517: Barbara Luddy Voice Actress Born: 25 May 1908, Great Falls, Montana, United States of America Died: 1 April 1979, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Barbara is best remembered for her work in Walt Disney films like Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and the Winnie the Pooh Franchise, where she played Lady,…
“I had no real feeling about being a pioneering woman on a serious Alaskan expedition. I only knew that as the only woman, I had to measure up.” 421: Barbara Washburn Mountaineer Born: 10 November 1914, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 25 September 2014, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America Barbara was the first…
403: Barbi Benton Model, Actress, and Singer Born: 28 January 1950, New York City, New York, United States of America Born Name: Barbara Lynn Klein Barbi is known for appearing in Playboy and for acting in four seasons of Hee Haw. Her other acting credits include Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. She previously had…
402: Barbra Streisand Entertainer, Singer, Actress, and Filmmaker Born: 24 April 1942, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Original Name: Barbara Joan Streisand Her career has spanned six decades. According to her website’s biography, Barbra is the only artist ever to receive an Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Directors Guild of America Award, Golden Globe,…
391: Barbara McClintock Cytogeneticist Born: 16 June 1902, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America Died: 2 September 1992, Huntington, New York, United States of America Barbara’s early work was pioneering in the field of DNA replication (her work specifically was in maize), otherwise known as Jumping Genes. She received a PhD from Cornell University in…
109) Barbara Bush Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband George H W Bush’s Administration Born: 8 June 1925, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 17 April 2018, Houston, Texas, United States of America She was also mother to the 43rd President—George W Bush—and mother to the 43rd…
62) Barbara Corcoran Realty Mogul and Businesswoman who founded the Corcoran Group Born: 10 March 1949, Edgewater, New Jersey, United States of America She is also a Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank. Barbara has said she had over twenty jobs before her 23rd birthday. In 2019 she has sadly been in the news because her…
46) Barbara Villiers Palmer It takes a strong woman to be despised, feared, and hated; and by today’s standards, she doesn’t deserve it Born: 27 November 1640, Westminster, London, England Died: 9 October 1709, Chiswick, London, England Mistress for Charles II of England and the Lady Castlemaine. She was equal parts hated, despised, and feared…
33) Barbara Walters Pioneering Journalist and Media Personality Born: 25 September 1929, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 30 December 2022, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Barbara was the first woman to ever become co-anchor of an evening news program on a major network. Barbara worked for many years on The Today…