139) Peseshet Doctor from 4th Dynasty Egypt Lived and Died around -2500 BC- She was given many titles including “Overseer of Women Physicians.” We know of her because she is mentioned in her son’s tomb—named Akhet-Hetep, she is—at present—the earliest known female physician who held a directorial position. The first known female physician overall is…
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…
79) Jane Stanford Co-founder of Stanford University Alongside Her Husband. Born: 25 August 1828, Albany, New York, United States of America Died: 28 February 1905, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America They created the university to honor their only son who died at the age of fifteen from typhoid fever. Jane ran the University from…
73) Ivanka Trump Kushner Business Woman and Advisor to her Father—Former President Donald J Trump Born: 30 October 1981, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Original Name: Ivana Marie Trump Before her father’s administration she worked in acquisitions and development at the Trump Organization. Ivanka graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 2004….
72) Marissa Mayer The 20th employee to be hired by Google and their first female software engineer Born: 30 May 1975, Wausau Wisconsin, United States of America Marissa spent thirteen years with Google and amassed most of her personal net worth—estimated at $620 Million by Forbes in 2019, while working there. While at Google she…
71) Lori Greiner Patent Queen Born: 9 December 1969, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America As of 2019 she holds over 120 Patents and created or helped create over 700 products. Lori currently stars as one of the sharks on the ABC Entrepreneurial hit Shark Tank. She has had a show on QVC-TV for the…
70) Mary T Barra Chairman and CEO of General Motors Born: 24 December 1961, Waterford, Michigan, United States of America She has served as CEO since 2014 and Chairman since 2016. Mary began her career with GM in 1980 and has served in various roles throughout her career there. In 1980 she started at GM…
69) Ursula Burns She served as the CEO of Xerox from 2009 to 2016 and the chairman from 2010 to 2017 Born: 20 September 1958, New York City, New York, United States of America She was the first African American Woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 Company. Ursula was also the first…
68) Ginni Rometty Former CEO, Chairman, and President of IBM Born: 29 July 1957, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Original Name: Virginia Rometty Ginni became CEO in 2012 and stepped down from the position in early 2020. She also stepped down as chair of the board at the end of that same year. Ginni…
67) Meg Whitman Former CEO of Ebay whose current net worth is estimated by Forbes (in 2019) to be $3.9 Billion Born: 4 August 1956, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States of America She was also CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 2011 to 2015. Meg is still on the board of HP and the boards…