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1/ Tara Oi-kwan Teng (born August 17, 1988), is a Canadian former pageant winner. She was crowned Miss Canada 2011 and also Miss World Canada 2012. During her title reigns she was an advocate for human rights and spoke about human trafficking. #WomanToday
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Tara Oi-kwan Teng (born August 17, 1988), is a Canadian former pageant winner. She was crowned Miss Canada 2011 and also Miss World Canada 2012. During her title reigns she was an advocate for human rights and spoke about human trafficking. #WomanToday
1/ Eliza Maud "Elsie" Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was a Scottish medical doctor, surgeon, teacher, suffragist, and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals. She was the first woman to hold the Serbian Order of the White Eagle. #WomanToday
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Eliza Maud "Elsie" Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was a Scottish medical doctor, surgeon, teacher, suffragist, and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals. She was the first woman to hold the Serbian Order of the White Eagle. #WomanToday
1/ Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American-Ghanaian writer, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works. #WomanToday
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American-Ghanaian writer, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works. #WomanToday
1/ Clara Isabel Alegría Vides (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018), also known by her pseudonym Claribel Alegría, was a Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. #WomanToday
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Clara Isabel Alegría Vides (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018), also known by her pseudonym Claribel Alegría, was a Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. #WomanToday
1/ Tumāḍir bint ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn al-Sharīd al-Sulamīyah usually simply referred to as al-Khansāʾ was a 7th-century tribeswoman, living in the Arabian Peninsula. She was one of the most influential poets of the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods. #WomanToday
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Tumāḍir bint ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn al-Sharīd al-Sulamīyah usually simply referred to as al-Khansāʾ was a 7th-century tribeswoman, living in the Arabian Peninsula. She was one of the most influential poets of the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods. #WomanToday
1/ Kathleen Marie Karpan (born 1942) is an American politician who served as Secretary of State of Wyoming from 1987 to 1995, as a member of the Democratic Party. #WomanToday
Karpan was educated at the University of Wyoming and the University of Oregon.
Karpan was educated at the University of Wyoming and the University of Oregon.
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
1/ Kathleen Marie Karpan (born 1942) is an American politician who served as Secretary of State of Wyoming from 1987 to 1995, as a member of the Democratic Party. #WomanToday
Karpan was educated at the University of Wyoming and the University of Oregon.
Karpan was educated at the University of Wyoming and the University of Oregon.
1/ Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. With a career spanning over five decades, she is known for her roles on stage and screen. #WomanToday
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. With a career spanning over five decades, she is known for her roles on stage and screen. #WomanToday
1/ Hatice Nüzhet Gökdoğan (14 August 1910 – 24 April 2003) was a Turkish astronomer, mathematician and academic. #WomanToday
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Hatice Nüzhet Gökdoğan (14 August 1910 – 24 April 2003) was a Turkish astronomer, mathematician and academic. #WomanToday
1/ Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999), which won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999), which won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
1/ Ida Gertrude Carroll OBE (1 December 1905 – 9 September 1995) was a British music educator, university administrator, double bassist, and composer. #WomanToday
After completing her schooling, Carroll was hired by Collens as the Northern School of Music's secretary.
After completing her schooling, Carroll was hired by Collens as the Northern School of Music's secretary.
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Ida Gertrude Carroll OBE (1 December 1905 – 9 September 1995) was a British music educator, university administrator, double bassist, and composer. #WomanToday
After completing her schooling, Carroll was hired by Collens as the Northern School of Music's secretary.
After completing her schooling, Carroll was hired by Collens as the Northern School of Music's secretary.
1/ Clare M. Waterman is a cell biologist who has worked on understanding the role of the cytoskeleton in cell migration.
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Clare M. Waterman is a cell biologist who has worked on understanding the role of the cytoskeleton in cell migration.
1/ Hilda Crosby Standish (1902 – June 1, 2005) was a pioneer in the birth control movement in the state of Connecticut.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Hilda Crosby Standish (1902 – June 1, 2005) was a pioneer in the birth control movement in the state of Connecticut.
1/ Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (1717–1780) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions, ruling from 1740 until her death in 1780. #WomanToday
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (1717–1780) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions, ruling from 1740 until her death in 1780. #WomanToday
1/ Opha May Johnson (née Jacob, May 4, 1878 – August 11, 1955) was an American Marine reservist who was the first woman known to have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. #WomanToday
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Opha May Johnson (née Jacob, May 4, 1878 – August 11, 1955) was an American Marine reservist who was the first woman known to have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. #WomanToday
1/ Lilian Bader (née Bailey; 18 February 1918 – 14 March 2015) was one of the first mixed-race women to join the British armed forces. #WomanToday
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Lilian Bader (née Bailey; 18 February 1918 – 14 March 2015) was one of the first mixed-race women to join the British armed forces. #WomanToday
1/ Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915) was a Native American medical doctor and reformer and member of the Omaha tribe. As a child, La Flesche witnessed a sick Indian woman die after a white doctor refused to treat her. #WomanToday
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915) was a Native American medical doctor and reformer and member of the Omaha tribe. As a child, La Flesche witnessed a sick Indian woman die after a white doctor refused to treat her. #WomanToday
1/ Lisa Jadwiga Valentina Warrington ONZM (born 14 February 1952) is a New Zealand theatre studies academic, director, actor and author. She has directed more than 130 productions, and established the Theatre Aotearoa database. #WomanToday
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Lisa Jadwiga Valentina Warrington ONZM (born 14 February 1952) is a New Zealand theatre studies academic, director, actor and author. She has directed more than 130 productions, and established the Theatre Aotearoa database. #WomanToday
1/ Gabriela Lena Frank (born Sept 26th, 1972) is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. Frank received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Rice University and a Doctorate in Music Composition from the University of Michigan in 2001. #WomanToday
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Gabriela Lena Frank (born Sept 26th, 1972) is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. Frank received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Rice University and a Doctorate in Music Composition from the University of Michigan in 2001. #WomanToday
1/ Georgia Ann Robinson (née Hill; May 12, 1879 – September 21, 1961) was an American police officer and community worker who was the first African American woman to be appointed a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). #WomanToday
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Georgia Ann Robinson (née Hill; May 12, 1879 – September 21, 1961) was an American police officer and community worker who was the first African American woman to be appointed a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). #WomanToday
1/ Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, CM (July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician. Kelsey attended Victoria College and then McGill University, where she received both a B.Sc.(1934) and a M.Sc.(1935) in pharmacology. #WomanToday
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
1/ Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, CM (July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician. Kelsey attended Victoria College and then McGill University, where she received both a B.Sc.(1934) and a M.Sc.(1935) in pharmacology. #WomanToday
1/ Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE (11 March 1956 – 4 August 2021) was a Jamaican dub poet and storyteller, acknowledged as the first woman to write and perform dub poetry. She worked also as a theatre director, choreographer, actor, and teacher. #WomanToday
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE (11 March 1956 – 4 August 2021) was a Jamaican dub poet and storyteller, acknowledged as the first woman to write and perform dub poetry. She worked also as a theatre director, choreographer, actor, and teacher. #WomanToday
1/ Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915 – March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist who shared the same name with Country music singer Jean Stafford. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970. #WomanToday
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
1/ Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915 – March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist who shared the same name with Country music singer Jean Stafford. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970. #WomanToday
1/ Kareena Kapoor Khan (born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress. A prolific leading lady of Hindi cinema since 2000, she is noted for her roles in a range of film genres—from romantic comedies to crime dramas.
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Kareena Kapoor Khan (born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress. A prolific leading lady of Hindi cinema since 2000, she is noted for her roles in a range of film genres—from romantic comedies to crime dramas.
1/ Najma Chowdhury (26 February 1942 – 8 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi academic. She served as the adviser to the Habib administration. #WomanToday
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Najma Chowdhury (26 February 1942 – 8 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi academic. She served as the adviser to the Habib administration. #WomanToday
1/ Dame Susan Elizabeth Hill, Lady Wells DBE (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. #WomanToday
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Dame Susan Elizabeth Hill, Lady Wells DBE (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. #WomanToday