Famous Women - A to Z #2

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American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist - author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Investigative journalist - known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days

C

French fashion designer and businesswoman - possible Nazi collaborator

D

American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance - known as "The Mother of Dance"

E

Founder of the Christian Science movement

F

American actress and activist who famously visited Hanoi in 1972

G

Served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020

H

One of history's most infamous spies, was executed in 1917 by the French for spying for the Germans

I

Somali model and actress - married to David Bowie

J

Fastest woman in history over 100m and 200m

K

Former world number one professional tennis player - winner of 39 Grand Slam titles

L

English mathematician and the world's first computer programmer

M

Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education and her writing on scientific pedagogy

N

Queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt - the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten

O

American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show

P

Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina

Q

American singer, bass guitarist and songwriter - reached No. 1 in the UK with Can the Can and Devil Gate Drive

R

American political figure, diplomat, and activist - the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

S

Lemhi Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition

T

American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance

U

8 times Grammy award winner - won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005

V

Colombian actress and television personality - known for playing Gloria on Modern Family

W

American broadcast journalist who interviewed every sitting U.S. president and first lady from Richard and Pat Nixon to Barack and Michelle Obama

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Chinese artistic gymnast who won gold on the balance beam at the Sydney olympics in 2000

Y

Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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Mononymous American actress and singer - star of Dune and Euphoria