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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Gloria Allred Gloria Rachel Allred 1941 n/a American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Allred
Lisa Bloom Lisa Read Bloom 1961 n/a American attorney known for advising Harvey Weinstein amid various sexual abuse allegations, and for representing women whose sexual harassment claims precipitated the firing of Bill O'Reilly from Fox News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Bloom
Jewish feminism Jewish feminism null null null movement that seeks to make the religious, legal, and social status of Jewish women equal to that of Jewish men in Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_feminism
Misha Nonoo Misha Nonoo 1985 n/a null US-based British-Bahraini fashion designer, best known for her eponymous line of women's ready-to-wear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha_Nonoo
Karla Jay Karla Jay 1947 n/a null distinguished professor emerita at Pace University, where she taught English and directed the women's and gender studies program between 1974 and 2009 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_Jay
Bella Abzug Bella Savitzky Abzug 1920 1998 American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader in the women's movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Abzug
Hilda Bernstein Hilda Bernstein 1915 2006 British author, artist, and an activist against apartheid and for women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Bernstein
Otto Stern Otto Stern 1819 1895 null also the pen name of German women's rights activist Louise Otto-Peters (1819–1895) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Stern
Gail Dines Gail Dines 1958 n/a null professor emerita of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Dines
Judy Chicago Judy Chicago 1939 n/a American feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for her large collaborative art installation pieces about birth and creation images, which examine the role of women in history and culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Chicago
Debi Mazar Deborah Anne Mazar Corcos 1964 n/a American actress and television personality, known for playing sharp-tongued women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_Mazar
Marjorie Margolies Marjorie Margolies 1942 n/a null fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and a women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Margolies
Mia Freedman Mia Freedman 1971 n/a null co-founder of women’s digital media company Mamamia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Freedman
Linda Fairstein Linda Fairstein 1947 n/a American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Fairstein
Aletta Jacobs Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs 1854 1929 Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aletta_Jacobs
Beate Sirota Gordon Beate Sirota Gordon 1923 2012 Austrian performing arts presenter and women's rights advocate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beate_Sirota_Gordon
Phyllis Chesler Phyllis Chesler 1940 n/a American writer, psychotherapist, and professor emerita of psychology and women's studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Chesler
Lindsay Gottlieb Lindsay Catherine Gottlieb 1977 n/a American basketball coach who is the women's head coach for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Gottlieb
Judith Merril Judith Josephine Grossman 1923 1997 American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist, and one of the first women to be widely influential in those roles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Merril
Gisella Perl Gisella Perl 1907 1988 Hungarian Jewish gynecologist deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, where she helped hundreds of women as inmate gynecologist without the bare necessities to perform her work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisella_Perl
Julie Heldman Julie Heldman 1945 n/a American retired tennis player who won 22 women's singles titles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Heldman
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Elizabeth Ann Fox-Genovese 1941 2007 American historian best known for her works on women and society in the Antebellum South https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Fox-Genovese
Joseph Silver Joseph Silver 1868 1918 null man who terrorized women in Johannesburg, South Africa during the late 19th century and early 20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Silver
Jacques Heim Jacques Heim 1899 1967 French fashion designer and costume designer for theater and film, and was a manufacturer of women's furs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Heim
Salome Alexandra Salome Alexandra, or Shlomtzion 141 none null one of only two women to rule over Judea (the other being Athaliah) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_Alexandra
Ezra Heywood Ezra Hervey Heywood 1829 1893 American individualist anarchist, slavery abolitionist, and advocate of equal rights for women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Heywood
Max Azria Max Azria 1949 2019 Tunisian Jewish-born American fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBG MAX AZRIA. Azria was also the designer, chairman and CEO of the BCBG Max Azria Group, a global fashion house that encompassed over 20 brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Azria
Amy Levy Amy Judith Levy 1861 1889 British essayist, poet, and novelist best remembered for her literary gifts; her experience as the first Jewish woman at Cambridge University and as a pioneering woman student at Newnham College, Cambridge; her feminist positions; her friendships with others living what came later to be called a "New Woman" life, some of whom were lesbians; and her relationships with both women and men in literary and politically activist circles in London during the 1880s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Levy
Angelica Rozeanu Angelica Rozeanu 1921 2006 Romanian table tennis player of Jewish origin, the most successful female table tennis player in the history of the sport, winning the women's world singles title 6 years in succession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_Rozeanu
Judith L. Lichtman Judith L. Lichtman null null American attorney specializing in women's rights and an advocate for human and civil rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_L._Lichtman
Rosika Schwimmer Rosika Schwimmer 1877 1948 Hungarian pacifist, feminist, world federalist, and women's suffragist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosika_Schwimmer
Cindi Leive Cynthia Leive 1967 n/a null journalist, media leader and advocate for women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindi_Leive
Gerald Holton Gerald J. Holton 1922 n/a American physicist, historian of science, and educator, whose professional interests also include philosophy of science and the fostering of careers of young men and women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Holton
Blu Greenberg Blu Greenberg 1936 n/a American writer specializing in modern Judaism and women's issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Greenberg
Lynne Franks Lynne Joanne Franks 1948 n/a null advocate, communications strategist, writer and spokeswoman on women's issues, sustainability and consumer lifestyles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Franks
Alisha Kramer Alisha Sara Kramer 1990 n/a American OB/GYN resident physician and women's health activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisha_Kramer
Hedwig Kohn Hedwig Kohn 1887 1964 null physicist who was one of only three women (along Lise Meitner and Hertha Sponer) to obtain habilitation (the qualification for university teaching) in physics in Germany before World War II. Born in Breslau in the German Empire (now Wrocław, Poland), she was forced to leave Germany during the Nazi regime because she was Jewish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_Kohn
Gracia Mendes Nasi Gracia Mendes Nasi 1510 1569 Portuguese intellectual and one of the wealthiest Jewish women of Renaissance Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracia_Mendes_Nasi
Selma Stern Selma Stern-Täubler 1890 1981 null one of the first women to become a professional historian in Germany, and the author of a seven-volume work (3,740 pages) The Prussian State and the Jews, her opus magnum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_Stern
Tal Ilan Tal Ilan 1956 n/a Israeli historian, notably of women's history in Judaism, and lexicographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Ilan
Harriet Wistrich Harriet Katherine Wistrich 1960 n/a English solicitor and radical feminist who specialises in human-rights cases, particularly cases involving women who have been sexually assaulted or who have killed their violent partners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Wistrich
Vera Shlakman Vera Shlakman 1909 2017 null 20th-century American professor of Economics and Marxism and author of a 1935 book on women factory workers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Shlakman
Irena Krzywicka Irena Krzywicka née Goldberg 1899 1994 Polish feminist, writer, translator and activist for women's rights, who promoted sexual education, contraception and planned parenthood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Krzywicka
Selma James Selma James 1930 n/a American writer, and feminist and social activist who is co-author of the women's movement book The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community (with Mariarosa Dalla Costa), co-founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign, and coordinator of the Global Women's Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_James
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Frieda Fromm-Reichmann 1889 1957 German psychiatrist and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who immigrated to America during World War II. She was a pioneer for women in science, specifically within psychology and the treatment of schizophrenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieda_Fromm-Reichmann
Joan Rosanove Joan Mavis Rosanove 1896 1974 Australian lawyer and advocate for the rights of women to practice law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rosanove
John Weiss John Weiss 1818 1879 American author and clergyman, an advocate of women's rights, as well as a noted abolitionist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Weiss
Kaleigh Fratkin Kaleigh Fratkin 1992 n/a Canadian women's ice hockey player with the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleigh_Fratkin
Fanny Lewald Fanny Lewald 1811 1889 German novelist and essayist and a women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Lewald
Senda Berenson Abbott Senda Berenson Abbott 1868 1954 null figure of women's basketball and the author of the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901–07) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senda_Berenson_Abbott
Eddie Leonski Edward Joseph Leonski 1917 1942 American soldier and serial killer responsible for the strangling murders of three women in Melbourne, Australia in 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Leonski
Dorothy Levitt Dorothy Elizabeth Levitt 1882 1922 null first British woman racing driver, holder of the world's first water speed record, the women's world land speed record holder, and an author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Levitt
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight Dame Rosie Gojich Stephenson-Goodknight 1953 n/a American Wikipedia editor who is noted for her attempts to address gender bias in the encyclopedia by running a project to increase the quantity and quality of women's biographies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Stephenson-Goodknight
Rebecca Alpert Rabbi Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert 1950 n/a American professor of American Jewish religious history, and was one of the first congregational women rabbis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Alpert
Ayya Khema Ayya Khema 1923 1997 null Buddhist teacher noted for providing opportunities for women to practice Buddhism, founding several centers around the world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayya_Khema
Gloria Feldt Gloria Feldt 1942 n/a null New York Times best-selling author, speaker, commentator, and feminist leader who has gained national recognition as a social and political advocate of women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Feldt
Marge Frantz Marge Frantz 1922 2015 American activist and among the first generation of academics who taught women's study courses in United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_Frantz
Maria Mazina Maria Valeryevna Mazina 1964 n/a Russian women's épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mazina
Marcia Freedman Marcia Judith Freedman 1938 2021 American activist on behalf of peace, women's rights, and gay rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Freedman
Noam Mills Noam Mills 1986 n/a Israeli fencer, who competed in the individual women's épée event for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Mills
Gertrude Kleinová Gertrude "Traute or Trude" Kleinová 1918 1976 null three-time world champion table tennis player, winning the women's team world championship twice, and the world mixed doubles once https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Kleinová
Ida Rhodes Ida Rhodes 1900 1986 American mathematician who became a member of the clique of influential women at the heart of early computer development in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Rhodes
Barbara Seaman Barbara Seaman 1935 2008 American author, activist, and journalist, and a principal founder of the women's health feminism movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Seaman
Russ Rose Russell David Rose 1953 n/a American author, professor and was the women's volleyball coach at Penn State University (1979–2021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Rose
Tammy Murphy Tammy Murphy 1965 n/a null also the chair of professional women's soccer team NJ/NY Gotham FC, which she co-owns with her husband, the 56th Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Murphy
Bruriah Bruriah ( or , also Beruriah) null null null one of several women quoted as a sage in the Talmud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruriah
Edith Bülbring Edith Bülbring, FRS 1903 1990 British scientist in the field of smooth muscle physiology, one of the first women accepted to the Royal Society as a fellow (FRS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Bülbring
Eleanor Flexner Eleanor Flexner 1908 1995 American distinguished independent scholar and pioneer in what was to become the field of women's studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Flexner
Lina Eckenstein Lina Dorina Johanna Eckenstein 1857 1931 British polymath and historian who was acknowledged as a philosopher and scholar in the women's movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Eckenstein
Annie Nathan Meyer Annie Nathan Meyer 1867 1951 American author, an anti-suffragist, and a promoter of higher education for women who founded Barnard College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Nathan_Meyer
Rosetta Reitz Rosetta Reitz 1924 2008 American feminist and jazz historian who searched for and established a record label producing 18 albums of the music of the early women of jazz and the blues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Reitz
Sonya Adler Sophia "Sonya" Adler 1862 1886 Ukrainian actress who was one of the first women to perform in Yiddish theater in Imperial Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Adler
Tal Karp Tal Karp 1981 n/a Australian women's former Olympic soccer player who represented Australia as a member of the Matildas (the Australian Women's Football Team) and captained Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Karp
Roza Robota Roza Robota 1921 1945 null leader of a group of four women Holocaust resistors hanged in the Auschwitz concentration camp for their role in the Sonderkommando prisoner revolt of 7 October 1944 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Robota
Bernice Sandler Bernice Resnick Sandler 1928 2019 American women's rights activist born in New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernice_Sandler
Henry Mosler Henry Mosler 1841 1920 German painter who documented American life, including colonial themes, Civil War illustrations, and portraits of men and women of society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Mosler
Judith Shapiro Judith R. Shapiro 1942 n/a null former President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women affiliated with Columbia University; as President of Barnard, she was also an academic dean within the university https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Shapiro
Käthe Leichter Marianne Katharina "Käthe" Leichter 1895 1942 Austrian economist, women's rights activist, journalist and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Käthe_Leichter
Sarai Sherman Sarai Sherman 1922 2013 null Pennsylvania-born American Jewish artist whose work, both in America and Europe shaped international views of women and abstract expressionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarai_Sherman
Lily Renée Lily Renée Phillips 1921 n/a Austrian artist best known as one of the earliest women in the comic-book industry, beginning in the 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Renée
Hannah G. Solomon Hannah Greenebaum Solomon 1858 1942 null social reformer and the founder of the National Council of Jewish Women, the first national association of Jewish women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_G._Solomon
Rahel Vigdozchik Rahel "Raheli" Faiga-Vigdorchik 1989 n/a Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast and a coach of the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahel_Vigdozchik
Maxine Feldman Maxine "Max" Adele Feldman 1945 2007 American folk singer-songwriter, comedian and pioneer of women's music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Feldman
Ania Dorfmann Ania Dorfmann 1899 1984 Russian pianist and teacher, who taught at the Juilliard School in New York for many years and was the first of only a very few women pianists to play or record under Arturo Toscanini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ania_Dorfmann
Doris Benegas Doris Benegas Haddad 1951 2016 Spanish political lawyer specialising in criminal law, particularly causes related to women and left-wing politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Benegas
Jill Sinclair Jill Sinclair 1952 2014 English businesswoman and former record company director, a founder of ZTT Records and one of the most influential women in pop music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Sinclair
Rachel Cohen-Kagan Rachel Cohen-Kagan 1888 1982 null Zionist activist and Israeli politician, and one of only two women to sign the Israeli declaration of independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Cohen-Kagan
Judith Haspel Judith Deutsch-Haspel 1918 2004 null swimming champion who held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in 1935 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Haspel
Daisy Solomon Daisy Solomon 1882 1978 null posted as a human letter in the British suffragette campaign using a quirk in the postal system to approach the Prime Minister who would not receive a delegation of women demanding the right to vote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Solomon
Aryeh Frimer Aryeh Abraham Frimer 1946 n/a American Active Oxygen Chemist and specialist on women and Jewish law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryeh_Frimer
Maud Nathan Maud Nathan 1862 1946 American social worker, labor activist and suffragist for women's right to vote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Nathan
Debora Spar Debora L. Spar null null null current Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School Online and former President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women of Columbia University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debora_Spar
Esther Moyal Esther Moyal 1874 1948 Lebanese Jewish journalist, writer and women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Moyal
Bessie Moses Bessie Louise Moses, M.D. 1893 1965 null U.S. gynecologist and obstetrician who advocated birth control practices for women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Moses
Amit Cohen Amit Cohen 1999 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for US college team Florida Atlantic Owls and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Cohen
Vered Cohen Vered Cohen 1988 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vered_Cohen
Renana Jhabvala Renana Jhabvala null null Indian social worker based in Ahmedabad, India, who has been active for decades in organising women into organisations and trade unions in India, and has been extensively involved in policy issues relating to poor women and the informal economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renana_Jhabvala
Alice Franklin Alice Caroline Franklin OBE 1885 1964 British feminist, secretary of the Jewish League for Woman Suffrage and The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women, and a key figure in the running of the Townswomen's Guild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Franklin
Ala Gertner Ala Gertner 1912 1945 null one of four women hanged in the Auschwitz concentration camp for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October 7, 1944 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_Gertner
Shamsi Hekmat Shamsi Hekmat or Šamsi Morādpur Hekmat 1917 1997 Iranian woman who pioneered reforms in women's status in Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamsi_Hekmat
Danielle Schulmann Danielle Nicole Schulmann 1989 n/a American footballer who plays as a forward for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Schulmann
Mor Efraim Mor Efraim 1988 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mor_Efraim
Henrietta Adler Henrietta Adler 1868 1950 British Liberal Party politician who was one of the first women to be elected to and to be able to take her seat on the London County Council https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Adler
Esther Rome Esther Rachel Rome 1945 1995 American women's health activist and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Rome
Marie Bernays Marie Bernays 1883 1939 German politician, educator, writer and women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Bernays
Debbie Rademacher Debbie Rademacher 1966 n/a American retired soccer defender who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Rademacher
Sophie Lyons Sophie Lyons 1847 1924 American criminal and one of the country's most notorious female thieves, pickpockets, shoplifters, and confidence women during the mid-to-late 19th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Lyons
Martha Ackelsberg Martha A. Ackelsberg null null American political scientist and women's studies scholar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Ackelsberg
Louisa Goldsmid Lady Louisa Sophia Goldsmid 1819 1908 British philanthropist and education activist who targeted her life at improving education provision for British women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_Goldsmid
Philip H. Iselin Philip H. Iselin 1902 1976 null New York City women's apparel manufacturer who was a shareholder and President of the New York Jets football team and Chairman of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_H._Iselin
Emuna Elon Emuna Elon 1955 n/a Israeli author, journalist, and women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emuna_Elon
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Gayle Tzemach Lemmon 1973 n/a null author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011), about a young entrepreneur who supported her community under the Taliban, Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield (2015), and The Daughters of Kobani (2021), an account of Lemmon's time with a group of Syrian Kurdish women fighters against ISIS. Ashley’s War is currently being developed into a major motion picture at Universal with Reese Witherspoon producing, and The Daughters of Kobani has been optioned by HiddenLight Productions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_Tzemach_Lemmon
Sheila Michaels Sheila Babs Michaels 1939 2017 American feminist and civil rights activist credited with popularizing Ms. as a default form of address for women regardless of their marital status https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Michaels
Erica Tietze-Conrat Erica Tietze-Conrat 1883 1958 Austrian art historian, one of the first women to study art history, a strong supporter of contemporary art in Vienna and an art historian specializing in Renaissance art and the Venetian school drawings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Tietze-Conrat
Eugénie Söderberg Eugenie Söderberg 1903 1973 Swedish writer and journalist born in Heidelberg, Germany noted for her profound concern with women's issues which she addressed in her novels and short stories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugénie_Söderberg
Ester Wajcblum Ester (Estusia/Esterka) Wajcblum 1924 1927 null Jewish resistance fighter in the Auschwitz underground and one of four women hanged in the Auschwitz concentration camp for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October 7, 1944 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Wajcblum
Shira Elinav Shira Elinav 2000 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for US college team Kansas Jayhawks and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shira_Elinav
Gertrude Weil Gertrude Weil 1879 1971 American social activist involved in a wide range of progressive/leftist and often controversial causes, including women's suffrage, labor reform and civil rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Weil
Joan Straumanis Joan Straumanis 1937 n/a null academic administrator, philosopher, second-wave feminist, mathematician, civil libertarian, public speaker, and American pioneer in women's studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Straumanis
Eugénia Miskolczy Meller Eugénia Miskolczy Meller 1872 1945 null one of the most active feminists and women's rights activists in Hungary from the turn of the century to the interwar period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugénia_Miskolczy_Meller
Jael Silliman Jael Silliman null null null author, scholar, and women’s right activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jael_Silliman
Agnieszka Graff Agnieszka Graff 1970 n/a Polish writer, translator, commentator, feminist and women's and human rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnieszka_Graff
Friederike Zeileis Friederike Zeileis 1872 1954 Austrian women's right's activist and one of the founding members of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friederike_Zeileis
Myra Wolfgang Myra K. Wolfgang 1914 1976 null labor leader and women's rights activist in Detroit from the 1930s through the 1970s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Wolfgang
Vital Kats Vital Zina Kats 1999 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for SWPL team Glasgow City F.C. and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_Kats
Tamara Metal Tamara Metal 1933 n/a Israeli former Olympic high jumper and long jumper, and captain of the Israel women's national basketball team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Metal
Deborah Brin Deborah Brin 1953 n/a null one of the first openly gay rabbis and one of the first hundred women rabbis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Brin
Koral Hazan Koral Hazan 1999 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club ŽNK Split and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koral_Hazan
Opal Sofer Opal Sofer 1997 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_Sofer
Deborah Hertz Deborah Hertz 1949 n/a American historian whose specialties are modern German history, modern Jewish history and modern European women's history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Hertz
Leora Tanenbaum Leora Tanenbaum null null American feminist author and editor known for her writing about girls' and women's lives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leora_Tanenbaum
Karin Sendel Karin Sendel 1988 n/a Israeli women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Sendel
Stella Churchill Stella Churchill FRCS LRCP 1883 1954 British medical psychologist and psychotherapist who specialised in the health of women and children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Churchill
Bonnie Zimmerman Bonnie Zimmerman null null null literary critic and women's studies scholar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Zimmerman
Sharon Beck Sharon Maria Rebecca Beck 1995 n/a German footballer who plays as a Midfielder and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Beck
Gladys Adda Gladys Adda 1921 1995 Tunisian communist and activist for independence and women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Adda
June Levine June Levine 1931 2008 Irish journalist, novelist and feminist, who played a central part in the Irish women's movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Levine
Margherita Ancona Margherita Ancona 1881 1966 Italian teacher and active in the women's suffrage movement in Milan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margherita_Ancona
Alice Bensheimer Alice Bensheimer 1864 1935 German women's rights activist and longstanding secretary to the Federation of German Women's Associations ("Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine" / BDF) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Bensheimer
Laura Papo Bohoreta Laura Papo Bohoreta 1891 1942 Bosnian Jewish feminist, writer, and translator who devoted her research to the Sephardic condition of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Papo_Bohoreta
Pauline Wengeroff Pauline Wengeroff 1833 1916 null author of a first-of-its kind memoir by a Jewish woman, in which she refracts a period in Jewish history—the emergence and unfolding of Jewish modernity in nineteenth-century Russian Poland—through the experience of women and families https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Wengeroff
Georgia Litwack Georgia Shuset Litwack 1922 2020 American photographer and photojournalist, best known for her portraits of notable women in the arts, science and technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Litwack
Abraham David Taroç Abraham David Taroç 1392 n/a null 14th-century Sephardic Jewish jeweller and aristocrat, who is known for legally being married to two women at the same time in the Catholic Principality of Catalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_David_Taroç
Regina Safirsztajn Regina Safirsztajn 1915 1945 null Jewish resistance fighter in the Auschwitz underground and one of four women hanged in the Auschwitz concentration camp for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October 7, 1944 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Safirsztajn
Henriette May Henriette May née Lövinson 1862 1928 German Jewish women's activist and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_May
Judith Buber Agassi Judith Buber Agassi 1924 2018 German sociologist, who wrote about women, work and the experience of those imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Buber_Agassi
Gertrud Baer Gertrud Baer 1890 1981 German Jewish women's rights and peace activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud_Baer
Norma Diamond Norma Diamond 1933 2011 American anthropologist who specialized in the study of Chinese society, especially in Taiwan, and women's studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Diamond
Julia Rapke Julia Rapke 1886 1959 null Australian, Jewish women's rights activist and Justice of the Peace, who held numerous roles in women's organisations regionally, nationally and internationally, including presidency of the Australian chapter of the Women's International Zionist Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Rapke
Mary Ellsberg Mary Carroll Ellsberg 1958 n/a American epidemiologist whose research focuses on global health and violence against women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellsberg
Betty Kronman Shapiro Rebecca "Betty" Kronman Shapiro 1907 1989 American women's rights and Jewish activist from Washington, D.C. A long-time member of B'nai B'rith Women, Shapiro became its international president in 1968 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Kronman_Shapiro
Rosa Ginossar Rosa Ginossar 1890 1979 Israeli lawyer and women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Ginossar
Dinora Pines Dinora Pines Lewison 1918 2002 Russian born, British physician and psychoanalyst, who had specific interests in women's psychology and psychosomatic illness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinora_Pines
Elinor S. Gimbel Elinor Steiner Gimbel 1896 1983 American progressive leader and women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_S._Gimbel
Ernestine von Fürth Ernestine von Fürth, née Kisch 1877 1946 Austrian Jewish women's activist, a founding member of the "Neuen Wiener Frauenklub" (New Vienna Women's Club), chairwoman of the Austrian women's suffrage committee, and editor for the "" (Journal for Women's Suffrage) in Austria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestine_von_Fürth
Shahar Nakav Shahar Nakav 1997 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahar_Nakav
Linoy Rogers Linoy Rogers 1994 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoy_Rogers
Sarah Bas Tovim Sarah Bas Tovim null null Ukrainian Jewish woman, author of Shloshe Shearim ("Three Portals") the most widely circulated of the tkhines, Yiddish-language prayer booklets intended mainly for Jewish women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bas_Tovim
Ima Shalom Ima Shalom null null null one of the few women who are named and quoted in the Talmud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Shalom
Erna Patak Erna (Ernestine) Patak 1871 1955 Austrian Zionist, social worker, women's activist and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erna_Patak
Maya Surduts Maya Surduts 1937 2016 null Latvian-born, French activist and women's rights supporter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Surduts
Maia Cabrera Maia Nedara Cabrera Mamann 1999 n/a American Israeli–Dominican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Premier Soccer League club SUSA FC and the Dominican Republic women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_Cabrera
Stanley Silverstein Stanley Oscar Silverstein 1924 2016 Polish entrepreneur who was co-founder with his brother Mike of Nina Footwear, a company that manufactures "fashionable but affordable shoes" for women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Silverstein
Yvonne Levy Kushner Yvonne Kushner 1906 1990 American actress and socialite in New York and Washington, DC. She became a philanthropist for women's health and Jewish causes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Levy_Kushner
Rochelle Lee Shoretz Rochelle Lee Shoretz 1972 2015 American lawyer and founder and executive director of Sharsheret, an organization supporting young Jewish women with cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochelle_Lee_Shoretz
Roni Shimrich Roni Shimrich 1993 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roni_Shimrich
Esther Saperstein Esther Richman Saperstein 1901 1988 American legislator, women's rights advocate and mental health activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Saperstein
Abbe Lyons Abbe Lyons null null null one of the first three American women to be ordained as cantors in the Jewish Renewal, along with Susan Wehle and Michal Rubin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbe_Lyons
Charna Furman Charna Furman 1941 n/a Uruguayan architect noted for her design of a communal women's housing project designed to create affordable housing for single mothers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charna_Furman
Roosje Vos Roosje Vos 1860 1932 Dutch seamstress who became an activist in the push for labor protections of working women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosje_Vos
Ophrah Shemesh Ophrah Shemesh 1952 n/a Israeli artist, best known for her intense, existentially themed oil and tempera paintings of women and men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophrah_Shemesh
Vocolot Vocolot null null null contemporary Jewish women's a cappella ensemble based in California, USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocolot
Elisabeth Blochmann Elisabeth Blochmann 1892 1972 null scholar of education, as well as of philosophy, and a pioneer in and researcher of women's education in Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Blochmann
Mathilde Carmen Hertz Mathilde Carmen Hertz 1891 1975 null biologist, and was one of the first influential women scientists in the field of biology and a pioneer in the field of comparative psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilde_Carmen_Hertz
Jenny Apolant Jenny Apolant 1874 1925 German Jewish feminist and women's suffrage activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Apolant
Sophia Braun Sophie Wais Braun 2000 n/a American footballer who plays as a midfielder for college team Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Argentina women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Braun
Keren Goor Keren Goor 1998 n/a American footballer who plays as a midfielder for college team Santa Clara Broncos and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_Goor
Gino Parin Federico Guglielmo Jehuda Pollack 1876 1944 Italian painter of Jewish ancestry; known primarily for his portraits of women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Parin
Martha daughter of Boethus Martha daughter of Boethus null null null one of the richest women in Jerusalem in the period prior to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. (Talmud Gittin 56a; see also Talmud Ketubot 104a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_daughter_of_Boethus
Anna Edinger Anna Edinger 1863 1929 German social activist, women's rights campaigner and peace activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Edinger
Arthur Benni Arthur William Benni 1839 1867 Polish citizen, known in Russia (where his name was spelled Арту′р Ива′нович Бе′нни) as a journalist, Hertzen associate, Socialist activist and women liberation commune-founder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Benni
Edith Klemperer Edith Klemperer 1898 1987 null one of the first women to practice neurology and psychiatry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Klemperer
Reina Lawrence Reina Emily Lawrence 1860 1940 American lawyer and politician from Hampstead, who was the first female councillor in London, elected in December 1907, and one of the first women in the United Kingdom to be awarded a law degree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reina_Lawrence
Tabitha Solomon Tabitha Solomon 1901 n/a null one of the first women to qualify as a dentist in India, graduating from the Calcutta Dental College and Hospital in 1928 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_Solomon
Magda Bošković Magda Bošković 1914 1942 Croatian communist, Partisan and member of the women's rights movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magda_Bošković
Lia Barkai Lia Gal Barkai 1999 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared 9 times (till now ) for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_Barkai
Rahel Shtainshnaider Rahel Shtainshnaider 1994 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for French club FFYA and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahel_Shtainshnaider
Ranya Senhaji Ranya Senhaji 2002 n/a American footballer who plays as a forward for collegiate team South Carolina Gamecocks and the Morocco women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranya_Senhaji
Jewish Women's Collaborative International Fund Jewish Women's Collaborative International Fund null null null non-profit organization that promotes women's rights and gender equality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Women's_Collaborative_International_Fund
Keren Tendler Keren Tendler 1979 2006 null Israel's first female helicopter flight mechanic soon after a court allowed women to serve in combat positions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_Tendler
Rony Schneider Ron "Rony" Schneider null null Israeli former professional association footballer who played for the Rochester Lancers and was formerly the head coach of the Israel women's national football team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rony_Schneider
Ronnie Lichtman Ronnie Sue Lichtman 1950 n/a null midwife, educator, writer and advocate for women's health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Lichtman
Reut Naggar Reut Naggar 1983 n/a Israeli producer, cultural entrepreneur and social activist, mainly focusing on LGBT and women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reut_Naggar
Rosa Buchthal Rosa Buchthal, née Dalberg 1874 1958 German politician and a fighter for women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Buchthal
Bertha Solomon Bertha Solomon 1892 1969 South African lawyer and politician and one of the country's early advocates for women's rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Solomon
Carolina Nunes Vais Carolina Nunes Vais 1856 1932 null Italian, Jewish educator, who was Director of the Italian Girls' School in Tripoli, which was the first educational establishment for young women in Libya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Nunes_Vais
Yehudit Simhonit Yehudit Simhonit null null null "Simhoni"; however it was customary for Russian speakers to add a "t" suffix to surnames of women ; 24 January 1902 – 5 December 1991) was a Zionist activist and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudit_Simhonit
Shai Pearl Shai Pearl 1997 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Pearl
Naomi Dickson Naomi Dickson null null null CEO of Jewish Women's Aid who has dedicated her professional life to supporting Jewish women and girls who have experienced domestic abuse and educating the Jewish community to have the tools to highlight, expose, and prevent abuse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Dickson
Julia Batino Julia Batino 1914 1942 Macedonian Jewish antifascist and women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Batino
Danielle Paz Danielle Leige Paz 1994 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a forward and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Paz
Sybil Shainwald Sybil Shainwald 1928 n/a American attorney specializing in women's health law and an activist for women's health reform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Shainwald
Sybil Brand Sybil Brand none 2004 American philanthropist and activist, best known locally for her work in improving jail conditions for women in Los Angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Brand
Nathan Wasserberger Nathan Wasserberger 1928 2013 American Jewish painter, known for his portrait paintings, including in particular nudes and depictions of women in kimono https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Wasserberger
Olga Alkalaj Olga Alkalaj 1907 1942 Yugoslav lawyer, activist for women's rights and a member of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Alkalaj
Efrat Tilma Efrat Anne Tilma 1947 n/a Israeli transgender activist, one of the first trans women in Israel and the first trans woman to volunteer in the Israeli police https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efrat_Tilma
Zara Nakhimovskaya Zara Nakhimovskaya (Kavnatsky) 1934 n/a null chess player who won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1962 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zara_Nakhimovskaya
Marie Soussan Meriem "Marie" Soussan 1895 1977 Algerian Jewish actress and singer associated with the rise of the Algerian theater from the early 1930s, and the first woman in an Arab country to appear in the theater (until then men played women roles) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Soussan
Hannah bat Meir Hannah bat Meir null null null learned woman of Champagne, France, who gave instruction to women in the Jewish religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_bat_Meir
Leslie Jacobson Leslie Bravman Jacobson null null null George Washington University professor emeritus of theatre, playwright, director, and the founding artistic director of the longest-running women's theatre in the United States, Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective in Washington, D.C. She was also a founder and vice president of the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Bokamoso Youth Foundation, president of the League of Washington Theatres, and recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jacobson
Amit Beilin Amit Beilin 2000 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for American college team Flagler Saints and the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Beilin
Noam Achtel Noam Achtel 1996 n/a Israeli footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Israel women's national team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Achtel
Alissa Thomas-Newborn Alissa Thomas-Newborn null null American Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader who became the first Orthodox female clergy member to preside in the Los Angeles, California areaThe Jewish Journal A giant step for Orthodox women clergy, May 5, 2015 when she assumed her post as a spiritual leader at B’nai David-Judea Congregation (BDJ) in August 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alissa_Thomas-Newborn
Betty Halff-Epstein Betty (also called Berthy 1905 1991 Swiss entrepreneur and pioneer of the second wave of the women's movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Halff-Epstein
Harriet Malinowitz Harriet Malinowitz null null American academic scholar specializing in lesbian and gay issues in higher education, women's studies, the rhetoric of Zionism and Israel/Palestine, and writing theory and pedagogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Malinowitz
Grete Meisel-Hess Grete Meisel-Hess 1879 1922 Austrian Jewish feminist, who wrote novels, short stories and essays about women's need for sexual liberation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grete_Meisel-Hess
Joshua Safran (author) Joshua Safran 1975 n/a null nationally recognized champion for women's rights whose advocacy was featured in the award-winning documentary Crime After Crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Safran_(author)
Jill W. Smith Jill W. Smith null null null philanthropist with a longstanding interest in advancing women's and girls’ education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_W._Smith
Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll 1975 n/a American activist and writer whose work focuses on women's rights in Orthodox Judaism and the visibility of women in Israel's Orthodox communities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshanna_Keats_Jaskoll