“When you were weak and I was strong, I toiled for you. Now you are strong…and I ask your aid…for the ballet.” -Clara’s plea for women’s suffrage in the United States 144) Clara Barton Arguably the Most Famous Nurse in United States’ History Born: 25 December 1821, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 12…
“Not even a doctor…gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than…’devoted and obedient.’…This definition might even do for a horse.” 143) Florence Nightingale The Woman Who Pioneered Modern Nursing Born: 12 May 1820, Florence, Italy Died: 13 August 1910, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Florence was born to a wealthy British family living…
141) Juliet Opie Hopkins Confederate Nurse During the War Between the States Born: 7 May 1818, Jefferson County, Virginia (Today West Virginia), United States of America Died: 9 March 1890, Washington D.C., United States of America She was known as the Florence Nightingale of the South and was once injured during the war rescuing wounded…
140) Agnodice The First Athenian Female Doctor She lived during the Classical Era, but exact birth and death dates are unknown Agnodice disguised herself as a man to learn midwifery (because only men in Athens were allowed to be midwives at the time). She was taken to trial by other doctors who were jealous of…
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…
81) Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Advocate Born: 3 April 1934, London, United Kingdom Jane is an anthropologist and primatologist Her life changed forever when she was twenty-six and visited what is now Tanzania for the first time. In 1960, she discovered that chimpanzees use tools much the way primitive humans used to, a complete breakthrough in…
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…
60) Salima Ikram Egyptologist and Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo Born: 1965, Lahore, Pakistan She has worked in archaeology in Greece, the United States, Egypt, the Sudan, and Turkey. Salima holds a PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University. Her several digs and archaeology bids in Egypt include the Animal Mummy…
59) Sarah Parcak She makes satellite technology look cool Born: 1979, Bangor, Maine, United States of America Archaeologist, Egyptologist and Professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham’s Department of Anthropology. Sarah holds her PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University. She is a National Geographic Society Research Fellow. Sarah and her husband worked together on…
58) Tatiana Proskouriakoff. Archaeologist who was one of the first to become known for Maya studies in Mexico and Central America. Born: 23 January 1909, Tomsk, Russia Died: 30 August 1985, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America Tatiana was also instrumental in decoding Mayan hieroglyphs. She would become linked to Piedras Negras one of the…