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A Woman of the Century
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The list A Woman of the Century includes
Lillian Russell, Martha Washington, Susan B. Anthony, Lady Randolph Churchill and Louisa May Alcott.
The list consists of 882 members.
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Lillian Russell
American opera singer and actress
Overview: Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard; December 4, 1860/1861 – June 6, 1922), was an American actress and singer. She became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th and early ...Date of birth: 4 December 1860Date of death: 6 June 1922Age: 61 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: Female
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Martha Washington
First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797
Overview: Martha Washington (née Dandridge; June 13 [O.S. June 2] 1731 – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first President of the United States. Although the title was not coined until ...Date of birth: 2 June 1731Date of death: 22 May 1802Age: 70 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: First LadyGender: Female 0
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Susan B. Anthony
American women's rights activist
Overview: Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into ...Date of birth: 15 February 1820Date of death: 13 March 1906Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Lady Randolph Churchill
American-born British socialite (1854–1921)
Overview: Jennie Spencer-Churchill CI RRC DStJ (née Jerome; 9 January 1854 – 29 June 1921), known as Lady Randolph Churchill, was an American-born British socialite, the wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, and ...Date of birth: 9 January 1854Date of death: 29 June 1921Age: 67 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: SocialiteGender: Female 0
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Louisa May Alcott
American novelist (1832–1888)
Overview: Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) ...Date of birth: 29 November 1832Date of death: 6 March 1888Age: 55 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: AuthorGender: Female 0
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Abigail Adams
First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
Overview: Abigail Adams (née Smith; November 22 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is now designated the first Second Lady and second First Lady ...Date of birth: 11 November 1744Date of death: 28 October 1818Age: 73 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: First LadyGender: Female 0
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Helena Modjeska
Polish-American actress
Overview: Helena Modjeska (October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909), whose actual Polish surname was Modrzejewska was a renowned actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.Date of birth: 12 October 1840Date of death: 8 April 1909Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: PolishOccupation: Performance ArtistGender: Female 0
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Ada Rehan
American actor
Overview: Ada Rehan (April 22, c. 1857 – January 8, 1916) was an American actress and comedian who typified the "personality" style of acting in the nineteenth century.Date of birth: 22 April 1859Date of death: 9 January 1916Age: 56 (age at death)Nationality: IrishOccupation: Performance ArtistGender: Female 0
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Mary Todd
American, First Lady
Overview: Mary Todd Lincoln (née Mary Ann Todd; December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and as such the First Lady of the United States from ...Date of birth: 13 December 1818Date of death: 16 June 1882Age: 63 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: First LadyGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 2" (157 cm) 0
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Dorothea Dix
American activist and nurse
Overview: Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and ...Date of birth: 4 April 1802Date of death: 17 July 1887Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Clara Morris
American actress
Overview: Clara Morris (1846-9 – November 20, 1925) was an American actress.Date of birth: 17 March 1849Date of death: 20 November 1925Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: CanadianOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Julia Marlowe
American actor
Overview: Julia Marlowe (born Sarah Frances Frost; August 17, 1865 – November 12, 1950) was an English-born American actress, known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare's plays.Date of birth: 17 August 1865Date of death: 12 November 1950Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Adelina Patti
Opera Singer
Overview: Adelina Patti (10 February 1843 – 27 September 1919) was an Italian 19th-century opera singer, earning huge fees at the height of her career in the music capitals of Europe and America. She first ...Date of birth: 10 February 1843Date of death: 27 September 1919Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: SwedishOccupation: Performance ArtistGender: Female 0
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author
Overview: Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle ...Date of birth: 14 June 1811Date of death: 1 July 1896Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
British novelist and playwright (1849–1924)
Overview: Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in ...Date of birth: 24 November 1849Date of death: 29 October 1924Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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Fanny Davenport
American stage actress
Overview: Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (April 10, 1850 – September 26, 1898) was an English-American stage actress.Date of birth: 10 April 1850Date of death: 26 September 1898Age: 48 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Performance ArtistGender: Female 0
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Charlotte Cushman
American actor
Overview: Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She ...Date of birth: 23 July 1816Date of death: 18 February 1876Age: 59 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Francis Cleveland
First Lady of the United States (1886–1889, 1893–1897)
Overview: Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of President Grover Cleveland ...Date of birth: 21 July 1864Date of death: 29 October 1947Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: First LadyGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Julia Tutwiler
American writer
Overview: Julia Strudwick Tutwiler (August 15, 1841 – March 24, 1916) was an advocate for education and prison reform in Alabama. She served as co-principal of the Livingston Female Academy, and then the first (and ...Date of birth: 15 August 1841Date of death: 24 March 1916Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: EducatorGender: Female 0
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Fanny Crosby
American musician and writer
Overview: Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist ...Date of birth: 24 March 1820Date of death: 12 February 1915Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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