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Rang
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Hint
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Answer
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1
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Pioneered radioactivity
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Marie Skłodowska Curie
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2
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Regarded as the first computer programmer
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Ada Lovelace
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3
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Virgin Queen who oversaw a British Golden Age
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Elizabeth I
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4
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Founder of modern nursing
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Florence Nightingale
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5
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Made major contributions to mathematics, especially abstract algebra and theoretical physics
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Emmy Noether
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6
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Pioneered investigative journalism
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Ida Tarbell
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7
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Notable chemist, codiscovered the structure of DNA
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Rosalind Franklin
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8
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Influential philosopher of feminism and existentialism
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Simone de Beauvoir
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9
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Empress of Russia, presided over the age of Russian Enlightenment
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Catherine the Great
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10
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Vital in the unification of Spain
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Isabella I
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11
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Philosopher and political theorist, known for the "banality of evil"
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Hannah Arendt
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12
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Prime Minister of India
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Indira Gandhi
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13
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Codiscovered nuclear fission
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Lise Meitner
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14
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Originator of Theosophy, strongly influenced modern esotericism
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Helena Blavatsky
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15
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Notable genetic scientist, discovered transposition
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Barbara McClintock
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16
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Powerful pharaoh
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Hatshepsut
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17
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Sometimes called the inventor of modern science fiction
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Mary Shelley
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18
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Discovered catalysis and photoreduction
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Elizabeth Fulhame
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19
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Inventor of the nuclear shell model
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Maria Goeppert Mayer
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20
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Birth control activist, founder of Planned Parenthood
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Margaret Sanger
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21
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Developed midwifery notably
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Louise Bourgeois Boursier
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22
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Discovered artificial radioactivity
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Irène Joliot-Curie
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23
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Conducted research on the blood-brain barrier that saved thousands of lives
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Lina Stern
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24
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Discovered sex chromosomes
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Nettie Stevens
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25
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Queen of the British Empire and Empress of India
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Victoria I
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26
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Preeminent author of the 18th century
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Jane Austen
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27
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Influencial director, pioneered split screen and sound in movies
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Lois Weber
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28
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German author, mystic, musician and founder of scientific natural history
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Hildegard von Bingen
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29
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Pharaoh and lover of Caesar and Mark Antony
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Cleopatra VII
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30
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Acclaimed musician of the Romantic era
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Clara Schumann
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31
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Empress of the Habsburg Empire
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Maria Theresa
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32
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Dowager and regent of the Qing dynasty
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Cixi
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33
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First to define the greenhouse effect
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Eunice Newton Foote
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34
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Nobel laureate, discovered glycogen metabolism
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Gerty Cori
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35
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Contributed to the foundations of quantum mechanics
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Grete Hermann
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36
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Discovered a way to measure distances to other galaxies
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt
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37
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Iron Lady of the United Kingdom
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Margaret Thatcher
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38
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Pioneered the use of aquaria in science
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Jeanne Villepreux-Power
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39
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Expanded China and presided over a Golden Age
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Wu Zetian
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40
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Foundational contributor to American abolitionism and women's rights
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Lucy Stone
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41
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Developer of protein crystallography
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Dorothy Hodgkin
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42
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Notable programmer, invented breakpoints in debugging
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Betty Holberton
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43
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Pioneer of social work and the settlement movement
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Jane Addams
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44
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Accomplished silesian astronomer and polymath
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Maria Cunitz
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45
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Contributed heavily to analysis and mechanics
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Sofia Kovalevskaya
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46
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Controversial British suffragette
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Emmeline Pankhurst
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47
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German astronomer, discovered several comets
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Caroline Herschel
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48
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Contributed to nuclear physics, called the "Chinese Madame Curie"
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Chien-Shiung Wu
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49
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American civil rights activist, sat in a bus
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Rosa Parks
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50
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Abolitionist and suffragist, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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51
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Deaf-blind author and activist
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Helen Keller
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52
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Notable primatologist and anthropologist, famous for her work with chimpanzees
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Jane Goodall
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53
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Transitional figure in anthropology
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Ruth Benedict
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54
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Marine biologist and conservationist, her "Silent Spring" influenced the environmental movement
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Rachel Carson
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55
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Italian neurobiologist and senator
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
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56
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Founder of academical social work
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Sophonisba Breckingridge
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57
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Queen of the Palmyrene Empire, conquered much of the Roman East
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Zenobia
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58
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Conceptualized kinetic energy
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Émilie du Châtelet
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59
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Mathematician, pioneered Elasticity and Number theory
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Sophie Germain
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60
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Queen of England and first female ambassador in European history
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Catharine of Aragon
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61
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Theologian and esotericist, founder of Christian Science
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Mary Baker Eddy
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62
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Jewish author and nobel laureate
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Nelly Sachs
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63
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Chinese empress and regent, adopted paper and patronized arts and science
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Deng Sui
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64
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Nigerian women's rights activist and "Mother of Africa"
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Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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65
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Scheming roman regent, sister, aunt or grandmother of five Roman emperors
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Julia Maesa
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66
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Activist for women's rights, Indian and Irish self rule and theosophy
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Annie Besant
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67
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One of the greats of classic Japanese literature
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Murasaki Shikibu
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68
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Abolitionist and women's rights activist, furthered the Underground Railroad
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Harriet Tubman
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69
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Accomplished baroque painter
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Artemisia Gentileschi
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70
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Indian poet, first female poet to have a diwan
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Mah Laqa Bai
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71
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Praised African-American poet and slave
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Phills Wheatley
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72
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Botanist and photography pioneer
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Anna Atkins
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73
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Mathematician and logician, notable for her contribution to color vision
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Christine Ladd-Franklin
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74
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President of the Philippines
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Corazon Aquino
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75
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Famous painter of the 19th century
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Rosa Bonheur
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76
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Mexican nun, poet and composer, known as the "Mexican Phoenix"
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Juana Inés de la Cruz
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77
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Journalist and lesbian activist
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Anna Rüling
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78
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Cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy
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Jigonhsasee
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79
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Pathologist, notable researcher of cancerous cells
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Elizabeth Stern
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80
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Foundational figure of home economics
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Ellen Swallow Richards
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81
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Psychiatrist, known for her theory on the stages of grief
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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82
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Soldier and cultural hero of France
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Jeanne d'Arc
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83
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American author and abolitionist
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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84
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Icon of American Pop culture
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Marilyn Monroe
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85
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Prime Minister of Israel
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Golda Meir
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86
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Innovative English modernist writer, pioneered the stream of consciousness
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Virginia Woolf
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87
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Polish-German marxist and revolutionist
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Rosa Luxemburg
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88
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Leading figure of entomology and scientific illustrator
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Maria Sibylla Merian
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89
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Argentine First Lady and cultural icon
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Eva Perón
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90
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Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Benazir Bhutto
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91
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Risqué painter of flowers
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Georgia O'Keeffe
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92
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Accomplished author of 17th century Britain
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Aphra Behn
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93
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Forerunner of feminism and anarchism
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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94
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Mexican painter
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Frida Kahlo
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95
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Pioneer of women's liberation in South Asia
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Begum Rokeya
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96
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Figure of the Cultural Revolution and part of the Gang of Four
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Jiang Qing
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97
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Queen of England, important figure in the Wars of the Roses
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Margaret of Anjou
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98
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Chinese rebel leader, inspired the Red Eyebrow rebellion
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Mother Lü
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99
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Controversial author, feminist and pacifist of post-classical japan
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Yosano Akiko
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100
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Powerfull duchess of the Middle Ages, leader of the Second Crusade
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Influential Women in History II
. The first one even got featured. I made it after a I saw Quizmaster belittle the achievements of women in the comment section of some quiz.Wu should be the acceptable answer for Wu Zetian. I tried Wu and Empress Wu and neither was accepted, and I ultimately missed this one because of that
Murasaki is the surname for Lady Murasaki Shikibu; you have it backwards.
Sor Juana should be acceptable by itself for "Juana Ines de la Cruz" because this is what she is commonly known as.
I did not know of Christine Ladd-Franklin, but it looks like she never used "Franklin" as her surname so that should not be accepted.
I realize this is a tough decision, but it is inconsistent to accept just "Joan" and "Catherine" for Joan of Arc and Catherine the Great, but not "Catherine" for Catherine of Aragon, "Margaret" for Margaret of Anjou, or just "Eleanor."
Factual errors:
You say Jane Austen is a "preeminent author of the 18th century," but all of her works were published in the 19th century.
Phillis Wheatley spelling
It's awesome learning about so many important female scientists, but I do think that some women's influence on pop culture is arguably more important in world history. Like Clara Schumann is super cool, but it's hard to argue that she is more important in world history than someone like Madonna or even Taylor Swift who has had a profound impact on popular culture. I could probably go on and on about possibilities but it's really impossible to make an objective decision here so I'll stop here and say that I hope those mistakes I pointed out above can be fixed and thank you for making an interesting and educational quiz.
I plan to do an overhaul of this list (and the overall list) in the near future and I will make sure to correct the mistakes and consider your thoughts for it.
For some of the names I can say, that I didn't want to add people, whose work I did not consider "concluded". Especially with musicians, influence can come and wane quickly. But someone like Merkel, who is no probably on the end of her political career, are definetly going to be added.