DAREDEVILS Anna Olga Albertina Brown (1858-1919(?)) Germany--Super Strength Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921) United States--Plunging into Peril Bessie Coleman (1892(?)-1926) United States--Ace Aviator Elinor Smith (1911-2010) United States--Fearless Flyer Florence Chadwick (1918-1995) United States--Sensational Swimmer Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick (1893-1978) United States--Petite Parachutist Helen Gibson (1892-1977) United States--Stupendous Stuntwoman Lillian Boyer (1901-1989) United States--Wing-Walking Wonder Lillian Leitzel (1892-1931) Germany--Awesome Acrobat Mary Lillian Ellison (1923-2007) United States--"Fabulous Moolah" May Wirth (1894-1978) Australia--Outrageous Trick Rider Mildred Burke (1915-1989) United States--"Queen of the Ring" Shirley Muldowney (1940-) United Sates--Rad Racer Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819) France--Brave Balloonist Valentina Tereshkova (1937-) Russia--Cool Cosmonaut ADVENTURERS Ada Blackjack (1898-1983) United States--Awesome Arctic Survivor Barbara Hillary (1931-) United States--North and South Pole Sensation Beatrice Ayettey (1955-) Ghana--Courageous Captain Emma "Grandma" Gatewood (1887-1973) United States--Hiker with Heart Dr. Eugenie Clark (1922-2015) United States--"Shark Lady" Fanny Bullock Workman (1859-1925) United States--Courageous Climber Fermina Sarras (1840-1915) Nicaragua--Marvelous Miner Ida Lewis (1842-1911) United States--Lighthouse Keeper and Life Saver Jeanne Baret (1740-1807) France--Super Sailor Joan Bamford Fletcher (1918-1979) Canada--Remarkable Rescuer Junko Tabei (1939-2016) Japan--Mountaineering Marvel Libby Riddles (1956-) United States--Masterful Musher Lillian Riggs (1888-1977) United States--Remarkable Rancher Margaret Bourke-White (1906-1971) United States--Fearless Photographer Mary Anning (1799-1847) England--Fossil Finder and Dinosaur Discoverer Mina Hubbard (1870-1956) Canada--Exciting Explorer Rosaly Lopes (1957-) Brazil--Daring Discoverer Sylvia Earle (1935-) United States--Underwater Wanderer Ynes Mexia (1870-1938) United States--Brave Botanist REBELS Alia Muhammad Baker (1953-) Iraq--Lionhearted Librarian Annette Kellerman (1887-1975) Australia--"Mermaid Queen" Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky (1870-1947) Latvia--Bodacious Bicyclist Belle Boyd (1844-1900) United States--Sly Spy Bessie Stringfield (1911-1993) Jamaica--Amazing Motorcyclist Ella Hattan (1859-1907(?)) United States--"Queen of the Sword" Irena Sendler (1910-2008) Poland--Heroine of the Holocaust Johanna July (1857(?)-1946(?)) Mexico--"Horse Whisperer" Kate Warne (1833-1868) United States--Daring Detective Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013) Japan--Amazing Martial Artist Lyda Conley (1869-1946) United States--Proud Protector Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown (1867-1931) United States--Absolutely "Unsinkable" Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) United States--Medal of Honor Winner Mary Fields (1832-1914) United States--"Stagecoach Mary" Minnie Spotted Wolf (1923-1988) United States--Marvelous Marine Rose Fortune (1774-1864) United States--Courageous Cop Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915) United States--Heroic Healer Sybil Ludington (1761-1839) United States--Heroic Horsewoman.
Women Who Dared