American Women Quarters™ Program

Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century

Civil War era surgeon, women’s rights and dress reform advocate

First woman of color to serve in Congress

Poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest

Writer, composer, educator, and political activist

First African American and first Native American woman licensed pilot

Indigenous Hawaiian composer, custodian of native culture and traditions

Leader, reformer, first lady, and author

Mexican-American journalist, activist, teacher, and suffragist

America’s first prima ballerina

First Chinese American film star in Hollywood

Physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in space

Celebrated writer, performer, and social activist

Suffrage leader and the first woman superintendent of Santa Fe public schools

First woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation