Hazel Wightman (1886-1974)

(December 20, 1886 – December 5, 1974) 
Bad-ass Tennis Player, Olympic Gold Medal (1924)


Scott 2498 25-c Hazel Wightman issued July 6, 1990

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

(December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) 
 Poet - Serious Recluse -  Undiagnosed Agoraphobe




Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)

 (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) 
Civil Rights Leader - Educator - Presidential Adviser


Clara Barton (1821-1912)

 (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) 
 teacher, patent clerk, nurse, humanitarian 
 founder of the American Red Cross



Sacagawea (1788-1812)

Sacagawea  - tour guide - translator - working mom




Pocahontas (1595-1617)

Pocahontas 
born Matoaka, and later known as Rebecca Rolfe
(c. 1595 – March 1617)

Hostage negotiator


 Scott 330 Pocahontas 5 Cent Stamp Blue Issued 1907



Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)


the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and 
competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960.




Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)


February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906

Suffragist, activist, civil rights leader



Scott 784 3 Cent Susan B Anthony Stamp - Issued 1936


Scott 1051 50 Cent Stamp Susan B Anthony Issued 1954 - 1961

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

 (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962)
Archetypal first lady, author, speaker, politician, activist, icon