Cheryl Dunye (1966-present) was the first Black lesbian to direct a feature film. The movie, called The Watermelon Woman,...

Nancy Cárdenas (1934-1994) was an actor, poet, and writer. She was also the first queer person to come out on live television in...

Suzanne Jeanne Baulé (Frede) (1914-1976) created a space for others to dance, perform, and be free. She was an androgynous queen...

We saw the story over and over again: computer programmer Klára Dán von Neumann was a pioneer in weather forecasting. But when...

Maude Adams (1872-1953) was America’s most popular and highest paid actress of her day. Beyond her skills onstage, she also...

Maria Agnesi (1718-1799) did groundbreaking work in the field of mathematics, creating a two-volume textbook that helped to...

Samantha Smith (1972-1985) was known as the girl who broke through the Iron Curtain. Her enthusiasm for letter writing made her...

Sophie Scholl (1921-1943) went from being a member of Hitler Youth to becoming one of the most prominent members of the youth...

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932) was, for a time, one of the most famous women in the U.S. A skilled orator, she delivered...