Women 100 Archive

As an activist and social reformer, Susan B. Anthony was tireless in her efforts to convince others to support the women's right to vote.

Mary Barra is the CEO at General Motors and the first woman in history to head one of the “Big Three” American automakers.

Ann Dunwoody was the first female battalion commander for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1992 and the first female general at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2000.

Women now make up 26 percent of the Senate and 23 percent of the House, the highest percentages ever.

Mo’ne Davis was the first girl to pitch a shutout in the history of the Little League World Series, and was the first African American girl to play in the competition.

Arlan Hamilton is a venture capitalist who champions “underestimated” and “underrepresented” entrepreneurs in technology and other fields.

Brittney C. Cooper is a black feminist author, scholar, and professor who explores the influences of hip-hop and crunk music on feminist ideals.

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski dreamed of creating spacecraft at age 9. Now, she's one of the leading theoretical physicists in the world.

Florynce Kennedy was a lawyer who was one of the most dazzling and outspoken activists of the 20th century. In her trademark cowboy hat a ...

This week, meet the founder of a nonprofit that works to increase the number of young women interested in computer science.

Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862 and dedicated her life to exposing the injustices of racism and sexism and the ...

This week's featured activist is the godmother of Title IX.

After surviving the worst high school shooting in American history, this student channeled her grief into activism.

Indra Nooyi is a business executive named as one of the world’s most powerful women by Forbes, Fortune, The Wall ...

Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn in 1924 and spent her childhood living with her grandmother in Barbados. Chisholm’s fir ...