138) Merit Ptah First Known Female Doctor AND Female Scientist in World History Lived and Died around -c2700 BC- Her name means “Beloved of Ptah” Merit Ptah served as Chief Physician, meaning she was in charge of all doctors’ male and female. She is named on the necropolis surrounding the step-pyramid at Saqqara that was…
137) Danica Patrick Retired Professional Race Car Driver Born: 25 March 1982, Beloit, Wisconsin, United States of America She is the most successful female driver in American open wheel racing. Danica left IndyCar in 2011 to focus on stock car racing until 2017. She retired completely after competing in the 2018 Daytona 500 and Indianapolis…
136) Marie Claude Beaumont Le Mans Driver who competed from 1971 to 1976 (I Think, Google Translated a Le Mans blog—kind of) Born: c. 1941 Most of the information available for her is in French which I have about an elementary level knowledge of, so if you know French, I would recommend going straight to…
135) Janet Guthrie Retired Professional Race Car Driver Born: 7 March 1938, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America In 1977 she became the first woman to qualify for and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. Before becoming a race car driver Janet was a flight instructor, aerospace engineer, technical editor,…
134) Odette Siko The first woman ever to compete in Le Mans Birth and Death Dates Unknown, as is place of Birth As of 2018 she still holds the title of highest finishing female competitor at Le Mans. Odette first raced Le Mans in 1930 and it is her first recorded race—but she was more…
133) Amelia Earhart Pilot Who Broke Many Records for Women and Pilots in General Born: 24 July 1897, Atchison, Kansas, United States of America Died: Most Likely July 1937, The Pacific Ocean She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic (and second person after Charles Lindbergh). Amelia was the first person to…
“I for one feel confident that your good judgement will carry America safely through without war–but in case of such an event I am ready to place a Company of fifty Lady sharpshooters at your disposal,” -Annie in a letter to President William McKinley 132) Phoebe Moses-Butler “I ain’t afraid to Love a man. I…
131) Rebecca Skloot Author of the New York Times Bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks—which introduced the world at large to the extraordinary woman and story behind the HeLa cells that have saved thousands of lives Born: 19 September 1972, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America Rebecca writes on a wide array of scientific…
140) Captain James Doohan Before He was Scotty, He was Shot Six Times During World War II Born: 3 March 1920, Vancouver, Canada Died: 20 July 2005, Redmond, Washington State, United States of America Actor Known for portraying Montgomery “Scotty” Scott (played by Simon Pegg in the newest iteration) on the original Star Trek series,…
139) W.F. Petrie Pioneer of Systematic Methodology in Archaeology Born: 3 June 1853, Charlton, Greater London, United Kingdom Died: 28 July 1942, Jerusalem, Palestine (Present-day Jerusalem, Israel) Original Name: William Matthew Flinders Petrie Egyptologist who also Studied ancient systems of weights and measures; Flinders excavated at Abydos, Amarna, The Pyramids at Giza, and other important…