Helen Gurley Brown (b. February 18, 1922 in Green Forest, Arkansas), is an American author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years and is now heralded as one of the chief protagonists of in the . Table of Contents 1 Life 2 Feminism 3 Works 4 Distinctions 5 References Life […]

Gro Harlem Brundtland (born 20 April, 1939) is a politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served as the first female Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. She now serves as a Special Envoy on Climate Change […]

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 […]