Dorothea Dix was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime.

US Rep Frances Bolton pursued a life of philanthropy, politics, and social reform, and was a lifelong advocate of education, healthcare, and civil rights.

Mary Adelaide Nutting had a profound impact on American nursing. She was one of the key figures in modernizing the profession and her work is still influential in the field today.

Mary Eliza Mahoney pursued a nursing career which supported these aims. She is noted for becoming the first African American licensed nurse.

Physicist Leona Woods Marshall Libby was one of the women who helped to create the atomic weapon.

Claudia Johnson, known as “Lady Bird Johnson” was an environmentalist, businesswoman, political activist, and First Lady.

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper helped to outline the fundamental operating principles of computing machines.

Maria Mitchell was the first female astronomer in the United States and the first American scientist to discover a comet.

Rachel Carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book Silent Spring.

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American woman to receive a medical degree.