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Willard, Frances Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839–98, American temperance leader and reformer, b. Churchville, N.Y., grad. Northwestern Female College, 1859. She was president of Evanston College for…contralto
(Encyclopedia) contraltocontraltokəntrălˈtō [key], female voice of lowest pitch. Originally, the term denoted a second voice set against (contra) a high voice (alto); thus, a second high voice. Since…Morton, Rosalie Slaughter
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Rosalie Slaughter, 1876–1955, American surgeon, b. Lynchburg, Va., M.D. Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1897. She was the first woman faculty member of both the New…Cueva, Beatriz de la
(Encyclopedia) Cueva, Beatriz de laCueva, Beatriz de labāätrēsˈ dā lä kwāˈvä [key], d. 1541, governor of Guatemala. After the death of her husband, Pedro de Alvarado, she maneuvered her own election…Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise
(Encyclopedia) Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquiseDu Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquisemärēˈ də vēshēˈ-shäNrôNˈ märkēzˈ dü dĕfäNˈ [key], 1697–1780, French woman of letters, whose…Brent, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Brent, Margaret, 1600?–1671?, early American feminist, b. Gloucester, England. With her two brothers and a sister, she left England to settle (1638) in St. Marys City, Md., where she…Hepburn, Katharine
(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Katharine, 1907–2003, American actress, b. Hartford, Conn. She made periodic stage appearances from 1928 on and debuted in the first of her 43 films in 1932; in her early…Sacajawea
(Encyclopedia) SacajaweaSacajaweasăkˌəjəwēˈə, səkäˌ– [key], SacagaweaSacajawea–gəwēˈə [key], or SakakaweaSacajawea–kəwēˈə [key], c.1788–1812?, Native North American woman who accompanied the Lewis…Sorenstam, Annika
(Encyclopedia) Sorenstam, Annika, 1970–, Swedish golfer. Acclaimed by many as golf's greatest female player, she dominated the game in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She played for the Swedish…Lease, Mary Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1853–1933, American agrarian reformer and temperance advocate, b. Ridgeway, Pa. The daughter of an Irish political refugee, she first gained recognition for a…Trending
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