| 100. Pioneer environmentalist (1907-1964) |
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| 99. Modern dance pioneer (1877-1927) |
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| 98. Ruler of Halicarnassus (5th Century B.C.) |
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| 97. Leader of the modern dance movement (1894-1991) |
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| 96. Supported black activist George Jackson (1944-Present) |
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| 95. Labor activist, Zionist & politician, character in the film 'Munich' (1898-1978) |
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| 94. First woman in the world to get a medical degree (1821-1910) |
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| 93. Stream-of-consciousness writer (1874-1946) |
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| 92. Lawyer, writer, daughter of Jackie (1957-Present) |
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| 91. American anthropologist, women's rights activist (1901-1978) |
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| 90. A pioneer in social work, founded Hull-House (1860-1935) |
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| 89. Sultry Cotton Club singer, last name is a band section (1917-Present) |
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| 88. Lifetime cause: Availability of birth control (1879-1966) |
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| 87. Strategist of the women's rights movement (1815-1902) |
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| 86. Humorously documented on 20th century homemakers (1927-1996) |
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| 85. Best-known women of the Wild West (1852-1903) |
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| 84. One of three brilliant author sisters (1816-1855) |
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| 83. Journalist who helped with the downfall of Standard Oil (1857-1944) |
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| 82. Mathematician, philosopher, astronomer (The 1st Century) |
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| 81. Guided the Lewis & Clark expedition (about 1788-Unknown) |
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| 80. French novelist noted for her unconventional lifestyle (1873-1954) |
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| 79. Folk singer, sang at the Chicago 7 trial. 'Both Sides Now' (1939-Present) |
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| 78. Wife of the 2nd U.S. president & mother of the 6th (1744-1818) |
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| 77. First woman prime minister in Europe (1925-Present) |
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| 76. First American woman astronaut in space (1951-Present) |
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| 75. Best remembered for 'Wuthering Heights' (1818-1948) |
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| 74. Reigned as Pharaoh of Egypt (about 3500 years ago) |
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| 73. Biblical, asked for the head of John the Baptist (1st Century) |
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| 72. Former prime minister of India, from a prominent political family (1917-1984) |
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| 71. Fictional Character based on WWII female factory workers |
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| 70. Best known for her support of mine workers (1837-1930) |
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| 69. Queen of France & Queen of Scotland (1542-1587) |
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| 68. Rode naked on a horse on the streets of Coventry (1010-1086) |
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| 67. Anthropologist, wrote 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' (1903-1960) |
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| 66. African American poet, influenced by the black power movement (1943-Present) |
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| 65. Impressionist painter (1844-1926) |
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| 64. Author of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' (1912-2004) |
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| 63. Journalist/Talk show host specializing in interviews (1931-Present) |
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| 62. Known for her paintings of flowers (1887-1986) |
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| 61. Sharpshooter in the 'Wild West Show', subject of the musical (1860-1926) |
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| 60. Novelist who documented the settling of the pioneers (1873-1947) |
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| 59. Exotic dancer who found fame in Paris (1906-1975) |
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| 58. First female U.S. Attorney General under Clinton (1938-Present) |
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| 57. Published her 'Etiquette' book in 1922 (1872-1960) |
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| 56. She ruled with her husband Ferdinand in Spain (1451-1504) |
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| 55. Her teaching method is popular today...think private school for toddler catholics (1870-1952) |
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| 54. Film actress, won 4 Oscars (1907-2003) |
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| 53. Her book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' stirred up anti-slavery sentiments (1911-1896) |
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| 52. Ancient Greece's best known female poet, lived on the isle of Lesbos (610-580 B.C.) |
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| 51. Abolitionist, preacher & spokeperson for women's rights, last name: opposite of Lie! (1797-1883) |
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| 50. Ruler of Russia after she had her husband deposed. She was 'Great' (1729-1796) |
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| 49. Wrote the novel 'Frankenstein' (1797-1851) |
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| 48. Primatologist & chimpanzee researcher (1934-Present) |
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| 47. One of the best-known fashion designers, current logo: 'C & a reverse C' (1883-1971) |
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| 46. Her diaries, published at 60 discuss her lovers & self-discovery quest (1903-1977) |
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| 45. Novelist, journalist; niece of Chile's president, wrote 'Daughters of Fortune' (1942-Present) |
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| 44. First black woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature & is 'Beloved'(1931-Present) |
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| 43. Made the first American flag (1752-1836) |
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| 42. Queen Consort to Louis XVI of France and liked cake (1755-1793) |
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| 41. Fashionable & graceful wife of JFK (1929-1994) |
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| 40. One of history's most infamous spies, executed by the French (1876-1917) |
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| 39. Colonial woman, America's first published female poet (1612-1672) |
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| 38. Author of 'Little Women' |
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| 37. Southern writer & winner of the 1969 Pulitzer (1909-2001) |
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| 36. Name given in several stories about women who fought in the American Revolution |
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| 35. Part of the 60s folk revival, toured with Dylan (1941-Present) |
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| 34. Actress who married Juan Peron, subject of a musical (1919-1952) |
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| 33. Allegedly, 'took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks' (1860-1947) |
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| 32. Most successful U.S. figure skater, gold or no gold (1980-Present) |
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| 31. Troubled jazz singer known as 'Lady Day' (1915-1959) |
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| 30. Author who inspired the film 'The Hours' (1882-1941) |
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| 29. Author of 'The Color Purple' (1944-Present) |
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| 28. Mother of objectivism, Author of 'Atlas Shrugged' (1905-1982) |
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| 27. Pioneering nurse in the Civil War (1821-1912) |
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| 26. Film Actress, Hanoi Jane (1937-Present) |
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| 25. FDR's 'eyes & ears' when he could not travel freely (1884-1962) |
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| 24. Key spokesperson for women's suffrage, US coin named for her (1820-1906) |
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| 23. Longest-ruling monarch of Great Britain, an era is named for her (1819-1901) |
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| 22. 2 Queens of England: 1. Boelyn's daughter & 2. Current queen (1558-1603 & 1952-Present) |
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| 21. Invented modern nursing & brought sanitary conditions to soldiers (1820-1910) |
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| 20. 'Indian princess' key to the survival of the early English settlement (1595-1617) |
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| 19. Lost pioneer aviator (1897-1937) |
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| 18. 1st famous female scientist in the modern world (1867-1934) |
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| 17. Child actress and later US ambassador (1928-Present) |
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| 16. 'Love'd TV Icon/first woman to own a TV studio (1911-1989) |
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| 15. Only presidential candidate to have previously lived in The White House (1947-Present) |
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| 14. Deaf & blind, taught by Annie Sullivan (1880-1968) |
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| 13. Known for her refusal to sit at the back of a bus (1913-2005) |
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| 12. Author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' (1928-Present) |
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| 11. Underground Railroad conductor (about 1820-1913) |
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| 10. Painter who reflected Mexican folk culture (1907-1954) |
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| 09. Nun, work in Calcutta earned her a Nobel Peace Prize (1910-1997) |
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| 08. Talk show host, business person, philanthropist (1954-Present) |
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| 07. Burned at the stake in France (1412-1431) |
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| 06. Reclusive poet, published mostly after her death (1830-1886) |
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| 05. U.K. & 'The People's' Princess (1961-1997) |
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| 04. Jewish girl who kept a diary while hiding from the Nazis (1929-1945) |
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| 03. Last Pharaoh of Egypt, had liaisons w/ Caesar & Antony (69-30 B.C.) |
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| 02. Blonde bombshell, 1950's & 1960's (1926-1962) |
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| 01. 2 possiblities for high web searches...Biblical mom OR current pop icon (the latter 1958-Present) |
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