Most Important Women of the 1970s
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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Although her passport name was Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, she was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, in Üsküb—now Skopje, capital of North Macedonia. After... read more
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Although her passport name was Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, she was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, in Üsküb—now Skopje, capital of North Macedonia. After... read more
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music.
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music.
Gloria Steinem
Golda Meir
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly was an American conservative activist and author, known for her successful campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.
She founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative interest group focused on social and family issues.
Phyllis Schlafly was an American conservative activist and author, known for her successful campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.
She founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative interest group focused on social and family issues.
Betty Heitman
Indira Gandhi
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt. Born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles.
She... read more
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt. Born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles.
She... read more
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Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress... read more
Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress... read more
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes.
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes.
Amy Grant
Betty Ford
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over... read more
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over... read more
Sandi Patty
Nancy Honeytree
Annie Herring
Debby Boone
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore was an American actress, primarily known for her roles in television sitcoms, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which she starred as Mary Richards, a thirty-something single woman who worked as a local news producer in Minneapolis, and, earlier, The Dick Van Dyke Show, in which... read more
Mary Tyler Moore was an American actress, primarily known for her roles in television sitcoms, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which she starred as Mary Richards, a thirty-something single woman who worked as a local news producer in Minneapolis, and, earlier, The Dick Van Dyke Show, in which... read more
Tina Turner
Tina Turner, née Anna Mae Bullock, was a singer, dancer, actress and author, whose career spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards.
Tina Turner, née Anna Mae Bullock, was a singer, dancer, actress and author, whose career spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards.
Angela Davis
Coretta Scott King
Farah Pahlavi
Alice Miller
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