Biographies of Notable Women
An index to biographies of notable women on this site
An ever-expanding list of biographies of notable women, both those who are famous and those who should be more well known.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
A
• Magdalena Abakanowicz
• Diane Abbott
• Bella Abzug
• Abigail Adams
• continued: Women's Biographies A
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
B
• Anna Magdalena Bach
• Michelle Bachelet
• Delia Bacon
• Joan Baez
• continued: Women's Biographies B
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
C
• Calamity Jane
• Hattie Caraway
• Empress Carlota, Mexico
• Rachel Carson
• continued: Women's Biographies C
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
D
• Emily Davies
• Angela Davis
• Iva Toguri D'Aquino ("Tokyo Rose")
• Olympe de Gouges
• continued: Women's Biographies D
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
E
• Eadgyth of England
• Alice Morse Earle
• Mary Baker Eddy
• Marian Wright Edelman
• continued: Women's Biographies E
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
F
• Fannie Farmer
• Jessie Redmon Fauset
• continued: Women's Biographies F
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
G
• Beatriz Galindo
• Sophie Germain
• Althea Gibson
• Alessandra Giliani
• continued: Women's Biographies G
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
H
• Fannie Lou Hamer
• Dorothy Hamill
• Lorraine Hansberry
• Mata Hari
• continued: Women's Biographies H
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
I
• Isabella I of Castile and Aragon (Isabella of Spain)
• continued: Women's Biographies I
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
J
• Mary Jemison
• Carol Heiss Jenkins
• Lydia Jenkins
• continued: Women's Biographies J
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
K
• Pauline Kael
• Katherine of Valois
• continued: Women's Biographies K
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
L
• Lady Li
• Selma Lagerlöf
• La Latina: Beatriz Galindo
• continued: Women's Biographies L
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
M
• Wangari Maathai
• Julia Maesa
• Julia Mamaea
• Margaret of Anjou
• continued: Women's Biographies M
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
N
• Sarojini Naidu
• Tonie Nathan
• Nefertiti
• continued: Women's Biographies N
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
O
• Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mary Kenney O'Sullivan
• continued: Women's Biographies O
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
P
• Elaine Pagels
• Emmeline Pankhurst
• Rosa Parks
• Catherine Parr
• continued: Women's Biographies P and Q
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
Q
• Eve Queler
• continued: Women's Biographies P and Q
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
R
• Ayn Rand
• Jeannette Rankin
• Laura Ratcliffe
• Charlotte Ray
• continued: Women's Biographies R
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
S
• Sacagawea
• Salome
• George Sand
• continued: Women's Biographies S
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
T
• Maria Tallchief
• Ida Tarbell
• Saint Teresa of Avila
• continued: Women's Biographies T
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
V
• Catherine of Valois
• Elizabeth Van Lew
• continued: Women's Biographies U and V
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
W
• Alice Walker
• Maggie Lena Walker
• Mary Edwards Walker
• Barbara Walters
• continued: Women's Biographies W
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P/Q R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
X - Y - Z
• Kristi Yamaguchi
• continued: Women's Biographies X and Y and Z
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