Academics and Educators
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Sophie Germain, French Mathematician & Philosopher, born 1st April 1776
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Mary Somerville, Scottish science writer & polymath, born 26th December 1780
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Emma Willard, American Women's Rights Activist & Educator, born 23rd February 1787
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Harriet Martineau, British Sociologist and Writer, born 12th June 1802
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Mary Peabody Mann, American Educator & Writer, born 16th November 1806
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Mary Carpenter, British Educational & Social Reformer, born 3rd April 1807
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Myrtilla Miner, American Abolitionist & Educator, born 4th March 1815
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Clara Barton, American teacher & Humanitarian, born 25th December 1821
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Helene Lange, German Teacher & Women's Rights Advocate, born 9th April 1848
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Martha Carey Thomas, American Educator and Suffragist, born 2nd January 1857
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Helen Keller, American Deafblind Writer & Lecturer, born 27th June 1860
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Margaret Murray Washington, African American Educator and Activist, born 9th March 1865
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Zinaida Hippius, Russian Poet, Writer and Thinker, born 20th November 1869
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Delilah L. Beasley, African American Historian and Journalist, born 9th September 1871
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Helen Parkhurst, American Educator, born 3rd January 1887
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Stefi Geyer, Hungarian Violinist & Teacher, born 28th June 1888
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Zerna Sharp, American Educator and Author, born 12th August 1889
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Zora Hurston, African American Folklorist and Anthropologist, born 7th January 1891
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Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and curator, born 16th December 1901
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Elżbieta Zawacka, Polish Freedom Fighter & Professor, born 19th March 1909
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Jacqueline de Romilly, Franco-Greek Philologist, born 26th March 1913
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Mae Boren Axton, American Teacher, DJ & Songwriter, born 14th September 1914
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Margaret Burroughs, African American Writer, Artist & Historian, born 1st November 1917
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Jeanne Manford, American Teacher and Activist, born 4th December 1920
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Gladys Hansen, American Librarian & Archivist, born 12th June 1925
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June Jordan, African American Writer and Educator, born 9th July 1936
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