Frances Perkins had an extensive career focused on worker's rights and safety and in 1933 became the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor....

Australian-American and famous Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr, was more than just a pretty face. She was also a brilliant mathematician...

As an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist, Madam C. J. Walker was regarded as the...

Genius mathmatician, Katherine Johnson, worked for NASA from 1953-1988. Known for her mastery of complex manual calculations,...

On the night of April 26, 1777, Sybil Ludington, age 16, alerted militia forces of the British regular forces' approach. Riding by...