Agent 355, British/American, c. 1740-c. 1780
Active member of Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution; aided in the capture of Benedict Arnold
Shamsia Hassani, Afghan, born 1988
Afghanistan's first female graffiti artist; art professor and lecturer at Kabul University
Kate Warne, American, 1833-1868
First female detective at the Pinkerton Detective Agency; helped prevent an assassination attempt on president-elect Abraham Lincoln; performed intelligence work for the Union Army during the American Civil War
Æthelflæd, Anglo-Saxon/Mercian, c. 870-918
Ruled the kingdom of Mercia following her husband's death; orchestrated several military defeats of Viking invaders
Cathay Williams, American, 1844-c.1893
Disguised herself as a man to serve in the United States army following the Civil War; discharged after contracting smallpox
Raden Adjeng Kartini, Javanese/Indonesian, 1879-1904
Advocate for women's rights and racial equality in the Dutch East Indies; founded the first school for young Javanese women of all social strata
Hypatia, Roman, c. 370-415
Renowned Hellenistic philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer; murdered by a mob of Christian extremists for her secular leanings and political ties
Maria Sibylla Merian, German, 1647-1717
Scientific illustrator and naturalist, one of the first to depict insect life cycles in their entirety; integral in Carl Linnaeus's classification work
Faith Thomas, Australian/Adnyamathanha, born 1933
First Aboriginal woman to play for any national Australian sports team (Australian Women's Cricket Team); lifetime career as a nurse specializing in Aboriginal health care
Ching Shih (鄭氏), Chinese, 1775-1844
Highly successful pirate captain; commanded over 1000 pirate ships in the South China Sea; forced the Qing Dynasty Imperial Government to offer her amnesty; retired in wealth
Senior Chief Inkosi Kachindamoto VII, Malawian, born mid-1900s
De facto leader of over 900,000 Malawians; advocate for girls' rights; has dissolved over 850 child marriages; abolished practice of "sexual initiation camps" for young women
Susan Kare, American, born 1954
Pioneering graphic designer and pixel artist; member of original Apple, Inc., staff; designed many computer icons still in use today
Dolores Huerta, American, born 1930
Labor organizer and civil rights activist; co-founded United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez
