Famous American Women

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

• See American Authors

Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)

• Susan B. Anthony House
• Susan B. Anthony Biography
• About.com: Women's History
• National Women's Hall of Fame

Clara Barton (1821-1912)

• Spectrum Biographies
• Clara Barton - Amgel of the Battlefield
• Civil War Women
• Civil War Biographies

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)

• National Library of Medicine
• National Women's Hall of Fame
• Gale: Women's History Month

Shirley Chishom (1924-2005)

• See American Leaders/Government

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)

• See American Aviators & Astronauts

Julia Ward Howe (1819 - 1910)

• National Women's Hall of Fame
• Julia Ward Howe

Helen Keller (1880-1968)

• Helen Keller Kids Museum
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Royal National Institute of the Blind
• Time 100: Helen Keller
• GrandTimes.com
• National Women's Hall of Fame

Maya Lin (born 1959)

• See American Artists

Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)

• National Women's Hall of Fame
• Girl Scouts
• Women in History

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 – 1986)

• See American Artists

Rosa Parks (born 1913)

• See American Civil Rights Leaders

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

• See American Leaders/Government

Betsy Ross (1752-1836)

• USHistory.org
• Legend of Betsy Ross
• About.com
• Betsy Ross and the American Flag
• Founding Fathers

Sacagawea (c. 1790-1812 to 1884)

• See Native Americans

Annie Sullivan (1866-1936)

• Woman in History
• Helen Keller's Teacher
• American Foundation for the Blind
• National Women's Hall of Fame