile of Monica Seles, tennis player.
Kristi Yamaguchi
Biography of Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skating champion.
Mary McLeod Bethune
A short biographical profile of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator and racial justice advocate, with links to quotes by Mary McLeod Bethune and a full biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, plus links to more.
Mary White Ovington
A profile of Mary White Ovington, a key founder of the NAACP.
Marie Antoinette
Biography of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France: From your Guide: a summary of the life of the Queen of France 1774-1793.
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great of Russia: this biography of Catherine the Great highlights important contributions she made to history, with links to more information.
Carla Hills
Carla Hills: Biography of Carla Hills, public official, cabinet officer.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
A profile of Georgia Douglas Johnson, African American woman writer and Harlem Renaissance figure.
A'Lelia Walker
Biography of A'Lelia Walker, daughter of Madam C. J. Walker, and figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Anna Pavlova
A delicate Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova's classical style won acclaim worldwide.
Enheduanna
Enheduanna is the first author and poet in the world that history knows by name. Enheduanna made Inanna supreme over the other deities in King Sargon's Akkadian empire when she became the priestess of Nanna's temple.
Oprah Winfrey
A biographical sketch of Oprah Winfrey, billionaire talk show host, producer, and philanthropist.
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
A biography of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, British women's suffrage activist, known for her constitutional approach -- more peaceful and rational than the confrontational style of the Pankhursts.