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“You can hardly judge women's effect on politics merely from the action of individual women officeholders.”
“Certain things happened in the early church. Women who had never had any freedom suddenly have the ability to stand up and speak and be treated as equals within the life of the church.”
| Gerry Adams, Politician (1948) |
| Shana Alexander, Journalist (1925) |
| George Carman, Lawyer (1929) |
| Barbara Castle, Politician (1910) |
| Britt Ekland, Actress (1942) |
| Riccardo Giacconi, Scientist (1931) |
| Fannie Lou Hamer, Activist (1917) |
| Maria Jeritza, (1887) |
| Amy Jo Johnson, Actress (1970) |
| Bette Davis, Actress (1989) |
| Richard Farnsworth, Actor (2000) |
| Walter Hagen, Athlete (1969) |