Susan B. Anthony was on the forefront of the fight for equal rights for women and African Americans.

Harriet Tubman was an important conductor on the Underground Railroad, which worked to help to free slaves. Clara Barton helped to tend the injured during the Civil War. She later founded the American Red Cross.

Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (which she won twice). Her accomplishments include the discovery of radium, and the discovery of radioactivity. Eleanor Roosevelt strove to further womens, African Americans, and the poors rights. Amelia Earhart broke the record for fastest coastto-coast nonstop flight with a time of 19 hrs 5 min, PLUS she was the first woman to fly that.