This is a list of prominent historical Pennsylvania women:
- Mary Ambler (1805–1868) [1]
- Marian Anderson (1897–1993) [2]/ [1]
- Nellie Bly (1864–1922) [1]
- Pearl S. Buck [2]
- Rachel Carson (1907–1964) [2] [1]
- Margaret Corbin (1754–1800) [1]
- Henrietta Crosman
- Isabel Darlington (1865–1950)
- Lydia Darragh (1728–1789) [3] [1]
- Saint Katherine Drexel [2]
- Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster
- Hannah Freeman
- Martha Glaser
- Elsie Hillman
- Emma Hunter
- Rebecca Lukens (1794–1854) [1]
- Sophie Masloff
- Sybilla Masters (1676–1720)
- Lucy Kennedy Miller (1880-1962) [4]
- Evelyn Foster Morneweck
- Lucretia Mott (1793–1880) [1]
- Mary Engle Pennington (1872–1952) [1]
- Ann Preston (1813–1872) [1]
- Jennie Bradley Roessing
- Betsy Ross [2]
- Marion Margery Scranton (1884–1960) [5] [6]
- Florence Seibert (1897–1991) [1]
- Frances Slocum (1773–1847)
- Amanda Berry Smith (1837–1915) [1]
- Anna Bustill Smith (1862-1945) [7] [8]
- Eliza Kennedy Smith (1889-1964) [9]
- Ida Tarbell (1857–1944) [1]
- Martha Gibbons Thomas (1869–1942)
- Elizabeth Thorn (1832–1907) [1]
- Laurie Trok
- Marion Foster Welch
- Jane McDowell Foster Wiley
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hertzog, Kate (2007). More than petticoats. Guilford, Conn: TwoDot. ISBN 9780762736379.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Arthur (2003). Guide to the homes of famous Pennsylvanians : houses, museums, and landmarks. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811726283.
- ^ “Frankford Chronicles Agent Lydia Darragh - Intelligence Operative”.
- ^ " Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced," in "Women's History Month." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Senate, retrieved online August 2, 2022.
- ^ Carocci, Vincent P. Capitol Journey: Reflections on the Press, Politics, and the Making of Public Policy in Pennsylvania, Chapter 13: “ William Warren Scranton II (1963-1967).” University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005.
- ^ Perlstein, Rick. Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, p. 275. New York, New York: Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
- ^ " Paul Robeson's Cousin Dies in Philadelphia." Detroit, Michigan: The Michigan Chronicle, August 25, 1945.
- ^ Woodson, C. G. "The Bustill Family", in Negro History Bulletin, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 147–148, p. 167. Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
- ^ Pitz, Marylynne. " A roll call of Western Pa. suffrage trailblazers." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 13, 2020.
This is a list of prominent historical Pennsylvania women:
- Mary Ambler (1805–1868) [1]
- Marian Anderson (1897–1993) [2]/ [1]
- Nellie Bly (1864–1922) [1]
- Pearl S. Buck [2]
- Rachel Carson (1907–1964) [2] [1]
- Margaret Corbin (1754–1800) [1]
- Henrietta Crosman
- Isabel Darlington (1865–1950)
- Lydia Darragh (1728–1789) [3] [1]
- Saint Katherine Drexel [2]
- Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster
- Hannah Freeman
- Martha Glaser
- Elsie Hillman
- Emma Hunter
- Rebecca Lukens (1794–1854) [1]
- Sophie Masloff
- Sybilla Masters (1676–1720)
- Lucy Kennedy Miller (1880-1962) [4]
- Evelyn Foster Morneweck
- Lucretia Mott (1793–1880) [1]
- Mary Engle Pennington (1872–1952) [1]
- Ann Preston (1813–1872) [1]
- Jennie Bradley Roessing
- Betsy Ross [2]
- Marion Margery Scranton (1884–1960) [5] [6]
- Florence Seibert (1897–1991) [1]
- Frances Slocum (1773–1847)
- Amanda Berry Smith (1837–1915) [1]
- Anna Bustill Smith (1862-1945) [7] [8]
- Eliza Kennedy Smith (1889-1964) [9]
- Ida Tarbell (1857–1944) [1]
- Martha Gibbons Thomas (1869–1942)
- Elizabeth Thorn (1832–1907) [1]
- Laurie Trok
- Marion Foster Welch
- Jane McDowell Foster Wiley
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hertzog, Kate (2007). More than petticoats. Guilford, Conn: TwoDot. ISBN 9780762736379.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Arthur (2003). Guide to the homes of famous Pennsylvanians : houses, museums, and landmarks. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811726283.
- ^ “Frankford Chronicles Agent Lydia Darragh - Intelligence Operative”.
- ^ " Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced," in "Women's History Month." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Senate, retrieved online August 2, 2022.
- ^ Carocci, Vincent P. Capitol Journey: Reflections on the Press, Politics, and the Making of Public Policy in Pennsylvania, Chapter 13: “ William Warren Scranton II (1963-1967).” University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005.
- ^ Perlstein, Rick. Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, p. 275. New York, New York: Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
- ^ " Paul Robeson's Cousin Dies in Philadelphia." Detroit, Michigan: The Michigan Chronicle, August 25, 1945.
- ^ Woodson, C. G. "The Bustill Family", in Negro History Bulletin, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 147–148, p. 167. Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
- ^ Pitz, Marylynne. " A roll call of Western Pa. suffrage trailblazers." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 13, 2020.