Dance, theatre, film, paint, written word, mosaic, fashion; whatever medium of art these women partook in, here is where we honor them.
The entries are separated by category and are listed under the section they are most known for.
Entries:
Actresses, Stage Performers, or Television Personalities:
- Alice Doherty, The Minnesota Woolly Girl
- Angela Lansbury, Academy Award Winning Actress
- Angelina Jolie, Actress, Director, and Humanitarian
- Anna May Wong, The First Chinese-American Film Actress
- Audrey Hepburn, Actress who also had a hand in helping the Allies during World War II
- Barbara Luddy, Voice Actress and Radio Star
- Bettany Hughes, Documentarian Whose Made Over 50 Programs
- Betty White, She's Literally Older Than Sliced Bread, Guys
- Billie Burke, Academy Award Winning Actress
- Bindi Irwin, Animal Conservationist
- Caroline Kennedy, Author
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
- Daisy Hilton, Conjoined Twin and Vaudeville Performer
- Darlene Cates, Actress
- Edith Garrud, Starred in the First Martial Arts Film
- Eleanor Audley, Actress
- Elizabeth Short, Actress Who Became Known as The Black Dahlia
- Elizabeth Taylor, Actress
- Ella Harper, The Camel Girl
- Ellen DeGeneres, Comedian and Actress
- Emma Watson, Actress
- Erika Ervin, Actress Otherwise Known as Amazon Eve
- Eva Gabor, Actress
- Eva Peron, Actress and First Lady of Argentina
- Famke Janssen, Actress
- Francesca Hilton, Actress and Heiress
- Gilda Radner, Comedian and Actress
- Grace Kelly, Actress Who Went From Hollywood Royalty to Actual Royalty
- Grace McDaniels, The Mule-Faced Woman
- Hattie McDaniel, The First African-American to win an Academy Award
- Heather O'Rourke, Actress Remembered For Saying "They're Here!"
- Hedy Lamarr, Actress
- Jayne Mansfield, Actress
- Jillian Michaels, Fitness Trainer and So Much More
- Joan Crawford, One of Hollywood's Most Famous Actresses
- Joan Lee, Actress, Author, Model, and Wife of Stan the Man
- Joan Rivers, Comedian and Actress
- Jodie Foster, Actress and Director
- Joice Heth, PT Barnum's First Human Display
- Judith Barsi, Child Actress
- Judy Garland, Actress and Singer
- Julia Child, Celebrity Chef and Television Personality
- Julia Gnuse, The Most Tattooed Lady in the World
- Juliette Lewis, Actress
- Jyoti Amge, Actress
- Katharina Schratt, Mistress of Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary & Actress
- Kathryn Beaumont, Voice Actress and Disney Legend
- Ko Yong-Hui, Actress Turned First Lady
- Laverne Cox, Actress & LGBT Advocate
- Lillie Langtry, Scandalous Actress
- Linda Hamilton, Actress
- Linda Lovelace, Porn Star Who Went on to Become a Born-Again Christian
- Liza Minnelli, Actress and Singer
- Lorna Luft, Actress and Singer
- Lucia Zarate, The World's Smallest Woman
- Lucille Ball, Actress and Studio Head
- Lya Graf, Circus Performer who Died in a Concentration Camp
- Mae West, One of Hollywood's First "Sex Symbols"
- Magda Gabor, Actress
- Maggie Smith, Actress
- Maila Nurmi, Actress Who Brought Vampira to Life
- Marilu Henner, Actress
- Marilyn Monroe, Actress
- Mariska Hargitay, Actress and Activist
- Marla Maples, Actress and Television Personality
- Dr. Mayim Bialik, PhD, Actress and Neuroscientist
- Moana Pozzi, Adult Film Actress and Politician
- Myrtle Corbin, The Four-Legged Girl From Texas
- Natalie Wood, Actress whose mysterious death has never been solved
- Nicole Brown Simpson, Actress and Mother of Two
- Ola Ray, Actress and Model Who Appeared In the Thriller Music Video
- Olivia de Havilland, American Actress
- Oprah Winfrey, you know her, you love her, so read this to love her some more!
- Peg Entwistle, Actress Who Committed Suicide Off the Hollywoodland Sign
- Priscilla Presley, Actress and Business Magnate
- Rachel Weisz, Academy Award Winning Actress
- Rebecca Romijn, Actress and Model
- Rebecca Schaeffer, Actress who is better remembered for being murdered
- Sacheen Littlefeather, "Native American" Actress
- Sharon Tate, Actress and Murder Victim
- Shirley Temple, Actress and Diplomat
- Sigourney Weaver, Actress
- Te Ata Fisher, Actress who Used the Stage to Tell Her People's Story
- Terra Jole, Actress and Producer
- Viola Davis, Actress and Producer
- Violet Hilton, Conjoined Twin & Vaudeville Performer
- Vivienne Nearing, Twenty-One Player
- Zoë Saldana, Actress, Model, and Dancer
- Zsa Zsa Gabor, Actress
Behind the Scenes in Film and Theatre:
- Alice Guy Blache, The First Narrative Film Director
- Brenda Chapman, Academy Award Winning Director
- Claire Schillace Donahoe, Film Consultant
- Dina Babbitt, Shoah Survivor and Animator
- Elizabeth Cowell, First Female TV Announcer
- Faye Dancer, Film Consultant
- Frances Marion, Screenwriter, Director, and So Much More
- Iris Burton, Talent Agent for Child Stars
- Jennifer Lee, Director, Screenwriter, and More
- Joanne Winter, Film Consultant
- Kathryn Bigelow, The First Female Film Director to win a Best Director Academy Award
- Monica Mitro, Executive Producer of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
- Natacha Rambova, Set and Costume Designer in Early Hollywood
- Sherry Lansing, The First Woman to Head a Major Hollywood Studio
Dancers:
- Carrie Ann Inaba, Choreographer and Television Personality
- Chita Rivera, Broadway Performer
- Debbie Allen, Choreographer Whose Worn Many Hats in Hollywood Over the Years
- Isadora Duncan, The Mother of Modern Dance
- Lola Montez, Dancer Who Toppled a Monarchy and Kept a Bear as a Pet, Need I say More?
- Margaretha MacLeod, but you know her as Mata Hari
- Mekatilili wa Menza, Revolted Against the Colonial British Through Dance
- Misty Copeland, The First African American Woman to be Hired as a Principal Dancer for a Major Ballet Company
- Toni Basil, Most Known for Her Choreography, Toni has done practically everything in Hollywood
- Yao Niang, Chinese Court Dancer Remembered Today For Popularizing the Lotus Foot
Journalists, Poets, & Writers:
- Abella of Salerno, One of the First Women Ever Employed at a Medical School
- Abigail Scott Duniway, Newspaper Editor/Publisher and Author
- Adelina Otero-Warren, Wrote About Her Experiences Living in the Southwest
- Al-Khansa, Best Known Female Arabic Poet
- Alexandra of Bavaria, Writer and Translator
- Alveda King, Author, News Correspondent, Politician, and More
- Amanda Foreman, Historian, Author, and Documentarian
- Amanda Knox, we've all heard her name, but do we know the real story?
- Angela Hutchinson Hammer, Arizona's First Female Publisher
- Anna Ella Carroll, Author and Government Advisor During the War Between the States
- Anne Bradstreet, Poet
- Anne Brontë, Author
- Anne Frank, her diary is one of the most widely read of all time
- Anne Royall, The First Female Journalist To Interview a US President
- Annis Stockton, One of the First Published Female Poets in the American Colonies
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Speech Advocate Who Fights Against FGM & Honor Killings
- Ban Zhao, The First Known Female Chinese Historian
- Barbara Walters, Television Journalist
- Bertha von Suttner, Author and Peace Activist
- Caresse Crosby, Inventor, Publisher, and Businesswoman
- Charlotta Bass, Newspaper Publisher
- Charlotte Brontë, Author
- Christina Hoff Sommers, Author and Advocate for Equity Feminism
- Christine de Pisan, The First Feminist Author
- Clare Hollingworth, Journalist Who Broke the News World War II Had Begun
- Corrie Ten Boom, Author
- Daisy Ashford, Wrote Her First Novel Aged Nine
- Deborah Lipstadt, Shoah Historian and Author
- Diane Sawyer, Journalist
- Eliza Cook, Poet and Political Reformist
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Widow of General George Custer
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Poet
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Author & Suffrage Leader
- Elizabeth Peabody, Educator and Activist
- Ella Cara Deloria, Author, Ethnographer, and Anthropologist
- Ellen Craft, Escaped Slave Who Wrote a Book About Her Experiences
- Emily Brontë, Author
- Enheduanna, The First Known Author--Ever
- Fannie Farmer, Her Cookbooks have Sold Nearly Four Million Copies
- Frances Burney, Satirical Novelist
- George Eliot, Novelist
- George Sand, Androgynous Literary Icon
- Georgiana Duchess of Cavendish, Scandalous Novelist
- Gertrude Carraway, Journalist and President General of the DAR
- Gretchen Carlson, Journalist
- Hannah Adams, the First Female Professional Writer in the United States
- Hannah Anderson Ropes, Author of Several Books Pertaining to the War Between the States
- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Harriet Taylor Upton, Women's Suffrage Advocate, Political Icon, Dazzling Daughter, Need I Go On...
- Helen Longstreet, Wife of General James Longstreet and Author of Various Works
- Huda Sharawi, Founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union and Magazine Author/Editor
- Ida B Wells, Journalist and Activist
- Irtyau, Scribe from Ancient Egypt
- Isabella Bird Bishop, Travel Author and Naturalist
- Ivana Trump, Author
- Jane Austen, Novelist
- Jane Dieulafoy, Novelist and Archaeologist who Wrote About Her Excavations
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Editor
- Jaycee Lee Dugard, Author and Kidnap Victim
- Judge Jeanine Pirro, Television Journalist and Author
- Jessie Fremont, Author & Wife of John C Fremont
- Joanna Palani, the First YPJ Fighter to Recount Her Story in a Book
- Juanita Brooks, Historian who Uncovered the Truth Behind the Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Judith Exner, Allegedly JFK's Mistress
- Julie Andrews, Academy Award Winning Actress
- Kathrine Switzer, Author, Television Commentator, and Marathon Runner
- Lana Peters, Author and Literary Translator
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, Author
- Leonor Villegas de Magnon, Wrote to Bring Awareness to the Mexican Revolution
- Lily Rose Lee, Kidnap Victim and Author
- Lisa Ling, Journalist
- Lorena Hickok, Pioneering Journalist
- Louisa May Alcott, Author of Little Women
- Malala Yousafzai, Education Activist
- Maria Bartola, The First Historian of Mexico
- Maria Rasputin, Author and Jack of All Trades
- Martha Borthwick Cheney, Translator and Librarian
- Mary Katharine Goddard, Newspaper Publisher and Journalist
- Mary Lou Gulley, My Mystery Castle Author
- Mary Rowlandson, Kidnapping Victim who Later Wrote About Her Experience
- Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Feminist Author
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Author of Frankenstein
- Maya Angelou, Poet and Actress
- Mercy Otis Warren, One of the Earliest Female Authors in American History
- Murasaki Shikibu, The First Known Author of a Novel
- Myra Bradwell, The First Female Editor of a Legal Newspaper in the United States
- Nellie Bly, Pioneer in Investigative Journalism
- Olympe de Gouges, Author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
- Peggy Hull, The First Female War Correspondent Accredited By the United States War Department
- Phillis Wheatley, Groundbreaking Poet
- Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative Advocate
- Rebecca Skloot, Author who brought the story of Henrietta Lacks to the mainstream light
- Ruth Westheimer, Sexologist Known Affectionately as Dr. Ruth
- Sandra Day O'Connor, Author and the First Female Supreme Court Justice
- Sappho, Ancient Greek Poet
- Sarah Morgan Dawson, Author of A Confederate Girl's Diary
- Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, The First Native American Woman to Copyright and Publish a Book
- Selma Lagerlof, Novelist
- Serena Shim, Journalist who Died After Daring to Report the Truth
- Shangguan Wan'er, Author and The first female Prime Minister in history
- Susie King Taylor, the First African American Army Nurse in United States History
- Veronica Franco, Poet and Courtesan
- Victoria Woodhull, Newspaper Publisher
- Vivian Liberto Distin, Author & Johnny Cash's First Wife
Models & Fashion Designers:
- Andreja Pejic, Before Her Transition She was The First Completely Androgynous Supermodel in the World
- Anna Nicole Smith, Model and Playboy Playmate
- Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue
- Anya Ayoung-Chee, Fashion Designer and Winner of Project Runway
- Barbi Benton, Model, Actress, and Singer
- Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Model and Wife of John F Kennedy Jr
- Casey Legler, The First Woman to Be Contracted as a Male Model
- Cathie Jung, Record Holder for World's Smallest Waist
- Cindy Crawford, Supermodel
- Coco Chanel, Fashion Designer
- Elizabeth Keckley, Former Slave Turned High Society Seamstress
- Gennifer Flowers, Model
- Gia Carangi, The World's First Supermodel
- Harnaam Kaur, The Bearded Lady and Activist
- JonBenet Ramsey, The pageant princess who never got to become a queen
- Khoudia Diop, Model and Activist
- Madeline Stuart, One of the First Professional Models to be Born With Down Syndrome
- Melania Trump, Former Model Turned First Lady
- Melanie Gaydos, Model with Ectodermal Dysplasia
- Neerja Bhanot, Model and Airline Stewardess
- Nell Donnelly Reed, Fashion Designer & Founder of Donnelly Garment Co
- Paris Jackson, Model and Actress
- Phryne, Prostitute Whose Nickname was Literally Toad
- Qandeel Baloch, Social Media Influencer Murdered in an Honor Killing
- Tyra Banks, Model Turned Television Personality
Musicians:
- Aaliyah Haughton, Singer and Actress
- Alecia Moore, aka P!nk
- Amy Winehouse, Musician and Member of the Twenty-Seven Club
- Aretha Franklin, Musician
- Barbra Streisand, Multifaceted Entertainer
- Billie Holiday, Jazz Musician
- Carnie Wilson, Singer and Television Personality
- Cherilyn Sarkisian, aka Cher
- Edith Piaf, Musician and Actress
- Florence Foster Jenkins, the Not Very Professional Soprano
- Frances Bean Cobain, Musician and Model
- Gloria Estefan, Musician and Dancer
- Janet Jackson, Singer, Choreographer, and More
- Janis Joplin, Musician and Member of the Twenty-Seven Club
- Julie d'Aubigny, The Bisexual Sword Swinging Opera Singer
- June Carter Cash, Musician, Member of the Carter Family, and Johnny Cash's Wife
- Karen Carpenter, Musician Whose Tragic Death Brought Eating Disorders to the National Attention
- Khuwyt, One of the Earliest Known Female Musicians in World History
- La Toya Jackson, Multi-talented Media Personality
- Lisa Marie Presley, Singer, Songwriter, and Elvis's Daughter
- Loretta Lynn, Country Music Legend
- Madonna Ciccone, aka Madonna
- Maybelle Carter, Musician and Matriarch of Country Music
- Perla Ovitz, One of the Real Seven Dwarfs (Of Auschwitz)
- Queen Latifah, Musician and Actress
- Selena Quintanilla-Perez, Musician
- Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga
- Stephanie of Monaco, Princess and Singer
- Sumiko Iwamuro, Japan's DJ Grandma
- Susan Boyle, Singer and International Sensation
- Tina Turner, Singer and Dancer
- Whitney Houston, Musician
Other Art Mediums: (Painters, Mosaicists, Tattoo Artists, etc):
- Alice Liddell Hargreaves, Painter and Inspiration for Alice in Wonderland
- Camille Claudel, Sculptress
- Clara Quintanilla, Art Restorer Who Saved Over 200 Paintings
- Edmonia Lewis, The First Professional African American Sculptor
- Elisabetta Sirani, One of the Most Famous Painters in Early Modern Bologna
- Frida Kahlo, Painter
- Hortensia, Famed Roman Orator who Proved Speech is an Art Form
- Janet Parker, Medical Photographer and the Last Victim of Smallpox
- Jeanne Hebuterne, Painter and Model
- Lavinia Fontana, One of the Earliest Known Professional Female Artists
- Lynne Chinn, Mosaic Artist and the Best Aunt Ever!
- Margaret Keane, Artist Known for her "Big Eyes" Paintings
- Maria Sibylla Merian, Entomologist and Scientific Illustrator
- Mary Colter, Interior Designer and Architect
- Mary Anna Custis Lee, Landscape Painter
- Mary Pinchot Meyer, Painter whose Murder has Never Been Solved
- Maud Wagner, First Known Female Tattoo Artist in the United States
- Rose Cecil O'Neill, The First Published Female Cartoonist in the United States
- Rose Valland, the Monument's Woman
- Sarah Winchester, Folk Figure and Mastermind Behind the Winchester Mystery House
- Sue Ellen Cooper, Illustrator and Author
- Whang-od Oggay, The World's Oldest Tattoo Artist