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BLACKWELL, Miss Elizabeth
Elizabeth Blackwell, who was born in Bristol, England, on February 3, 1821, became one of the first women physicians in the United States. She persisted in applying to various medical schools as her applications were rejected because she was a woman.…
LAZARUS, Miss Emma
Emma Lazarus was born in New York, New York on July 22, 1849 and died there on November 19, 1887.Emma was inspired and mentored by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In 1868, she mailed her book to Ralph Waldo Emerson which resulted in a mentor-mentee…
SEDGWICK, Miss Catharine Maria
Born in Stockbridge, MA, Catharine Maria Sedgwick was the sixth of the seven surviving children of Theodore Sedgwick and Pamela Dwight Sedgwick. Catharine’s mother was ill for most of her childhood and died when Catharine was seventeen. A year later,…
BLANCHARD, Miss Helen Augusta
Inventor Helen Augusta Blanchard was born in Portland, Maine on October 25, 1840. She was the daughter of a wealthy shipowner and businessman. When her father's business failed and he eventually died in 1866, Helen took to patent development and…
COUES, Mrs. Mary Emily Bennett
Mary Emily Bennett Coues was born in New York, New York on August 26, 1835.After traveling to and living abroad, Mary Emily married Philadelphia merchant Joseph W. Bates. In addition to their Philadelphia mansion at 1814 Chestnut Street, the couple…
BAILEY, Mrs. Lepha Eliza
Author, lecturer, and reformer Lepha Eliza Bailey was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on January 21, 1841. She began her writing career by contributing to newspapers. Lepha married Lewis Bailey in 1873 and started a family. They lived in Battle Creek…
JACKSON, Mrs. Katharine Johnson
Katharine Johnson Jackson, daughter of former Massachusetts senator and representative Hon. Emerson Johnson, was born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on April 7, 1841. Following periods of public school and home school instruction, she entered a…
SMITH, Miss Helen Morton
Helen Morton Smith was born in Sullivan Harbor, Maine, on December 12, 1859. After she was educated at a convent in Michigan, Helen returned to Maine and became a teacher. By 1888, Helen was teaching at her own private school in Bar Harbor,…
WINSLOW, Mrs. Celeste M.A.
Celeste M. A. Winslow was born in Charlemont, Massachusetts, on November 22, 1837.A prolific writer, Celeste penned articles for numerous periodicals. Her poem"Perplexed"appeared inThe Atlantic Monthlyin June 1876, while her poem"Ah, Dawn,…
DIGHT, Mrs. Mary A. G.
Mrs. Mary A. G.. Dight, also known as "Minnie," was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on November 7, 1860. A talented musician, she attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. When she decided to change career paths to become a…
BREWSTER, Miss Cora Belle
Dr. Cora Belle Brewster was born in Almond, New York on September 6, 1859. She attended Alfred University and became a teacher in Smethport, Pennsylvania. Next, Cora Belle attended Northwestern University, where she decided to change career paths and…
COCHRANE, Miss Elizabeth
Author, journalist, and traveler Elizabeth Cochrane, better known as "Nellie Bly," was born in Cochrane Mills, PA on May 5, 1867. She later lived in Indiana, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, and New York, NYShe began her career as a writer forThe Pittsburgh…
ARMSTRONG, Miss Sarah B.
Sarah B. Armstrong was born in Newton, OH, on July 31, 1857. She grew up in Lebanon, OH and attended Lebanon University.While she began teaching art at Lebanon University, Sarah eventually pursued a career in Medicine. She moved to Ann Arbor, MI for…
BARRY, Mrs. Susan E.
Susan E. Hall Barry was born in Minisink, New York, on March 19, 1826, and grew up near Ithaca, New York.She moved to New York City to receive her medical education and graduated in 1861. In June of that year, Susan heeded the Ladies' Central Relief…
BOOTH, Mrs. Agnes
Agnes Booth, then known as Marion Agnes Land Rookes, was born in Sydney, Australia, on October 4, 1843. She was a dancer as a young woman and came to the United States to dance in San Francisco. However, a heart condition required a change in Agnes's…
STOCKER, Miss Corinne
Elocutionist and journalist Corinne Stocker was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on August 21, 1871, but she lived most of her life in Atlanta, Georgia. She was an extremely intelligent and talented woman. As herA Woman of the…
LEONARD, Mrs. Anna Byford
Anna Byford Leonard, a sanitary reformer, ceramic artist, art teacher, author, and missionary leader was born in Mount Vernon, Indiana on July 31, 1843. The daughter of William Heath Byford, a physician and surgeon who was the founder of Woman's…
SEVERANCE, Mrs. Juliet H.
Dr. Juliet H. Severance was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on July 1, 1833 and grew up in De Ruyter, New York. Juliet attended the De Ruyter Seminary. She taught in New York as a young woman before studying with physicians and becoming a doctor.…
BURNHAM, Mrs. Clara Louise
Clara Louise Burnham, born in Newton, Massachusetts,on May 25,1854, spent her early years in New York City. However, her family moved to Chicago when Clara Louise was a young girl, and she lived most of her life there. She was the daughter of Mary…
WEBSTER, Miss Helen L.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 1, 1853, Helen Livermore Webster grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. After having graduated from Salem Normal School, she taught high school in Lynn while continuing her own studies.Helen received her Ph.D. in…
PEEKE, Mrs. Margaret Bloodgood
Author Margaret Bloodgood Peeke was born near Saratoga Springs, New York, on April 8, 1838. She married Rev. George H. Peeke and became the mother of six children.Margaret wrote for several periodicals, includingArena,Chicago Alliance,Detroit Free…
BENEDICT, Miss Emma Lee
Emma Lee Benedict, born on November 16, 1857, was a native of Clifton Park, New York. She was an editor, educator, author, public speaker, and temperance reformer. Passionate about education from a young age, Emma was a graduate of the State Normal…
COOLBRITH, Mrs. Ina Donna
Ina Donna Coolbrith, who was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, on March 10, 1841, grew up in California and became its Poet Laureate.During her prolific writing career, Ina contributed toOverland Monthlyand later ran it with Bret Harte and Charles Warren…
DORR, Mrs. Julia C. R.
Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr was born on February 13, 1825, in Charleston, South Carolina. She was the daughter of William Young Ripley and Zulma DeLacy Thomas. When Julia was a young girl, her father moved the family to his native Vermont, where he…
CRABTREE, Miss Lotta
Born in New York Cityon November 7, 1847, Charlotte Crabtree, known as Lotta, spent her childhood in California. She began singing, dancing, and acting at a young age, going on tour in California while she was a teenager. Lotta's debut in the city of…
CHILD, Mrs. Lydia Maria
Lydia Maria Childwas born on February 11, 1802, in Medford, Massachusetts. She gained early readers through her fiction, her biographies, and her periodical,Juvenile Miscellany.She bravely risked her established reputation in support of the…
BATTEY, Mrs. Emily Verdery
Emily Verdery Battey, anative of Belair GA, was bornon November 18, 1826. Awell known journalist, Emily reported for The Sun, a New York newspaper for many years, beginning in 1868. She also contributed to The Evening Telegram, Harper's Magazine,…
NICHOLLS, Mrs. Rhoda Holmes
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. on March 28, 1854. She was educated in the Bloomsbury School of Art and became an artist, an art teacher, and an author.Contemporaries thought highly of Rhoda. William Dean Howells…
HOFFMAN, Mrs. Sophia Curtiss
Philanthropist and women's rights advocate Sophia Curtiss Hoffman was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, on November 24, 1825. Emma Curtiss Bascom, her younger sister, is also inA Woman of the Century.Sophia married George Hoffman and moved to New…
ABBOTT, Emma
Prima Donna Emma Abbott was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 9, 1850. Sophia Curtiss Hoffman, Clara Louise Kellogg, andDr. Edwin Hubbell Chapinwere early supporters of Emma's career. She trained in Europe and later became wealthy by touring…
ABBATT, Miss Agnes Dean
Agnes Dean Abbatt was born on June 23, 1847 in New York City. Educated at both the art school of theCooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Artand theNational Academy of Design, Agnes was successful as both an art teacher and an artist. She…