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 […]

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 […]

Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz (born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer whose style is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject. She is renowned for having taken photographs of some of the most famous people of this generation, including  John Lennon and Bob Dylan. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 […]

Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. Replacing the with comfort and casual elegance, her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, , costume jewelry, perfume and textiles. Table […]