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A Nong (ca. 1005–1055), shaman, led the
Zhuang and
Nùng minorities of the Sino-Vietnamese frontier in resistance to Vietnamese and Chinese aggressors
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Dolly Smith Akers (b. 1902), Assiniboine tribal leader and first Native woman elected to the Montana state legislature
Alais of France (b. 1160), daughter of Constance of Castile (d. 1160) and Louis VII, king of France (r. 1137–1180); half sister of Philip II Augustus (1165–1223), king of France; betrothed to Richard the Lionheart; possibly married William II of Ponthieu, count of Ponthieu, around 1195; children: possibly Joanna of Ponthieu , countess of Aumale (d. 1251).
Albertina Agnes, Princess of Orange (d. 1696; also Albertina Orange-Nassau), daughter of Frederick Henry, prince of Orange (r. 1625–1647), and Amelia of Solms (1602–1675); married William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz (died 1664); children: Henry Casimir (1657–1696), cousin of King William III).
Gloria Alcorta (b. 1915), born in Argentina to a French diplomat; granddaughter of the author Eduarda Mansilla de García. Works include nine books of poetry, fiction or drama, as well as sculpture.
Vera Aleksandrovna (1895–1966), Russian émigré literary critic, historian, and editor
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Alice de Joinville, Countess of Lancaster. Second wife of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (1281–1345)
Alisia of Antioch, Ferrarese noblewoman. Third wife of Azo also known as Azzo VI d'Este (1170–1212), 1st lord of Ferrara (r. 1208–1212); children: Azzo VII Novello (d. 1264).
Stella Allan (1871–1962), New Zealand-born Australian journalist. Wrote for the Argus as "Vesta", earned a law degree in 1896.
Sadie Allen (b. ca. 1868), rode over Niagara Falls in a barrel with partner George Hazlett on November 28, 1886
Filipa de Almada (fl. 15th c.), Portuguese poet and noblewoman. Lived in Portugal. Her "palace poetry" appeared in Garcia de Resende's Cancioneiro Geral (General Songbook, 1516), an anthology of Spanish and Portuguese poetry of the time
Ruby Bates (1913–1976), key American participant in the notorious Scottsboro case
Helene Bauer (1871–1942), Austrian journalist and educator, who was wife and collaborator of Social Democratic leader Otto Bauer
Marianne Baum (1912–1942), German-Jewish anti-Nazi activist and leading member of the Herbert Baum resistance circle (redirects to
Herbert Baum)
Edith Baumann/
Edith Honecker (
de; 1909–1973), German political activist and one of relatively few women among the political leadership of the German Democratic Republic
Hawise de Beaumont/
Hawise Beaumont (d. 1197), Countess of Gloucester. Died in 1197; daughter of Robert Beaumont (1104–1167), 2nd earl of Leicester, and Amicia de Waer; married William Fitzrobert (d. 1183), 2nd earl of Gloucester, in 1119; children: Amicia Fitzrobert (d. 1225); Mabel Fitzrobert; Avisa of Gloucester (c. 1167–1217)
Bertha of Avenay (c. 830–c. 852), Abbess of Avenay. Born around 830; died after 852; daughter ofIrmengard (c. 800–851) and Lothair alsoknown as Lothar I (795–855), Holy Roman emperor (r. 840–855)
Bertha of Burgundy (d. 1097), Queen of Castile and Leon. Died in 1097; daughter of William I, count of Burgundy, andEtienette de Longwy ; became third wife of Alphonso VI (c. 1030–1109), king of Leon (r. 1065–1070, 1072–1109) and Castile (r. 1072–1109), in 1093.
Bertha of Marbais/
Bertha de Marbais (d. 1247), saint, nun at the abbey of Aywières. Feast day is 18 July; related to Johanna of Flanders (d. 1244)
Bertha-Eudocia the Frank (fl. 900s), Byzantine empress; first wife of Romanos or Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (r. 959–963); no children
Berthgyth (fl. 8th c.), English nun and letter writer
Bertrada of Evreux/
Bertrade d'Evreux (fl. 1170s), Countess of Chester. Flourished in the 1100s; daughter of Simon, count of Evreux, andAmice de Beaumont ; married Hugh de Kevilioc, 3rd earl of Chester; children: Ranulf de Blondville, 4th earl of Chester (c. 1172–1232, who was the second husband ofConstance of Brittany [1161–1201]);Maude of Chester (1171–1233); Hawise, countess of Lincoln; Adeliz de Keveliock; Agnes, Lady of Chartley
Marguerite Bervoets (1914–1944), Belgian resistance leader, teacher, and poet
Helga Beyer [
de] (1920–1942), German-Jewish member of the anti-Nazi resistance
Bid'a (fl. 9th century) (856–915), Arab composer who sang for Caliph al-Mutamid and became enormously wealthy; studied under Oraib
Millicent Todd Bingham (1880–1968), American geographer, conservationist, author, and educator
Sybil Moseley Bingham (1792-1848), US missionary who founded the first Christian mission in Hawaii
Charlotte Buresova (b. 1904), Czech-Jewish artist whose work documents her imprisonment at the Terezin-Theresienstadt concentration camp
Hildegard Burger (1905–1943), Austrian anti-Nazi activist and member of an underground Communist cell in Graz; sentenced to death by the People's Court
Helen May Butler/
Helen May Spahn (1867–1957), Composer, conductor, and politician, known as the "Female Sousa"; helped establish careers for women musicians; first American woman to lead a professional concert band
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Margaret Byers (née Morrow; 1832–1912), Irish educationalist who founded the Ladies' Collegiate School (later Victoria College) in Belfast, in 1859, and took a leading part in campaigns to secure equality for women within the Irish education system. She was a teacher, a businesswoman, a pioneer of higher education for girls, a philanthropist and a suffragist born in
Rathfriland. She said: "My aim was to provide for girls an education...as thorough as that which is afforded to boys in the schools of the highest order." In 1905 she was given an honorary degree by Trinity College, Dublin and in 1908 Queen's University, Belfast appointed her to its senate.
Calypso (Ancient Greek painter) (fl. ca. 200 BCE), mentioned in Pliny the Elder's account of women painters (it is possible that Calypso was not a painter at all but actually the subject of a portrait by Irene)
Marion Cardny (fl. 1300s), mistress of Robert II, king of Scotland; daughter of John Cardny; paramour of Robert II (1316–1390), king of Scotland (r. 1371–1390); children: (with Robert II) Alexander Stewart, canon of Glasgow; John Stuart of Arntullie; James Stuart of Kinfauns; Walter Stuart
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Margaret Chanler (b. 1862), US memoirist and friend of Edith Wharton
Cypros (c. 90 BCE–?), mother of
Herod the Great; Born an Arab in Nabatea, a kingdom east of Judea; married Antipater the Idumaean (d. 43 BCE, minister to the Hasmonian queen Alexandra ); children: sons Phasael, governor of Jerusalem (d. 40 BCE); Herod the Great, king of Judea (73–4 BCE) (redirects to
Antipater the Idumaean)
Ruth Davidow (b. 1911), Russian-born American nurse and political activist who was one of the nurses with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War
Dorothy Hilliard Davis (1917–1994), American pilot, member of WASP during World War II, played a crucial role in the campaign to gain government recognition for the WASPs as military veterans
Tamara Dembo (1902–1993) Russian-born American psychologist, pioneer of psychological field theory, theorist in rehabilitation psychology, developed a method of studying anger that emphasized the importance of understanding the context of each situation
Anna Demel (1872–1956), Austrian proprietor of Viennese pastry shop
Demel
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Eadburh (needs disambiguation), Saxon noblewoman; married Ethelred the Great; children: Elswitha (d. 902)
Elizabeth of Habsburg (1293–1352), Duchess of Lorraine. Born around 1293 in Vienna; died on May 19, 1352, in Nancy; daughter of Elizabeth of Tyrol (c. 1262–1313) and Albrecht of Habsburg (1255–1308)
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Dora Fabian (1901-1935), German anti-Nazi activist and writer
Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866–1932) Born Feodore Victoria Alberta on July 23, 1866; died on November 1, 1932; daughter of Hermann, 6th prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Leopoldine (1837–1903); married Emich, 5th prince of Leiningen, on July 12, 1894; children: five, including Charles, 6th prince of Leiningen
Fergusa (fl. 800s), Queen of Dalriada; daughter of Fergus, king of Dalriada (
Fergus mac Echdach?); maternal niece of two kings of the Picts, Kenneth II and Alpin II; married her cousin
Eochaid IV, king of Dalriada; children: Alpin, king of Kintyre (d. 834)
Anne Ferrers (d. 1342), English noblewoman; daughter of William Ferrers, 1st baron Ferrers of Groby, and Margaret Segrave (c. 1280–?); married Edward Despenser; children: Edward Despenser, 1st baron Despenser.
Amy Fitzalan (fl. 1440), also Amy Butler, Countess of Ormonde; daughter of John Fitzalan, 11th earl of Arundel, and Maud Lovell; second wife of James Butler (1420–1461), 5th earl of Ormonde
Elizabeth Fitzalan (fl. 1408–1417)/
Lady Maltravers, English noblewoman; married John Fitzalan (1385–1421); children: John Fitzalan (1408–1435), 11th earl of Arundel; William Fitzalan (1417–1487), 13th earl of Arundel
Joan Fitzalan/
Joan Bohun (fl. 1325), Countess of Hereford and Essex; daughter of Edmund Fitzalan, 7th earl of Arundel, and Alice (de Warrenne) Fitzalan (d. around 1338); sister of Richard Fitzalan (c. 1313–1376), 8th earl of Arundel; aunt of Joan Fitzalan (d. 1419); married John Bohun, 5th earl of Hereford, 4th of Essex, in 1325
Katherine Fitzalan (b. ca. 1520)/
Katherine Grey/
Catherine Fitzalan, Countess of Arundel; daughter of Thomas Grey (1477–1530), 2nd marquess of Dorset, and Margaret Wotton ; married Henry Fitzalan (1512–1580), 16th earl of Arundel; children: Mary Fitzalan (d. 1557)
Katherine Fitzalan (fl. 1530s), English noblewoman; daughter of William Fitzalan, 15th earl of Arundel, and Anne Percy; first wife of Henry Grey (c. 1517–1554), later duke of Suffolk
Margaret Fitzalan/
Margaret Roos/
Baroness Ros (b. ca. 1388), English noblewoman; daughter of John Fitzalan (1365–1391) and Elizabeth Despenser (d. 1408); married William Roos (d. 1414), 7th baron Ros; children: Margaret Roos (who married Reginald Grey); Thomas Roos, 9th baron Ros (d. 1431)
Maud Fitzalan/
Maud de Verdun (fl. 1200s) English noblewoman; daughter of Roesia de Verdun; married John Fitzalan (who, though not known as an earl of Arundel, occupied the castle of Arundel from 1243 to 1267); children: John Fitzalan (d. 1272); grandmother of Richard, 6th earl of Arundel
Amabel Fitzhammon (d. 1157), Countess of Gloucester; married Robert, 1st earl of Gloucester (illegitimate son of Henry I and Nesta Tewdwr ), in 1109 (died 1147); children: William Fitzrobert, 2nd earl of Gloucester
Anne Fitzhugh (fl. 1466), Viscountess Lovell; daughter of Henry Fitzhugh, 5th Lord Fitzhugh of Ravensworth, and Alice Neville (fl. 1480s, sister of the Kingmaker); married Francis Lovell, Viscount Lovell, in 1466
Amice FitzWilliam, 4th Countess of Gloucester/
Amicia Fitzrobert (d. 1225), Countess of Hertford, countess of Gloucester. Name variations: Amicia of Gloucester. Died in 1225; daughter of William Fitzrobert, 2nd earl of Gloucester, and Hawise Beaumont (daughter of Robert, 2ndearl of Leicester); married Richard de Clare, 4th earl of Hertford, about 1180; children: Gilbert de Clare, 5th earl of Hertford, 1st earl of Gloucester (born around 1180); Richard also known as Roger de Clare; Matilda de Clare (who married William de Braose and Rhys Gryg).
Lady
Isabella FitzRoy/
Isabel Fitzroy (1726–1782), Marquise of Hertford; She married Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford. They were parents to Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford and other eleven children.
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Martha Minerva Franklin (1870–1968), African-American nurse who founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN)
Fredesenda of Hauteville/
Fredesenda (fl. 1000), Frankish noblewoman; second wife of
Tancred of Hauteville; children: Robert Guiscard (d. 1085, duke of Apulia and Calabria, count of Sicily, r. 1057–1085); William, count of the Principate (d. 1080); Roger the Great, count of Sicily (r. 1072–1101); Fredesendis (fl. 1050); et al.
Fredesendis/
Fredesendis, Princess of Capua (fl. 1050), Princess of Capua; daughter of Fredesenda of Hauteville and Tancred of Hauteville; married Richard I, prince of Capua
Emmy Freundlich (1878–1948), Austrian Social Democratic leader and women's rights activist who advocated social reforms in cooperatives, women's suffrage, and adult education
Furneria of Mirepoix (fl. 13th c.), French Albigensian. Flourished in the 13th century in France; married William Roger also known as Guillaume-Roger, count of Mirepoix.
G
Gaboimilla, Queen of the South American Amazons of Chile
Gersende of Bigorre/
Gersenda of Bigorre (fl. 1000), Countess of Bigorre; married Bernardo, count of Cousserans; married Bernard I, count of Foix; children: (first marriage) Gilberga (d. 1054); (second marriage) Estefania of Barcelona (fl. 1038)
Habbaba (d. 724), Arabian singer who exerted great influence in the court of Yazid II (r. 720–724) of the Eastern Caliphate
Ellen Hagan (1873–1958), Swedish feminist, journalist and speaker
Anne Hall (1792–1863), American painter of miniature portraits and figures on ivory
Margaret Halliday (b. 1956), New Zealand-born Australian racer who, in April 1984, became the first woman in the world to win a national motor sport Grand Prix
Anna Hallowell (1831–1905), American welfare worker and educational reformer who was the first woman to be chosen as a member of the Board of Public Education in Philadelphia
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Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox (b. ca. 1480), daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton (d. 1479), and Mary Stewart (d. 1488, daughter of James II of Scotland and Mary of Guelders ); married Matthew Stewart, 2nd earl of Lennox; children: John Stewart, 3rd earl of Lennox (murdered by royal architect James Hamilton of Finnart in 1536)
Mary, Duchess of Hamilton (1613–1638), also Mary Hamilton/Margaret Fielding; born Mary Fielding; died on May 10, 1638; daughter of William Fielding, 1st earl of Denbigh, and Susan Villiers ; married James Hamilton (1606–1648), 1st duke of Hamilton, in 1630
Phoebe Harris (currently a redirect; 1755-1786), British coiner who was one of the last people in England to be executed by hanging and burning at the stake
Alice Hart (fl. late-19th c.), British-born social activist who founded the Donegal Industrial Fund with husband
Ernest Abraham Hart
Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck (1827–1910), American editor and reformer who was the first American woman to hold elected office
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Anne Hastings, Countess of Derby (born ca. 1487), daughter of Edward Hastings of Hungerford, Lord Hastings; married
Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, in 1507; children: Edward Stanley, 3rd earl of Derby (1509–1572, who married Dorothy Howard); Margaret Stanley
Hatheburg/
Hatheburg von Merseburg (fl. 906), Saxon princess; daughter of Erwin of Saxony; became first wife of Henry I the Fowler (c. 876–936), Holy Roman emperor (r. 919–936), in 906; children: Thangmar
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Hathumoda/
Hathumonda (d. November 29, 874), First abbess of Gandersheim; daughter of Oda (806–913) and Liudolf (c. 806–866), count of Saxony; sister of Gerberga (d. 896).
Alice Hayles/
Alice Italys (d. after 1326), Countess of Norfolk. Died after May 8, 1326; daughter of Roger Hayles; married Thomas of Brotherton, earl of Norfolk (son of King Edward I and Margaret of France [1282–1318]), around 1316; children: Edward Plantagenet (c. 1319–c. 1332); Margaret, duchess of Norfolk (c. 1320–1400); Alice Plantagenet (d. 1351)
Margery Haynes (fl. 15th c.), English businesswoman. Flourished in the 15th century in Wiltshire.
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Caroline Hazard (1856–1945), American author and educator who was the fifth president of Wellesley College
Anna Heer (1863–1918), Swiss physician who played a decisive role in founding Switzerland's first professional nursing school
Helaria (fl. 6th c.), Deaconess of the early Frankish church. Flourished in the 6th century in France; daughter of
Remy, bishop of Rheims; never married; no children.
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Elen ferch Llywelyn (fl. 1275), Countess of Mar; became countess of Mar in 1291; more than likely a daughter of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1173), prince of Wales; married
Malcolm (MacDuff), earl of Fife (r. 1228–1266); married
Donald, 6th (some say 10th) earl of Mar (died around 1292); children: (first marriage) Colbran, earl of Fife; (second marriage) Gratney or Gartnait, 7th earl of Mar (d. before September 1305); Margaret of Mar (who married John of Strathbogie, earl of Atholl); Isabella of Mar (d. 1296).
Ida de Macon/
Ida of Macon (d. 1224), Duchess of Lorraine; daughter of Gerard I, count of Macon and Vienne, and Maurette de Salins, heiress of Salins; married Humbert II de Coligny, around 1170; married Simon II, duke of Lorraine, after 1190
Ida of Louvain (d. 1260), Born in Louvain, France; Ida of Louvain died at the abbey of Ramiège in 1260. Her feast day is April 13.
Ida of Lower Lorraine (d. 27 July 1162), Noblewoman of Lower Lorraine; daughter of Godfrey I, duke of Lower Lorraine (r. 1106–1139) and Ida of Namur; sister of Godfrey II of Lower Lorraine (d. 1142) and Adelicia of Louvain (c. 1102–1151, queen of England)
Ida of Namur, Duchess of Lower Lorraine. Probably died between 1117 and 1121; daughter of Albert III, count of Namur; first wife of Godfrey I, duke of Lower Lorraine also known as Louvain (r. 1106–1139); children: Godfrey II of Lower Lorraine (d. 1142); Adelicia of Louvain (c. 1102–1151, queen of England); Ida of Lower Lorraine (d. 1162)
Ida of Nivelles (597–652)/
Ida de Nivelles/
Ida of Nijvel, Cistercian nun and queen of the Franks; married Pepin I of Landen, mayor of Austrasia (king of the Franks, d.640); aunt of Saint Modesta of Trier (d. about 680); children: Gertrude of Nivelles (626–659); Begga (613–698); Grimoald, mayor of Austrasia (d. 656). Following the death of her husband Pepin I, Ida of Nivelles, queen of the Franks, became a nun at the abbey of Nivelles (Belgium) where her daughter Gertrude of Nivelles was abbess. Ida's feast day is May 8.
Ida of Nivelles (d. 1232) (d. 1232, some sources cite 1231), Belgian abbess; died at convent of La Ramée, Belgium
Ida of Saxe-Coburg-Meiningen (25 June 1794 – 4 April 1852), Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Meiningen; daughter of Louise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1763–1837) and George I (b. 1761), duke of Saxe-Meiningen; married Charles Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (1792–1862); children: Louise Wilhelmina of Saxe-Weimar (1817–1832); William Charles of Saxe-Weimar (b. 1819); Amelia Augusta (1822–1822); Edward (b. 1823); Hermann Henry (b. 1825), prince of Saxe-Weimar; Gustav of Saxe-Weimar (b. 1827); Anne Amelia of Saxe-Weimar (1828–1864); Amelia Maria da Gloria of Saxe-Weimar (1830–1872, who married Henry von Nassau of the Netherlands)
Ida of Swabia (d. 986), Duchess of Swabia; daughter of Herman I, duke of Swabia; married Liudolf also known as Ludolf (980–957), duke of Swabia (r. 948–957), in 948; children: Otto I (b. 954), duke of Bavaria; Matilda of Essen (949–1011); and one other daughter
Ida Plantagenet/
Isabel Plantagenet (fl. 1175), Countess of Norfolk; daughter of Isabel de Warrenne (c. 1137–1203) and Hamelin de Warrenne (c. 1129–1202, illegitimate son of Geoffrey of Anjou), 5th earl of Surrey; married Roger Bigod, 2nd earl of Norfolk, one of the 25 sureties of the Magna Carta, and steward of the household of Richard I, king of England; married Robert de Lascy; married Gilbert de Laigle, Lord of Pevensey; children: (first marriage) Hugh Bigod, 3rd earl of Norfolk (r. c. 1200–1225) and earl marshall of England; Margaret Bigod (who married Sir John Jeremy); Margery Bigod (who married William Hastings, steward to Henry II, king of England); Alice Bigod (who married Aubrey IV, 2nd earl of Oxford)
Ildico (fl. 453), Teutonic princess; wife of Attila (c. 370/400–453), leader of the Huns
Imagi of Luxemburg (c. 1000 – 21 August 1057), Countess of Altdorf; daughter of Frederick (c. 965–1019), count of Luxemburg; sister of Ogive of Luxemburg (d. 1030); married Guelph also known as Welf or Wolfard, count of Altdorf and duke of Nether Bavaria, around 1015 (died 1030, some sources cite 1036); children: Guelph or Welf, duke of Carinthia; Cunegunda d'Este (c. 1020–1055)
Niddy Impekoven (1904—2002), German dancer of the Weimar epoch "who combined several styles to become one of the most renowned artists on the periphery of expressionist dance"
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Kanga the Young (fl. 1220), Queen of Norway; first wife of
Haakon IV of Norway (1204–1263), king of Norway (r. 1217–1263); children: Sigurd; Cecilie (d. 1248, who married Gregor Anderson and Harold, king of Man). Haakon's second wife was Margaret (d. 1270)
Margaret Keith/
Lady Lindsay (fl. 1395), Noblewoman of Scotland; possibly married Sir James Lindsay, 9th Baron Crawford, of Lanarkshire (d. 1396)
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Muriel Keith/
Muriella de Keith/
Muriella Keith/
Muriel Stewart (d. 1449), Duchess of Albany; daughter of William Keith and Margaret Fraser ; became second wife of Robert Stewart (c. 1339–1420, son of Elizabeth Muir ), 1st duke of Albany (r. 1398–1420), who was prime minister to his brother Robert III, king of Scotland, and regent to James I, after May 4, 1380
Kathryn Thorne Kelly (1904–1998?), American kidnapper who allegedly advanced the career of her husband, Machine Gun Kelly
Laurette de St. Valery (fl. 1200), French noblewoman and healer. Flourished in 1200, in Amiens, France; married Aléaume de Fontaines, of the petty nobility (died 1205).
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Josée Laval (1911–1992), French daughter of Pierre Laval who staunchly defended her father
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Elizabeth Lawrence (landscape architect) (1904–1985), American landscape architect whose legendary gardens in Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, provided a backdrop for her writings
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Moira Leitch (fl. late 1300s), paramour of Robert II (1316–1390), king of Scotland (r. 1371–1390); children: (with Robert II) John Stewart, sheriff of Bute.
Rebecca Lemp (d. 1590), German woman, mother of six, burned as a witch in Nördlingen
Midge Nelson (b. 1937), Australian softball player
Genia Nemenoff (1905–1989), French pianist who was known for her duo piano work with her husband
Eleanor Neville (fl. 1480s) Countess of Derby; daughter of Richard Neville, 1st earl of Salisbury, andAlice Montacute (c. 1406–1463); sister of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick (1428–1471, known as Warwick the Kingmaker); married
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
Jane Neville, Baroness Montagu/
Jane Pole (d. 1538), daughter of George Neville, 4th Lord Bergavenny, andMargaret Fenne ; married
Henry Pole (son of Margaret Pole ), baron Montagu (died 1538); children: at least one son. Jane Neville may have died in the Tower along with her husband.
Joan Neville/
Joan Bourchier (fl. 1468), English noblewoman. Flourished around 1468; probably born in 1450; daughter of
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, and Catherine Howard (fl. 1450); married Henry Neville (died in battle in 1469); children: Richard Neville, 2nd baron Latimer (1468–1530).
Joan Neville, Countess of Arundel (fl. 1480s), Countess of Arundel (aka Joan Fitzalan). Flourished in the 1480s; daughter of Alice Montacute (c. 1406–1463) and Richard Neville, 1st earl of Salisbury; sister of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick (1428–1471, known as Warwick the Kingmaker); married
William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel
Lucy Neville (fl. late 15th century), English noblewoman. Daughter of John Neville, marquess of Montagu and earl of Northumberland, and Isabel Ingoldsthorp ; sister of Margaret Neville (b. 1466); married
Anthony Browne; children: Anne Browne (d. 1511, who married Charles Brandon [1484–1545], duke of Suffolk).
Margaret Neville, Countess of Northumberland (d. May 12, 1372) aka Margaret Percy; daughter of Ralph Neville, 2nd baron Neville of Raby, andAlice Audley (d. 1374); married William Roos, 4th baron Ros; married
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, on July 12, 1358; children: Henry Percy (Hotspur); Thomas Percy; Ralph Percy. Margaret Neville is portrayed in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2.
Margaret Neville, Duchess of Suffolk/
Margaret Brandon (b. 1466) aka Margaret Mortimer; death date unknown; daughter of John Neville, marquess of Montagu and earl of Northumberland, andIsabel Ingoldsthorp ; married John Mortimer; married
Charles Brandon (1484–1545), 1st duke of Suffolk (r. 1514–1545), before February 7, 1506 (annulled due to consanguinity in 1507).
Margaret Neville, Countess of Oxford/
Margaret Neville (d. 1506), Sister of the Kingmaker. Born before 1460; died after November 20, 1506; interred at Colne Priory; daughter of
Alice Montacute (c. 1406–1463) and Richard Neville (b. 1400), 1st earl of Salisbury; sister of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick (1428–1471, known as Warwick the Kingmaker); married
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford; married William Hastings, Lord Hastings; children: (second marriage) Edward Hastings, Lord Hastings.
Teresa Noce (
it; 1900–1980), Italian activist, labor leader, journalist and feminist who served as a parliamentary deputy and advocated sweeping social legislation on behalf of mothers
Nonteta Bungu (c. 1875–1935), South African who founded the Church of the Prophetess Nonteta in 1918
Teréza Nováková (
cs; 1853–1912), Czech regionalist writer, feminist, editor and ethnographer; regarded as one of the masters of the realist novel in Czech literature
Mary Nzimiro/
Lady Nzimiro (1898–1993), Nigerian merchant and philanthropist active in the commercial, educational and political development of her country
Madam Odozi Obodo/
Agnes Okoh (1909-1995), Igbo woman who founded the Christ Holy Church of Nigeria, one of the leading indigenous independent churches of Igboland
Ogive of Luxembourg (d. 1030), Countess of Flanders. Name variations: Ogiva; possibly Orgina. Died in 1030; daughter of Frederick (c. 965–1019), count of Luxemburg; sister of Imagi of Luxemburg (c. 1000–1057); was first wife of BaldwinIV (c. 980–1035), count of Flanders (r. 988–1035); children: Baldwin V the Pious (b. around 1012), count of Flanders (redirects to House of Luxembourg)
Mary O'Hagan (1823–1876), Religious leader who founded the Convent of Poor Clares, Kenmare, Ireland
Oda Olberg (
de; 1872–1955), German-born journalist and political activist whose successful European career was terminated with the rise of Fascism in Italy, Germany, and Austria
Sophia French Palmer/
Sophia Palmer (1853–1920), nurse and administrator who was the first editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing
Angeliki Panajiotatou/
Angeliki Panagiotatou (1878–1954), Greek scientist, specializing in tropical diseases, who was the first woman to become physician, microbiologist, and professor of hygiene at the National University of Athens (
el)
Pantheia (d. ca. 545 BCE), Noblewoman of Susa whose virtue and loyalty, as recorded by Xenophon, won the respect of Cyrus II the Great; married
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Claire Randall (1919—), First woman secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ
Lydia Rapoport/
Lydia Rappoport (1923–1971), Austrian-born American social-work educator who was the first UN inter-regional adviser on family welfare and family planning
Regina of Ostrevant, Saint. Name variations: Saint Regina. Married Albert, count of Ostrevant; children: daughter St. Renfroie. Her feast day is July 1.
Richeza Eriksdottir/
Richeza, Lady of Werle (fl. 1200s), Scandinavian princess, Name variations: Regitze. Flourished in the 1200s; daughter of Agnes of Brandenburg (d. 1304) and Erik V Klipping or Clipping, king of Denmark (r. 1259–1286); married Niels of Werle also known as Nicholas II von Werle; children: Sophie (who married Gerhard).
Saint Richilde (d. 1100) Name variations: Blessed Richilde. Died in 1100. Richilde lived as a recluse with the Benedictines at Hohenwart (Bavaria). Her feast day is August 23.
Julia Richman (1855–1912), American educator and children's rights activist
Ringart/
Ingeltrude (fl. 822–825), Queen of Aquitaine. Flourished from 822 to 825; daughter of Theutbert, count of Madrie; married Pepin I (797–838), king of Aquitaine (r. 814–838), in 822; children: Pepin II (b. 823), king of Aquitaine; Charles (b. around 825), archbishop of Mainz.
Teresa de Rogatis (1893–1979), Italian composer, guitarist, pianist, and lecturer
Grace Rainey Rogers (1867–1943), American art collector and philanthropist who donated large sums of money and art to the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art
Anna Mikhailovna Romanov/
Anna Romanov (1632–1692), Russian princess. Born Anna Mikhailovna Romanov on July 14, 1632; died on October 26, 1692; daughter of Eudoxia Streshnev (1608–1645) and Michael (1596–1645), tsar of Russia (r. 1613–1645); married Boris Morozov
Anna Romanov/
Anna Romanova (aristocrat) (fl. 1550), Russian aristocrat; daughter of Eudoxia Jaroslavovna (1534–1581) and Nikita Romanov (1530–1586); married Ivan Troiekurow
Euphamia Romanov/
Euphamia Romanova (fl. 1550), Russian aristocra; daughter of Eudoxia Jaroslavovna (1534–1581) and Nikita Romanov (1530–1586); married Ivan Sitzki
Irina Romanov (1627–1679), Russian princess. Born in 1627; died in 1679; daughter of Eudoxia Streshnev (1608–1645) and Michael (1596–1645), tsar of Russia (r. 1613–1645).
Irina Romanov/
Irina Romanova (fl. 1601), Russian aristocrat; daughter of Eudoxia Jaroslavovna (1534–1581) and Nikita Romanov (1530–1586); married Ivan Godunov (d. 1610), in 1601.**
Martha Romanov/
Martha Romanova (fl. 1550), Russian aristocrat; daughter of Eudoxia Jaroslavovna (1534–1581, matriarch of the House of Romanov) and Nikita Romanov (1530–1586, patriarch of the House of Romanov); married Boris Tscherkaski.
Natalie Alexinov Romanov/
Natalya Romanov (1674–1716), Grand duchess of Russia. Born Natalya Alexinova Romanov on September 4, 1674; died on June 29, 1716; daughter of Natalya Narishkina (1651–1694) and Alexis I (1629–1676), tsar of Russia (r. 1645–1676); sister of Peter I the Great (1672–1725), tsar of Russia (r. 1682–1725).
Sophie Romanov (1634–1676), Russian princess. Born on September 14, 1634; died in 1676; daughter of Eudoxia Streshnev (1608–1645) and Michael (1596–1645), tsar of Russia (r. 1613–1645).
Esther Rome (1945–1995), American writer and advocate for women's health
Margaret Roos/
Lady Grey of Ruthin (fl. 1420), English aristocrat. Flourished around 1420; daughter of William Roos, 7th baron Roos, and Margaret Fitzalan (b. around 1388); married Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Ruthin; children: John Grey.
Margo Rose (1903–1997), American puppeteer who, with her husband, animated the puppet Howdy Doody
Rothild (c. 871–c. 928), Countess of Maine; daughter of Richilde of Autun (d. around 910) and Charles I the Bald, king of France (r. 840–877), also known as Charles II, Holy Roman emperor (r. 875–877); married Rotger also known as Roger, count of Maine; children: Hugh I, count of Maine.
Rothilde (fl. 840), German princess; daughter of Lothair I, Holy Roman emperor (r. 840–855) and Irmengard (c. 800–851); sister of Louis II (c. 822–875), Holy Roman emperor (r. 855–875), and Lothair II, king of Lorraine (r. 855–869); married Guido of Spoleto; children: Guido of Spoleto, Holy Roman emperor (r. 891–894).
Rotrud (800–841), French princess; daughter of Ermengarde (c. 778–818) and Louis I the Pious (778–840), king of Aquitaine (r. 781–814), king of France (r. 814–840), and Holy Roman Emperor (r. 814–840).
Blanche Rubenstein/
Blanche Rubenstein Auzello (c. 1897–1969), American who ran the famed Ritz Hotel in Paris with her husband and assisted the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation
Saewara/
Sæwara (fl. 630), Queen of East Anglia; daughter of
Saethryth, an abbess; married
Anna, king of East Anglia (r. 635–654); children: Saint Sexburga (d. 699?); Elthelthrith (630–679); Withburga ; (stepdaughter) Ethelburga (d. 665). King Anna's second wife was Hereswitha
Esther Mae Scott (1893–1979), African-American blues singer and musician
Anne Segrave (d. ca. 1377) Abbess of Barking; daughter of John Segrave, 4th baron Segrave), and Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (c. 1320–1400); sister of Elizabeth Segrave (1338–1399)
Elizabeth Segrave/
Elizabeth Seagrave/
Elizabeth Mowbray (1338–1399), English noblewoman; daughter of John Segrave, 3rd baron Segrave (also seen as 4th baron Segrave), and Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (c. 1320–1400); sister of Anne Segrave ; married John Mowbray (1340–1368), 4th baron Mowbray, in 1353 (slain near Constantinople, on the way to the Holy Land, on October 9, 1368); children: John Mowbray, earl of Nottingham; Thomas Mowbray (c. 1362–1399), 1st duke of Norfolk; Margaret Mowbray (fl. 1380)
Margaret Segrave/
Margaret Ferrers (b. ca. 1280), Baroness Ferrers of Groby; daughter of John Segrave (1256–1325), 2nd baron Segrave, and Christian de Plessetis ; married William Ferrers, 1st baron Ferrers of Groby (d. 1325); children: Anne Ferrers (d. 1342); Henry Ferrers, 2nd baron Ferrers of Groby (d. 1343)
Senena (fl. 1200s), Lady of Lleyn. Flourished around the 1200s; married Gruffydd, Lord of Lleyn (son of Llywelyn the Great [1173–1240], Ruler of All Wales); children: five, including Llywelyn III the Last, prince of Wales
Edna Sewell (1881–1967), American advocate for farm women
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Frances Seymour, Countess of Holderness (d. 1679) interred on January 5, 1680, in Westminster Abbey, London; daughter of Frances Devereux (d. 1674) and William Seymour (1587–1660), 2nd duke of Somerset (r. 1660–1660); married Richard Molyneux, 2nd viscount Molyneux; married Thomas Wriothesly (1607–1667), 5th earl of Southampton (r. 1624–1667); married Conyers Darcy, 2nd earl of Holderness, in 1676; stepchildren: Rachel Russell (1636–1723)
Frances Thynne Seymour/
Frances Thynne, Countess of Hertford/
Frances Thynne, Duchess of Somerset (1699–1754), English poet and countess of Hertford. Born on May 10, 1699, in Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire, England; died on July 7, 1754, at Percy Lodge, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England; interred in Westminster Abbey; daughter of Honorable Henry Thynne and Grace Strode Thynne; married Algernon Seymour (b. 1684), Baron Percy, earl of Hertford and later 7th duke of Somerset, on March 1, 1715; children: Elizabeth Percy (1716–1776), duchess of Northumberland; George Seymour (b. 1725), Lord Beauchamp
Jane Seymour[disambiguation needed]/Lady Jane Seymour/Lady Clifford (d. 1679), English noblewoman; daughter of Frances Devereux (d. 1674) and William Seymour (1587–1660), 2nd duke of Somerset (r. 1660–1660); married Charles Boyle, 2nd Lord Clifford, on May 7, 1661; children: Mary Boyle (1671–1709, who married James Douglas, 2nd duke of Queensbury); Charles Boyle, 3rd earl of Cork
Angela Sforza (fl. 1500s), Milanese noblewoman; daughter of Carlo Sforza (b. 1461) and Bianca Simonetta Sforza; married Ercole di Sigismondo d'Este; children: Sigismondo d'Este (d. 1579)
Bianca Simonetta Sforza, Milanese noblewoman. Married Charles also known as Carlo Sforza; children: Ippolita Sforza (who married Alessandro Bentivoglio); Angela Sforza (who married Ercole di Sigismondo d'Este)
Cammilla Sforza/
Camilla Marzano/
Cammilla Marzano, Milanese noblewoman; Married Costanzo Sforza (1447–1483). Costanzo had an illegitimate son Giovanni Sforza (1466–1510), lord of Pessaro
Chiara Sforza (born ca. 1464), Milanese noblewoman; illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–1476), duke of Milan, and Lucrezia Landriani (wife of Giampietro Landriani); sister of Caterina Sforza (c. 1462–1509)
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Ginevra Tiepolo Sforza/
Ginevra Tiepolo, noblewoman of Pesaro; became third wife of Giovanni Sforza (1466–1510), lord of Pesaro. His first wife was Maddalena Sforza (1472–1490); his second wife was Lucrezia Borgia
Ippolita Bentivoglio (create disambiguation at
Ippolita Sforza), daughter of Carlo Sforza (b. 1461) and Bianca Simonetta Sforza ; married Allesandro Bentivoglio
Maddalena Sforza/
Maddalena Gonzaga (1472–1490), Noblewoman of Pesaro; daughter of Margaret of Bavaria (1445–1479) and Frederigo also known as Federico Gonzaga (1441–1484), 3rd marquis of Mantua (r. 1478–1484)
Shariyya (born ca. 815), Arabian singer, one of the best known of her time, who is famous in Arabian history and folklore. Born in Basra.
Elizabeth Shaw (fl. 1500s), Mistress of James V (1512–1542), king of Scotland (r. 1513–1542); children: (with James V) James Stewart (b. around 1529), abbot of Kelso and Melrose
Mary G. Shaw (1854–1929), American actress, lecturer, and women's suffrage leader
Pauline Agassiz Shaw (1841–1917), Swiss-American philanthropist and advocate of early childhood education
Sibylle of Brunswick-Luneburg/
Sybille of Braunschweig-Lüneburg/ (1584–1652), Duchess of Brunswick-Dannenberg. Born on June 3, 1584; died on August 5, 1652; daughter of Dorothy of Denmark (1546–1617) and William the Younger, duke of Luneburg; married Julius Ernst, duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg, on December 18, 1617
Siege warfare and women (8th c.–17th c.), an overview of women's participation in sieges during some of pre-18th-century Europe's major wars
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Amalie Sieveking/
Amalie Wilhelmine Sieveking (1794–1859), German humanitarian, charity worker, and educator who played an important role in making philanthropic activities more available to German Lutheran women (
de)
Susan of Powys (fl. 1100s), Queen of Powys. Flourished in the 1100s; daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd, and Angharad (d. 1162); married Madog ap Maredudd, king of Powys; children: four, including Marared (mother of Llywelyn II the Great, Ruler of All Wales)
Sybilla of Brandenburg (fl. 1500), Duchess of Juliers. Flourished around 1500; married William III (or IV), duke of Juliers (Jülich) and Berg; children: Maria of Julich-Berg (mother of Anne of Cleves)
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Theano II (fl. 5th c. bce), poet mentioned in the 10th-century Suda and Eustathius.
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Theoctista (c. 740–c. 802), Byzantine nun whose religious scruples helped to bring about the downfall of Emperor Constantine VI
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Theodora Ducas, Byzantine princess; daughter of Eudocia Macrembolitissa (1021–1096) and Constantine X Ducas (d. 1067), Byzantine emperor (r. 1059–1067).
Ulayya/
'Ulayya (fl. 800s), Arabian singer and poet, leader of the Persian romantic music movement; daughter of Maknuna (a slave singer) and Caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785); half-sister of Harun al-Rashid, Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi, and Abassa; stepdaughter of Khaizaran
Marie Ulyanova (fl. 1880-1930s), Russian revolutionary, sister of Vladimir Lenin
Urraca, Countess of Trastamara (c. 1096– after 1130), daughter of Teresa of Castile (c. 1080–1130) and Henry, count of Burgundy (r. 1093–1112); sister of Alphonso I Henriques, king of Portugal (r. 1139–1185); married Bermudo, count of Trastamara, before 1120
Urraca of Aragon, Princess of Aragon. Daughter of Gilberga (d. 1054) and Ramiro I, king of Aragon (r. 1035–1069); became a nun
Uta of Passau, Duchess of Carinthia. Daughter of Udalrich, count of Passau; married Ingelbert II, duke of Carinthia; children: Maud Carinthia (c. 1105–1160).
Bertha Van Hoosen (1863–1952), American surgeon, cofounder and first president of the American Medical Women's Association, who was the first woman to head a medical division of a coeducational university
Ethel Weed/
Ethel Berenice Weed (1906–1975), American military officer who promoted Japanese women's rights during the U.S. occupation of Japan after World War II
Irene Weir (1862–1944), American artist and art educator
Marguerite Milton Wells (1872–1959), Third president of the National League of Women Voters; sought to educate women on the issues and their political rights
Lilian Welsh (1858–1938), American physician and educator who promoted women's hygiene and public health through the Evening Dispensary for Working Women and Girls and the Woman's College of Baltimore (later Goucher College)
Elizebeth Thomas Werlein (1883–1946), American socialite who was largely responsible for the preservation of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jennie Fowler Willing (1834–1916), Canadian-born American preacher and temperance reformer
Olivia Wilmot, Duchess of Cumberland (d. 1774), mother of
Olivia Wilmot; Died on December 5, 1774; daughter of Reverend D. James Wilmot; allegedly married Henry Frederick (1745–1790), duke of Cumberland (brother of George III of England), on March 4, 1767; children: Olivia, princess of Cumberland (April 3, 1772–December 3, 1834, who married John Thomas Serres). Henry Frederick later married Ann Horton (1743–1808)
Helen Wolff (1906–1994), U.S.-German publisher and partner with Kurt Wolff—responsible for publishing many books, such as Doctor Zhivago, The Tin Drum, and The Leopard
Jacquetta Woodville/
Lady Strange of Knockin (1444–1509), Sister of the queen of England, Daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st earl Rivers, and Jacquetta of Luxemburg ; sister of Elizabeth Woodville , queen of England (1437–1492); married John le Strange, 8th
Baron Strange of Knockin.
Laura Maria Wright (1809–1886), American missionary to the Seneca Indians who, with her husband, developed a written Seneca language
Wulfhilda[disambiguation needed] West Saxon princess . Name variations: Wulfhild. Daughter of Elfgifu (c. 963–1002) and Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready (c. 968–1016), king of the English (r. 979–1013, deposed, 1014–1016); married
Ulfcytel Snillingr, ealdorman of East Anglia; married Thurchil, earl of East Anglia.