Wikipedia:WikiProject Women/Women in Green/Most prominent women

This is a list in alphabetical order of notable women, both past and present, based on a variety of sources (see below). It is still being developed and expanded. Further lists by continent or country are under consideration.

List

 * 1) Jane Addams (1860–1935), pioneering American social worker and women's rights activistJane Addams - Bain News Service.jpg


 * 1) Marie Antoinette (1755–1793), Austrian-born Queen Consort of FranceMarie Antoinette Adult9.jpg


 * 1) Corazon Aquino (1933–2009), Filipina politician, President of the PhilippinesCorazon Aquino 1986.jpg


 * 1) Anna Atkins (1799–1871), early English photographerAnna Atkins 1861.jpg


 * 1) Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945), Burmese politician, State Counsellor of MyanmarAung San Suu Kyi 2016.jpg


 * 1) Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelistCassandraAusten-JaneAusten(c.1810) hires.jpg


 * 1) Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American vaudeville dancer and entertainerJosephine Baker 1950.jpg


 * 1) Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916–2000), Sri Lankan politician, modern world's first female head of government[[File:Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranayaka (1916-2000) (Hon.Sirimavo Bandaranaike with Hon.Lalith Athulathmudali Crop).jpg|60px|left]]


 * 1) Mary Barra (born 1961), American business executive, CEO of General Motors CompanyMary Barra 2014.jpg


 * 1) Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1968), French philosopher and writerSimone de Beauvoir2.png


 * 1) Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), English traveller, explorer and administratorBellK 218 Gertrude Bell in Iraq in 1909 age 41.jpg


 * 1) Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923), French actressSarah Bernhardt by Sarony cph.3a38656.jpg


 * 1) Annie Besant (1847–1933), British women's rights activist, writer and oratorAnnie Besant, LoC.jpg


 * 1) Liliane Bettencourt (1922–2017), French businesswoman, world's richest woman


 * 1) Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007), Pakistani politicianBenazir Bhutto.jpg


 * 1) Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), Russian occultistHelena Petrovna Blavatsky.jpg


 * 1) Karen Blixen (1885–1962), Danish writerKaren Blixen cropped from larger original.jpg


 * 1) Enid Blyton (1897–1968), English children's writerEnid Blyton 1897-1968 children's writer lived here 1920-1924.JPG


 * 1) Letizia Bonaparte (1749–1836), mother of Napoleon I[[File:Joseph Karl Stieler - Portrait of Madame Mère de l'Empereur (Maria Laetitia Ramolino Bonaparte, 1750 - 1836).jpg|60px|left]]


 * 1) Boudica (died ca, 60 AD), leader of the early BritonsQueen Boudica by John Opie.jpg


 * 1) Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855), English novelistCBRichmond.png


 * 1) Gro Harlem Brundtland (born 1939), Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of NorwayGro Harlem Brundtland (cropped).jpg


 * 1) Carla Bruni (born 1967), Italian-French singer and songwriter, First Lady of the French RepublicCarla Bruni-Sarkozy (3).jpg


 * 1) Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), American novelist, Nobel Literature laureateJosephine Baker 1950.jpg


 * 1) Maria Callas (1923–1977), Greek-American soprano opera singerMaria Callas by Karuvits.jpg


 * 1) Catherine the Great (1728–1796), Empress of RussiaPortrait of Empress Catherine II(a).jpg


 * 1) Coco Chanel (1883–1971), French fashion designer and businesswomanCoco Chanel tentoonstelling.JPG


 * 1) Eileen Chang (1920–1995), Chinese writerZhang Ailing 1954.jpg


 * 1) Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English crime novelist and playwrightAgatha Christie.png


 * 1) Cleopatra (69–30 BC), Egyptian rulerKleopatra-VII.-Altes-Museum-Berlin1.jpg


 * 1) Hillary Clinton (born 1947), American politicianHillary Rodham Clinton and Usama al-Nujayfi (cropped).jpg


 * 1) Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695), Mexican nun, writer and philosopherSor Juana by Miguel Cabrera.png


 * 1) Marie Curie (1867–1934), Polish-French physicist and chemistMarie Curie c1920.jpg


 * 1) Princess Diana (1961–1997), British Princess of WalesPrincess Diana 1985.jpg


 * 1) Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), German-American actress and singerMarlene Dietrich in No Highway (1951).jpg


 * 1) Isadora Duncan (1877–1878), American modern dancerIsadora Duncan portrait.jpg


 * 1) Amelia Earhart (1897–1937), pioneering American aviatorAmelia Earhart 1935.jpg


 * 1) Shirin Ebadi (born 1947), Iranian lawyer and human rights activistShirin Ebadi (6357735425).jpg


 * 1) Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Queen Consort of France and later of EnglandSaintRadegondeMural cropped.jpg


 * 1) Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England and IrelandDarnley stage 3.jpg


 * 1) Elisabeth II (born 1926), Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the CommonwealthElizabeth II in Berlin 2015.JPG


 * 1) Cesária Évora (1941–2011), Cape Verdean morna singerCesária Évora (2457851527).jpg


 * 1) Renée Fleming (born 1959), American soprano opera singerRenee Fleming - Copenhagen, Tivoli 2011.jpg


 * 1) Margot Fonteyn (1919–1991), English ballet dancerMargot Fonteyn - 1960s.jpg


 * 1) Anne Frank (1929–1945), Dutch Jewish diaristAnneFrankSchoolPhoto.jpg


 * 1) Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), American singer and songwriter[[File:Aretha Franklin, The Gospel Tradition In Performance at the White House, 2015.jpg|60px|left]]


 * 1) Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958), English chemist and X-ray crystallographerRosalind Franklin CC-BY-SA.png


 * 1) Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Indian politicianIndira Gandhi 1977.jpg


 * 1) Sonia Gandhi (born 1946), Italian-born Indian politicianSonia Gandhi (cropped).jpg


 * 1) Melinda Gates (born 1964), co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMelinda Gates - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011.jpg


 * 1) Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-British architect


 * 1) Mata Hari (1876–1917), Dutch exotic dancer, executed for spyingMata Hari 13.jpg


 * 1) Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993), British film actressAudrey Hepburn 1956.jpg


 * 1) Caroline Herschel (1750–1848), German astronomerETH-BIB-Herschel, Caroline (1750-1848)-Portrait-Portr 11026-092-SF.jpg


 * 1) Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), German abbess, writer and visionaryHildegard von Bingen.jpg


 * 1) Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994), British chemist and Nobel chemistry prize winnerDorothy Hodgkin blue plaque in Oxford.jpg


 * 1) Grace Hopper (1906–1992), American computer scientistCommodore Grace M. Hopper, USN (covered).jpg


 * 1) Hypatia of Alexandria (ca. 350–415), Greek mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and educatorHypatia portrait.png


 * 1) Michaëlle Jean (born 1957), Canadian stateswomanMichaëlle Jean 1 11072007.jpg


 * 1) Joan of Arc (1412–1431), French heroineJoan of Arc miniature graded.jpg


 * 1) Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), Mexican painterFrida Kahlo, by Guillermo Kahlo.jpg


 * 1) Helen Keller (1880–1968), deaf-blind American writer and political activistHellen Keller circa 1920.jpg


 * 1) Grace Kelly (1929–1982), American actress and Princess of MonacoGrace Kelly MGM photo.jpg


 * 1) Billie Jean King (born 1943), American tennis player and gender equality activistBillie Jean King, 2016 (cropped).jpg


 * 1) Melanie Klein (1882–1960), Austrian-British psychoanalystMelanie Klein 1952.jpg


 * 1) Umm Kulthum (1898–1975), Egyptian singer and actressUmm Kulthum4.jpg


 * 1) Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), Japanese artist, avant-garde painter and writerYayoi Kusama signing.jpg


 * 1) Christine Lagarde (born 1956), French politician, Managing Director of the International Monetary FundLagarde, Christine (official portrait 2011).jpg


 * 1) Estée Lauder (1908–2004), American businesswoman specializing in cosmeticsEstee Lauder NYWTS.jpg


 * 1) Jenny Lind (1820–1887), Swedish opera singerMagnus Jenny Lind.jpg


 * 1) Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), Swedish children's writerLindgren 1960.jpg


 * 1) Audre Lorde (1934–1992), American writer, feminist and civil rights activistAudre Lorde.jpg


 * 1) Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), English mathematicianRosa Luxemburg.jpg


 * 1) Ida Lupino (1918–1995), Anglo-American actress, singer and film directorIdaLupino.jpg


 * 1) Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919), Polish-German socialist politicianRosa Luxemburg.jpg


 * 1) Wangari Maathai (1940–2011), Kenyan political activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureateWangari Maathai.jpg


 * 1) Madonna (born 1958), American singer and actressMadonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Stockholm (23051472299) (cropped 2).jpg


 * 1) Miriam Makeba (1932–2008), South African musician and civil rights activistMiriam makeba 01.jpg


 * 1) Mary Magdalene (1st century AD), biblical figure, follower of JesusTINTORETTO - Magdalena penitente (Musei Capitolini, Roma, 1598-1602) - copia.jpg


 * 1) Winnie Mandela (born 1936), South African politicianWinnie Mandela 190814.jpg


 * 1) Margaret Mead (1901–1978), American cultural anthopologistMargaret Mead (1901-1978).jpg


 * 1) Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589), Italian noblewoman, influential queen consort of FranceCatherine-de-medici.jpg


 * 1) Meera (1498–1546), Indian Hindu mysticMeerabai painting.jpg


 * 1) Golda Meir (1917–1956), Israeli politician, Prime Minister of IsraelGolda Meir 03265u.jpg


 * 1) Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959), Guatemalan civil and women's rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize lauteateRigoberta Menchu 2009 cropped.jpg


 * 1) Angela Merkel (born 1954), German politicianAngela Merkel Juli 2010 - 3zu4.jpg


 * 1) Lise Meitner (1878–1968), Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist[[File:Lise Meitner (1878-1968), lecturing at Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1946.jpg|60px|left]]


 * 1) Lee Miller (1907–1977), American photographer and war correspondent
 * 2) Maria Montessori (1870–1952), Italian physician and educatorMaria Montessori1913.jpg


 * 1) Berthe Morisot (1841–1895), French impressionist painterBerthe Morisot, 1875.jpg


 * 1) Alice Munro (born 1931), Canadian short story writerAlice Munro teikna av Andreas Vartdal (cc-by-sa).jpg


 * 1) Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 973–1014), Japanese novelistPortrait of Murasaki Shikibu.jpg


 * 1) Nefertiti (ca. 1370–1330), Egytian queenNofretete Neues Museum.jpg


 * 1) Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), English social reformer, founder of modern nursingFlorence Nightingale three quarter length.jpg


 * 1) Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (1583-1663), Angolan queen of the Mbundu peopleAnn Zingha, queen of Matamba.jpg


 * 1) Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), American modernist artistO'Keeffe-(hands).jpg


 * 1) Michelle Obama (born 1964), American lawyer, First Lady of the United StatesMichelle Obama 2013 official portrait.jpg


 * 1) Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793), French playwright, political activist and feministMarie-Olympe-de-Gouges.jpg


 * 1) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), First Lady of the United StatesMrs Kennedy in the Diplomatic Reception Room cropped.jpg


 * 1) Camille Paglia (born 1947), American academic and social criticCrop (2) of Camille Paglia no Fronteiras do Pensamento São Paulo 2015.jpg


 * 1) Anna Pavlova (1881–1931), Russian ballet dancerAnna pavlova -c. 1905.jpg


 * 1) Édith Piaf (1915–1963), French cabaret singer and songwriterÉdith Piaf 914-6440.jpg


 * 1) Rosa Parks (1913–2005), American civil rights activistRosaparks.jpg


 * 1) Eva Perón (1919–1952), First Lady of ArgentinaEva Perón Retrato Oficial.jpg


 * 1) Jiang Qing (1914–1991), Chinese politician, active in the Cultural RevolutionJiang Qing 1976.jpg


 * 1) Qiu Jin (1875–1907), Chinese feminist, revolutionary and writer


 * 1) Ayn Rand (1905–1882), Russian-American writer


 * 1) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900–1978), Nigerian political campaigner and women's rights activist70 year old Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti on her birthday.png


 * 1) Leni Riefenstahl (1902–2003), German film director, screenwriter and actressWP Leni Riefenstahl by Alexander Binder.jpg


 * 1) Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), American politician, activist and First LadyEleanor Roosevelt portrait 1933.jpg


 * 1) Dilma Rousseff (born 1974), Brazilian economist, former President of BrazilDilma Rousseff - foto oficial 2011-01-09.jpg


 * 1) J. K. Rowling (born 1965), British novelist, writer of the Harry Potter seriesJ. K. Rowling 2010.jpg


 * 1) Sheryl Sandberg (born 1969), American technology executiveSheryl Sandberg 2013.jpg


 * 1) Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), American birth control activistMargaretSanger-Underwood.LOC.jpg


 * 1) Sappho (630–570 BC), ancient Greek poetBust Sappho Musei Capitolini MC1164.jpg


 * 1) Clara Schumann (1819–1896), German musician and composerFranz von Lenbach - Clara Schumann (Pastell 1878).jpg


 * 1) Irena Sendler (1910–2008), Polish nurse, social worker and Jewish resistance leaderIrena Sendlerowa 1942.jpg


 * 1) Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English novelistRothwellMaryShelley.jpg


 * 1) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 1942), Icelandic politician, world's first openly lesbian head of government[[File:Islands statsminister Johanna Sigurdardottir vid pressmote under Nordiska radets session i Stockholm 2009 (2).jpg|60px|left]]


 * 1) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938), President of LiberiaEllen Johnson Sirleaf February 2015.jpg


 * 1) Soong Ching-ling (1893–1981), Chinese politicianSoong Ching-ling 1937.jpg


 * 1) Gloria Steinem (born 1934), American feminist leaderG steinem 2011.jpg


 * 1) Meryl Streep (born 1949), American actress[[File:Meryl Streep at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 (32801846044) (cropped).jpg|60px|left]]


 * 1) Joan Sutherland (1926–2010), Australian colatura sopranoDame Joan Sutherland, by Allan Warren.jpg


 * 1) Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944), New Zealand sopranoKiri Te Kanawa - November 1, 2011.jpg


 * 1) Mother Teresa (1910–1997), Albanian-Indian nun and missionaryMotherTeresa 094.jpg


 * 1) Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), Russian cosmonaut, first woman in spaceRIAN archive 612748 Valentina Tereshkova.jpg


 * 1) Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), British politicianMargaret Thatcher.png


 * 1) Margrethe Vestager (born 1968), Danish politician, European Commissioner for CompetitionVestager 520 2012-04-16.jpg


 * 1) Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandQueen Victoria by Bassano.jpg


 * 1) Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English philosopher and women's rights advocateMary Wollstonecraft by John Opie (c. 1797).jpg


 * 1) Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English modernist writerGeorge Charles Beresford - Virginia Woolf in 1902 - Restoration.jpg


 * 1) Janet Yellen (born 1946), American economist, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemJanet Yellen official Federal Reserve portrait.jpg


 * 1) Malala Yousafzai (born 1997), Pakistani women's education activist, Nobel Prize laureateMalala Yousafzai 2015.jpg