Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an biochemist and pharmacologist. She received the in 1988. Her research was instrumental in the development of the drug AZT. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Research 3 Distinctions 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links Early Life and Education […]

Carol Ann Duffy, CBE, FRSL (born 23 December 1955, Glasgow) is a Scottish poet, playwright, and freelance writer. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the Manchester Metropolitan University and Creative Director of the Creative Writing section of the Department of English. She is currently Poet Laureate, the first woman, the first Scot and […]

Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593 – 1651/1653) was an Early Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation influenced by Caravaggio. She was the first female painter to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence. She was one of the first female artists to paint […]

Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957), pseudonym for Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, was a poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the , in 1945. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Poetry Career 3 Teaching Career and Political Activism 4 References 5 External Links Early Life and Education Mistral […]

Frida Kahlo (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter, who played an instrumental role in the Mexican and modern art scene. She painted using vibrant colours in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that […]

Doris May Lessing CH, OBE (born 22 October 1919) is a – writer. In 2007, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the eleventh woman to win the prize in its 106  year history and also the oldest person ever to win the literature award. Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 Politics and Marriage […]