2. Politics
Sandra Day O’ Connor: Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Hillary Clinton: Former U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator,
and First Lady.
Condoleezza Rice: Former U.S. Secretary of State during the
Presidency of George W. Bush.
Ruth Bader: An Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor: An Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme
Court.
Elena Kagan: An Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Margaret Thatcher: Former Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom from 1979-1990.
3.
4. Science
Marie Curie: Former Polish physicist and
chemist who conducted research on radioactivity.
Jane Goodall: A British primatologist, ethologist,
and anthropologist.
Barbara McClintock: Former American scientist,
regarded as one of the world’s top
cytogeneticists.
Margaret D. Foster: Former American chemist.
5.
6. Literature
Jane Austen: Former English novelist.
Pearl S. Buck: Former American writer and novelist.
Maya Angelou: Former American author and poet.
Barbara Ehrenreich: An American writer and political
activist.
7.
8. Film
Kathryn Bigelow: An American film producer,
film director, television director, and screenwriter.
Cate Blanchet: An Australian film and theatre
actress.
Meryl Streep: An American film actress.
Ingrid Bergman: Former Swedish actress.
Audrey Hepburn: Former British actress.
Shirley MacLaine: An American film and theatre
actress.
9.
10. Looking Ahead
Where are all the female leaders today?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peggydrexler/2014/04/2
8/its-good-for-companies-to-have-women-in-
positions-of-leadership-but-how-they-get-there-
matters/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2012/03/
26/the-results-are-in-women-are-better-leaders/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283688/Its-
mans-world-Number-women-positions-power-
plummets-female-representation-goes-reverse.html
