Honored: 1995 (1818 - 1894)
First woman to own, operate and edit a newspaper for women, The Lily. First published in 1849 in Seneca Falls, New York, it became a recognized forum for women's rights issues. She often wore full-cut pantaloons under a short skirt, giving birth to the term "bloomers."
Honored: 1995 (1955 - )
First woman to travel across the ice to the North and South Poles. She was the first woman to travel across Greenland on skis, and in 1993, was leader of the American Women's Expedition, a group of four who skied more than 600 miles to the South Pole.
Honored: 1993 (1825 - 1921)
First American woman ordained a minister by a recognized denomination (Congregational), despite great opposition to women in the ministry. Blackwell was a pastor, mother of seven children, and wrote many books and essays.
Honored: 2005 (1925 - )
Former first lady of Arkansas, Betty Bumpers has dedicated herself to world peace and health initiatives for children across the United States. As First Lady of Arkansas, Mrs. Bumpers spearheaded an immunization program in her state that became a national model. She also co-founded Every Child by Two with Rosalynn Carter, a national immunization program. Mrs. Bumpers is active in the global campaign to eradicate polio.
Honored: 1996 (1944 - )
Founder and director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers University. Bunch has helped shape the global feminist movement and created conciousness about gender-based human rights. She is also a leader in national and international networking and advocacy for women.
Honored: 1973 (1821 - 1912)
Founder of the American Red Cross, Barton ministered to injured soldiers during the Civil War and became known as the "Angel of the Battlefield." Devoted to the organization, she later took to the field, providing relief in the Spanish American War at the age of 77.
Honored: 2007 (1940 - )
As the former Dean of Engineering at Cooper Union and the Executive Director of the Cooper Union Research Foundation, Dr. Eleanor Baum is the first female engineer to be named dean of a college of engineering in the United States. In 1995, she became the first female president of the American Society for Engineering Education. An electrical engineer who has worked in the aerospace industry, Dr. Baum is a respected leader in recruitment and retention of women in the engineering profession.
Honored: 1973 (1821 - 1910)
First American woman awarded an M.D. Blackwell founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and the Women's Medical College, after having been banned from hospitals in New York. She paved the way for women in medicine.
Honored: 1994 (1903 - 1986)
Premier behind-the-scenes organizer and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), headed by Martin Luther King, Jr. Baker also helped establish the civil rights movement's foremost student organization, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
Honored: 1993 (1826 - 1910)
Sister of Elizabeth Blackwell, was also a physician. Emily ran the infirmary for women and the medical college for women founded by her sister, providing excellent training for women in medicine.
