Prominent Women 1-24
21 entries in the Prominent Women compendium.
Prominent Women 1-24 — Era Chart
Lisa NowakNASA astronaut whose career ended after a 2007 criminal conviction.Lisa SuPresident and CEO of AMD since 2014.LucretiaHer rape and suicide sparked the Roman Republic.Ma BarkerMother of Barker–Karpis Gang members; her criminal role is disputed.Madam C. J. WalkerEntrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist for Black women's economic independence.Madame ClaudeFrench brothel keeper who ran an exclusive Parisian call-girl network.Madame de MontespanFrench noblewoman and celebrated mistress of Louis XIV.Madame du BarryLast official mistress of Louis XV, executed in the Revolution.Mae JemisonSeneca political activist and journalist who fought the Bureau of Indian Affairs and John Marie DuplessisFrench courtesan who inspired Dumas's Lady of the Camellias.Marie MarvingtFrench athlete, mountaineer, aviator, journalist, and pioneer of air ambulance services.Marissa MayerFirst woman software engineer at Google; later CEO of Yahoo!Mary BarraSocial activist, campaigner, and United Irishwoman in Belfast.Mary Kay AshFounder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, direct sales pioneer.Mary MallonIrish-born cook identified as first asymptomatic typhoid carrier in U.S.Myrtle CorbinAmerican sideshow performer born with four legs.Natascha KampuschAustrian abduction survivor and author of *3,096 Days*.Peggy GuggenheimAmerican art collector and patron of modern art.Peggy Hopkins JoyceFlamboyant socialite and actress known for six marriages and lavish lifestyle.PhryneAncient Greek hetaira famed for her trial and beauty.Polly AdlerAmerican madam and author of *A House Is Not a Home*.
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