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Arts

Below are lists related to women in fine art, dance and design. *

List of 20th-century women artists This is a partial list of 20th-century women artists, sorted alphabetically by decade of birth. These artists are known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, print ...

* List of Algerian women artists * List of Argentine women artists * List of Armenian women artists *

List of Australian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Australia or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Anita Aarons (1912–2000), sculptor *Prue Acton (born 1943), fashion designer * Yilpi Adamson (born 1954), textile artist ...

* List of Austrian women artists * List of Azerbaijani women artists *

List of women architects The following is a list of women architects by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of architecture. Africa Egypt * Shahira Fahmy (born 1974), founded her own firm in 2005 Kenya * Eugenie Dorothy Hug ...

List of women artists in the Armory Show The list of women artists in the Armory Show attempts to include women artists from the United States and Europe who were exhibited in the Armory Show of 1913. The show contained approximately 1300 works by 300 artists. A high proportion of the ...

* List of Belgian women artists * List of Bosnia and Herzegovina women artists *

List of Brazilian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Brazil or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Zina Aita (1900–1967), Italian-Brazilian modernist painter *Georgina de Albuquerque (1885–1962), Impressionist painter *Mar ...

List of Canadian women artists This is a partial list of women artists who were born in Canada or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Andréanne Abbondanza-Bergeron, installation art *Kirsten Abrahamson (born 1960), ceramist * Una Stella Abrahamson (1 ...

List of Chilean women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Chile or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Graciela Aranis (1908–1996), painter *Claudia Aravena (born 1968), artist, curator, filmmaker, and professor *Ximena Armas (bo ...

List of Chinese women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in China or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. B * Bingyi (born 1975), painter * Bu Hua (born 1973), digital artist C * Chai Jingyi (17th-century), poet, painter * Chevalier li ...

List of female comics creators This is a list of women who have been involved with producing comic books and comic strips. Many notable female comics creators exist even though the field of comics creation is traditionally male-dominated. Africa Congo * Fifi Mukuna Egypt ...

List of feminist art critics This is a list of feminist art critics. The list includes art critics that "reflect a woman's consciousness about women" and who have played a role in the feminist art movement. It includes second-wave and third-wave feminist critics. B * ...

* List of Colombian women artists * List of Croatian women artists *

List of Cuban women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Cuba or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Yaquelin Abdala (born 1968), mixed media artist *Belkis Ayón (1967–1999), printmaker B *María Brito (born 1947), Cuban-Amer ...

List of Czech women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in the Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia or whose artworks are closely associated with those countries. B * Edith Birkin (1927–2018), painter * Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová (1894–1980), grap ...

List of female dancers The following is a list of female dancers by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of dance. Africa Algeria * Mariquita (1830–1922), early choreographer, director and teacher in Paris, Folies Bergère ...

List of Danish women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Denmark or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895–1986), textile artist *Astrid Aagesen (1883–1965), designer working with tin and silver, active ...

List of Dutch women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in the Netherlands or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Marijke Abels (born 1948), sculptor * Anna Adelaïde Abrahams (1848–1930), still life painter * Annie Abrahams (born ...

List of Egyptian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Egypt or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Inji Aflatoun (1924–1989), painter, activist *Mariam A. Aleem (1930–2010), printed design artist * Doa Aly (born 1976), con ...

List of Emirati women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in the United Arab Emirates or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Ebtisam AbdulAziz (active since 2005), contemporary artist * Al Anood Al Obaidly (req. pre-2017-11-14), visu ...

List of English women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in England or whose works are closely associated with that country. A * Evelyn Abelson (1886–1967), painter * Ruth Abrahams (1931–2000), painter, illustrator *Judith Ackland (1892–1971), lands ...

List of Estonian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Estonia or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Ellinor Aiki (1893–1969), painter H *Epp Haabsaar (born 1953), painter, illustrator *Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824� ...

List of Filipino women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in the Philippines or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. These artists also explore issues within the Philippines as well as those experienced by the Filipino diaspora. A *Pacita ...

List of Finnish women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Finland or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Eva Acke (1855–1929), painter * Nina Ahlstedt (1853–1907), painter *Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), photographer, video ar ...

List of French women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in France or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Louise Abbéma (1853–1927), painter, sculptor, designer * Georges Achille-Fould (1868–1951), painter * Françoise Adnet ( ...

List of German women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Germany or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Louise Abel (1841–1907), German-born Norwegian photographer *Tomma Abts (born 1967), abstract painter * Elisabeth von Adl ...

* List of Greek women artists *

List of Hungarian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Hungary or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Rita Ackermann (born 1968), Hungarian-American painter *Margit Anna (1913–1991), painter * Lili Árkayné Sztehló (1897– ...

List of Icelandic women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Iceland or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Anna Jóelsdóttir (born 1947), contemporary artist G * Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (born 1971), painter, sculptor *Gunnhildu ...

List of Indian women artists Following is a list of Indian women artists were born in India and or have a strong association with India. A * Dhruvi Acharya, visual artist * Iloosh Ahluwalia (b. 1970s), painter * V. Anamika, contemporary artist B * Bhuri Bai (b. 1968 ...

List of Indian women in dance This list of Indian women in dance includes women from India or of Indian parentage who are notable for their involvement with modern or traditional Indian dance, as dancers or choreographers. This list is not for women whose involvement with da ...

List of Iranian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Iran or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Panteha Abareshi (born 1999), multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, California *Golnar Adili (born 1976), artist based ...

List of Iraqi women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Iraq or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Najiba Ahmad (born 1954), poet * Kajal Ahmad (born 1967 Kirkuk), Kurdish-Iraqi poet * Firyal Al-Adhamy (born 1950), painter *Reem ...

* List of Irish women artists * List of Israeli women artists *

List of Italian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Italy or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Carla Accardi (1924–2014), abstractionist painter * Eleonora Aguiari (born 1973), installation artist *Angelica Veronica Airo ...

* List of Jamaican women artists * List of Japanese women artists * List of Latvian women artists * List of Lebanese women artists * List of Lithuanian women artists * List of female manga creators * List of Macedonian women artists * List of Mexican women artists * List of Moroccan women artists * List of New Zealand women artists * List of Norwegian women artists * List of Pakistani women artists *

List of Palestinian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Palestine or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Jumana Emil Abboud (born 1971), contemporary artist *Karimeh Abbud (1893–1955), artist, photographer * Maliheh Afnan (19 ...

List of women photographers Women have made significant contributions to photography since its inception. Notable participants include: Afghanistan * Farzana Wahidy (born 1984), documentary photographer concentrating on women's issues in Afghanistan Algeria * Zohra B ...

* List of Polish women artists * List of Portuguese women artists *

List of prima ballerinas This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina. "''Prima ballerina'' literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United St ...

* List of Romanian women artists * List of Russian women artists *

List of female sculptors This is a list of female Sculpture, sculptors – women notable for their three-dimensional artistic work (including sound and light). Do not add entries for those without a Wikipedia article. A B C D E F G H I *Yiota I ...

* List of Scottish women artists * List of Serbian women artists * List of Slovak women artists * List of Slovenian women artists * List of South African women artists * List of South Korean women artists * List of Spanish women artists *

Women Surrealists Women Surrealists are women artists, photographers, filmmakers and authors connected with the Surrealism movement, which began in the early 1920s. Painters * Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–1977), Chicago artist inspired by the Surrealists, wh ...

List of Swedish women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Sweden or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Kerstin Abram-Nilsson (1931–1998), painter * Lena Ackebo (born 1950), cartoonist * Emma Adbåge (born 1982), illustrator an ...

List of Swiss women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Switzerland or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A more comprehensive list of Swiss women artists can be found in thSIKART Lexiconon art in Switzerland of thSwiss Institute f ...

* List of Trinidad and Tobago women artists * List of Turkish women artists * List of Ukrainian women artists * List of Uruguayan women artists * List of Venezuelan women artists * List of Welsh women artists * List of women botanical illustrators

Business

* ''Forbes'' list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women *

List of female billionaires ''Forbes'' magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbes, usually in March. There were 328 women listed on the world's billionaires , up from 241 in March 2020. ...

* List of women company founders *

List of female top executives The world average of female top executives is 8 percent. Thailand has the highest proportion of female CEOs in the world, with 30 percent of companies employing female CEOs, followed by the People's Republic of China, with 19 percent. In the Europe ...

List of women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies This is a list of Women CEOs of the Fortune 500, based on the magazine's 2022 list (updated yearly). As of Dec 7, 2022, women were CEOs at 9.4 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Fortune 500 women CEOs as of 2021 (47 women) Fortune 500 CEOs by ...

* List of women in leadership * List of women founders

Technology

* List of women in technology * List of women computer scientists * List of women electronic writers *

List of women innovators and inventors by country Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, c ...

Education

List of female archivists This is a list of female archivists. See also

* List of archivists * List of female librarians * Lists of women {{Libraries and library science Lists of women by occupation, Archivists Lists of archivists, female archivists Female archiv ...

* List of female librarians

By alumni or faculty

* List of alumnae of women's colleges in the United States * List of Barnard College people *

List of Mount Holyoke College people The following is a list of individuals associated with Mount Holyoke College through attending as a student, or serving as a member of the faculty or staff. Notable alumnae Academics and scientists * Clara Harrison Stranahan, 1849 - author; f ...

* List of Old Collegians of PLC Melbourne *

List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney This is a List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney, they being notable alumni – known as "P.L.C Old Girls" of the Presbyterian Church school, The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (P.L.C Sydney) in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. In 2001, '' ...

* List of Radcliffe College people * List of Wellesley College people

By student organizations

Below are lists related to notable women in

sororities Fraternities and sororities are Club (organization), social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an Undergraduate education, undergraduate student, but conti ...

and similar student organizations. * List of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters * List of Chi Omega sisters *

List of Delta Sigma Theta sisters Below is a list of Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) members (commonly referred to as ''Deltas''). The sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University and was first incorporated in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 1913. On January 20, 19 ...

List of Kappa Alpha Theta sisters This is a list of notable members of Kappa Alpha Theta, a North American college Fraternity. This list includes both initiated and honorary members. Academics * Elva Bascom (Mu, Allegheny) - librarian, professor, writer on library science *Mary ...

* List of Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters *

List of Pi Beta Phi sisters The list of Pi Beta Phi sisters (commonly referred to as Pi Phis) includes initiated members of Pi Beta Phi Pi Beta Phi (), often known simply as Pi Phi, is an international women's fraternity founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinoi ...

* List of Zeta Phi Beta sisters

Ethnic or national origin

Below are lists related to notable women based on ethnic or national origin. * List of Albanian women * List of Ghanaian women * List of Sami women * List of Native American women of the United States *

List of Roman women The list below includes Roman women who were notable for their family connections, or their sons or husbands, or their own actions. In the earlier periods, women came to the attention of (later) historians either as poisoners of their husbands ( ...

Halls of fame

* Alabama Women's Hall of Fame *

Alaska Women's Hall of Fame The Alaska Women's Hall of Fame (AWHF) recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Alaska for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. It was conceived by the board of directors of the Alaska Women's Network (AWN) i ...

Arizona Women's Hall of Fame The Arizona Women's Hall of Fame recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Arizona for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. In 1979, the office of Governor Bruce Babbitt worked with the Arizona Women's Comm ...

Colorado Women's Hall of Fame The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer organization that recognizes women who have contributed to the history of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of 2020, 170 women have been inducted. History There was a short-lived recogniti ...

Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Connecticut for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. The CWHF had its beginnings in 1993 when a group of volunteers partn ...

Florida Women's Hall of Fame The Florida Women's Hall of Fame is an honor roll of women who have contributed to life for citizens of the US state of Florida. An awards ceremony for the hall of fame was first held in 1982 and recipient names are displayed in the Florida State ...

Georgia Women of Achievement The Georgia Women of Achievement (GWA) recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Georgia for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. The concept was first proposed by Rosalynn Carter in 1988. The first induction ...

Hall of Fame of Delaware Women The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women was established in 1981 by the Delaware Commission for Women, a division of the Secretary of State of Delaware. The hall of fame recognizes the achievements and contributions of Delaware women in a variety of field ...

List of American heiresses This is a non-exhaustive list of some American socialites, from before the Gilded Age to the end of the 20th century, who married into the European titled nobility, peerage, or royalty. The titles in this list are all mentioned or translated into E ...

Iowa Women's Hall of Fame The Iowa Women's Hall of Fame was created to acknowledge the accomplishments of female role models associated with the U.S. state of Iowa, and is an endeavor of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women (ICSW). History In 1972, the state of Iow ...

* Kentucky Women Remembered *

Louisiana Center for Women and Government Hall of Fame The Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Louisiana for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. Among the inductees are men whose contributi ...

Maine Women's Hall of Fame The Maine Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1990 to honor the achievements of women associated with the U.S. state of Maine. The induction ceremonies are held each year during March, designated as Women's History Month. Nominees are chosen by the ...

Maryland Women's Hall of Fame The Maryland Women's Hall of Fame (MWHF) recognizes significant achievements and statewide contributions made by women who are Maryland-natives or state residents. It was established in 1985 by the Maryland Commission for Women and the Women Legisl ...

Michigan Women's Hall of Fame The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF) honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regi ...

National Women's Hall of Fame The National Women's Hall of Fame (NWHF) is an American institution incorporated in 1969 by a group of men and women in Seneca Falls, New York, although it did not induct its first enshrinees until 1973. As of 2021, it had 303 inductees. Induc ...

* New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame *

Ohio Women's Hall of Fame The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame was a program the State of Ohio's Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Department of Job and Family Services ran from 1978 through 2011. The Hall has over 400 members. In 2019, the Hall's physical archives a ...

Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame was established in 1982 by Oklahoma Governor George Nigh "to honor Oklahoma women who are pioneers in their field or in a project that benefits Oklahoma; who have made a significant contribution to the State of Oklahoma ...

Oregon Women of Achievement The Oregon Commission for Women established the Oregon Women of Achievement in 1985 to recognize the accomplishments of Oregon women and to demonstrate appreciation for their endeavors. Qualifying candidates to be nominated for the Oregon Women of ...

Texas Women's Hall of Fame The Texas Women's Hall of Fame was established in 1984 by the Governor's Commission on Women. The honorees are selected biennially from submissions from the public. The honorees must be either native Texans, or a resident of Texas at the time of th ...

Victorian Honour Roll of Women The Victorian Honour Roll of Women was established in 2001 to recognise the achievements of women from the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The Honour Roll was established as part of the cele ...

Fictional characters

* List of Bond girls *

List of catgirls This is a list of catgirls and catboys — characters with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. The list excludes anthropomorphic cats (e.g. Hello Kitty, Top Cat, The Cat in the Ha ...

List of female action heroes The following is a list of female action heroes and villains who appear in action films, television shows, comic books, and video games and who are "thrust into a series of challenges requiring physical feats, extended fights, extensive stunt ...

* List of female detective characters * List of female stock characters * List of female supervillains *

List of fictional gynoids This list of fictional gynoids is sorted by media genre and alphabetised by character name or media title. Gynoids are humanoid robots that are gendered feminine. They appear widely in science fiction film and art. They are also known as female an ...

List of fictional princesses This is a list of fictional princesses that have appeared in various works of fiction. This list is organized by medium and limited to well-referenced, notable examples of fictional princesses. Literature ''This section contains examples of bo ...

List of fictional witches This is the list of fictional witches. Comics A * Adrazelle ('' Mélusine'') * Alwina (Good witch in the '' Suske en Wiske'' story "Het Spaanse Spook") * Alwina (Evil witch in the '' Suske en Wiske'' story "De Schat van Beersel") * Antanneke ( ...

List of tomboys in fiction This is a list of fictional characters that have been described as tomboys. Anime and manga Comics Film Literature Plays Television Video games See also * Effeminacy * Geek girl * Gender * Gender variance * Sissy ''Si ...

List of women warriors in folklore This is a list of women who engaged in war, found throughout mythology and folklore, studied in fields such as literature, sociology, psychology, anthropology, film studies, cultural studies, and women's studies. A ''mythological'' figure d ...

Maternal mortality in fiction Maternal death in fiction is a common theme encountered in literature, movies, and other media. The death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or immediately afterwards is a tragic event. The chances of a child surviving such an extreme birth ...

Film and television

Below are lists related to notable women in film and television. *

List of female film and television directors This is a list of female film and television directors. Their works may include live action and/or animated features, shorts, documentaries, telemovies, TV programs, or videos. A * Jennifer Abbott (Canada) * Sarah Abbott (Canada * Jenni ...

List of female film directors This is a list of female film and television directors. Their works may include live action and/or animated features, shorts, documentaries, telemovies, TV programs, or videos. A * Jennifer Abbott (Canada) * Sarah Abbott (Canada * Jen ...

List of female film score composers The following is a list of female film score composers. * Anita Andreis, Croatian * Rachita Arora, Indian * Malini Awasthi, Indian * Lesley Barber (born 1962), Canadian * Elsa Barraine (1910–1999), French * Bebe Barron (born 1926), America ...

Actresses

Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut The winners are listed below:- External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20110705085218/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ See also * Bollywood Movie Awards * Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bomba ...

List of American film actresses The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list ...

List of American television actresses This is an alphabetical list of American television actresses who have articles on Wikipedia. Some actors who are well-known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American film actresses. A *Paula Abdul born * Donzal ...

List of Bengali actresses There have been many Bengali female actors who have acted predominantly in Indian Bengali cinema or Hindi cinema or both. List of Bengali actresses from West Bengal List of actresses predominantly in Bengali films 1940s 1960s 1970s 19 ...

List of Chinese actresses The following is a list of notable actresses from Mainland China. A *Aliya *An Yuexi * Angelababy B * Bai Lu C *Chen Duling * Chen Hao * Chen Hong *Joan Chen * Chen Sisi *Chen Xiaoxu * Chen Yumei *Chen Yunshang *Chen Yuqi *Ching Li D *Deng Ji ...

* List of Czech actresses * List of Filipina actresses *

List of Indian film actresses This is an alphabetical list of notable Indian film actresses. A * Aaditi Pohankar * Aahana Kumra * Aakanksha Singh * Aamna Sharif * Aanchal Munjal * Aarathi * Aarti Agarwal * Aarti Chhabria * Aashka Goradia * Abhirami * Adah Shar ...

List of Iranian actresses The following is a list of Iranian actresses in alphabetical order. A *Aram (actress), Aram *Bahareh Afshari * Golab Adineh * Mahnaz Afshar * Shohreh Aghdashloo * Pegah Ahangarani * Taraneh Alidoosti * Zar Amir Ebrahimi * Mary Apick * ...

List of Italian actresses This is a list of Italian actresses, including those from other countries who mainly worked in the Italian film industry, and actresses who are of Italian descent. The list includes all actresses from :Italian actresses. Persons are listed al ...

List of Japanese actresses The following is a list of Japanese actresses in surname alphabetical order. Names are displayed given name first, per Wikipedia manual of style. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Japanes ...

List of Nepalese actresses This is a list of Nepali actors. Arranged alphabetically on basis of first letter of their surname. A * Hari Bansha Acharya * Nisha Adhikari * Keki Adhikari B * Anup Baral * Nischal Basnet * Biraj Bhatta * Bhuwan K.C. C * Sushil Chh ...

* List of nominees for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (by actress) *

List of Thai actresses This is a list of Thai actresses. It is customary for Thais to be grouped by their given name, not their family name, even if they have taken a Western name. A * Ammara Assawanon *Ann Thongprasom * Apasiri Nitipon *Apinya Sakuljaroensuk *Aran ...

WAMPAS Baby Stars The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the United States Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers, which honored 13 (15 in 1932) young actresses each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. ...

;Pornographic films *

AVN Female Performer of the Year Award The AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year is presented every January in Las Vegas, Nevada at the AVN Awards ceremony sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine ''Adult Video News'' (AVN). It represents the f ...

* List of pornographic actresses by decade

Gaming

List of female chess players This article lists female chess players who have received official World Chess Federation (FIDE) titles or are otherwise renowned as women in chess. Grandmasters There are 40 female players who have been awarded the title of Grandmaster, the ...

* List of female role-playing game professionals

History

List of English royal mistresses {{Short description, none This article contains a list of notable English royal mistress, English Royal mistress, royal mistresses. Henry I of England, Henry I *Henry I of England#With Gieva de Tracy, Gieva de Tracy *Henry I of England#With Ansfrid ...

* List of females executed in the United States *

List of female explorers and travelers This is a list of women who explored or travelled the world in a pioneering way. The list may include women naturalists, sailors, mountain climbers, dog sledders, swimmers, pilots, and underwater explorers. Astronauts are not included here ...

List of female Nobel laureates The Nobel Prizes are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to Mankind." As of 2022, 61 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 6 ...

List of female philosophers __NOTOC__ This is a list of women philosophers ordered alphabetically by surname. Although often overlooked in mainstream historiography, women have engaged in philosophy throughout the field's history. Some notable philosophers include Maitreyi ...

List of feminists This list of feminists catalogues individuals who identify or have been identified as proponents of feminist political, economic, social, and personal principles for gender equality. Early feminists Born before 1499. 16th-century feminist ...

List of French royal mistresses A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of Kentucky women in the civil rights era This is a historical list of women from Kentucky who were involved in civil rights activism from 1920 until the 1970s. This was a time period in the twentieth century when the civil rights movement impacted Kentucky's history of women and was enr ...

List of prostitutes and courtesans This list of prostitutes and courtesans includes famous persons who have engaged in prostitution and courtesan work. Historical Ancient world *Rahab of Jericho *Aspasia, Greek ''hetaera'', companion of Pericles *Phryne, Greek hetaera *Thaïs, G ...

List of Scottish royal mistresses {{Short description, none This article contains a list of notable Scottish royal mistresses. The list cannot be complete since some earlier kings had illegitimate children by unknown mothers. David II * 1360s: Agnes Dunbar Robert II * 1330s: ...

List of suffragists and suffragettes This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the public ...

List of Swedish royal mistresses The following is a list of women known to have been mistresses to members of the Swedish Royal Family. House of Bonde * 1464-1470: Kristina Abrahamsdotter ( fi, Kristiina Abrahamintytär), mistress of Charles VIII of Sweden before their marriage ...

List of U.S. counties named after women This is a list of U.S. counties which are named after women. Items may be listed in more than one category. Locals and settlers *Ada County, Idaho, named for Ada Riggs, the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter of Boise, Idaho ...

* List of women firsts *

List of women in the Heritage Floor This list documents all 998 mythical, historical and notable women whose names are displayed on the handmade white tiles of the ''Heritage Floor'' as part of Judy Chicago's ''The Dinner Party'' art installation (1979); there is also one man listed ...

* List of women who led a revolt or rebellion *

List of women's rights activists This article is a list of notable women's rights activists, arranged alphabetically by modern country names and by the names of the persons listed. Afghanistan * Amina Azimi – disabled women's rights advocate * Hasina Jalal – women's empowerm ...

* Women in piracy

Leadership

* List of women in leadership

Literature

* List of Albanian women writers * List of Algerian women writers * List of Argentine women writers * List of Australian women writers * List of Austrian women writers * List of Azerbaijani women writers * List of Bangladeshi women writers * List of Belgian women writers * List of Bolivian women writers * List of Bosnia and Herzegovina women writers * List of Brazilian women writers * List of Bulgarian women writers * List of Burkinabé women writers * List of Canadian women writers in French * List of Chilean women writers * List of Chinese women writers * List of Colombian women writers * List of Croatian women writers * List of Cuban women writers * List of Czech women writers * List of women cookbook writers * List of Danish women writers * List of Dutch women writers * List of early-modern British women novelists * List of early-modern British women playwrights * List of early-modern British women poets * List of ecofeminist authors * List of Ecuadorian women writers * List of Egyptian women writers * List of Estonian women writers * List of Faroese women writers * List of female detective/mystery writers * List of female linguists * List of female poets * List of female rhetoricians * List of feminist poets * List of Filipino women writers * List of Finnish women writers * List of French women writers * List of German women writers * List of Ghanaian women writers * List of Greek women writers * List of Guatemalan women writers * List of Guyanese women writers * List of Hungarian women writers * List of Icelandic women writers * List of Indian women writers * List of Indonesian women writers * List of Iranian women writers * List of Irish women writers * List of Italian women writers * List of Ivorian women writers * List of Jamaican women writers * List of Japanese women writers * List of Kenyan women writers * List of Korean women writers * List of Latvian women writers * List of Lebanese women writers * List of Luxembourg women writers * List of Malaysian women writers * List of Mexican women writers * List of modernist women writers * List of Moroccan women writers * List of New Zealand women writers * List of Nicaraguan women writers * List of Nigerian women writers * List of Norwegian women writers * List of Pakistani women writers * List of Palestinian women writers * List of Panamanian women writers * List of Paraguayan women writers * List of Peruvian women writers * List of Polish women writers * List of Portuguese women writers * List of Puerto Rican women writers * List of Romanian women writers * List of Russian women writers * List of Senegalese women writers * List of Serbian women writers * List of Slovak women writers * List of Slovenian women writers * List of South African women writers * List of Spanish women writers * List of Swedish women writers * List of Swiss women writers * List of Trinidad and Tobago women writers * List of Tunisian women writers * List of Turkish women writers * List of Ugandan women writers * List of Ukrainian women writers * List of Uruguayan women writers * List of Welsh women writers *

* List of women writers * List of women electronic writers * Women letter writers * List of Zimbabwean women writers

Military

* List of female SOE agents * Women Airforce Service Pilots#WASP aviators, List of WASP aviators * Women's Royal Air Force#List of Commandants WRAF, Women's Royal Air Force List of Commandments and Directors

Models and pageants

* List of Allure cover models * List of glamour models * List of Japanese gravure idols * The Price Is Right models#List of models, List of ''The Price Is Right'' models * List of Victoria's Secret models * List of Vogue cover models

Pageants

* List of Miss America titleholders * Miss America's Outstanding Teen#Winners, Miss America's Outstanding Teen * Miss America award winners * List of Miss USA titleholders * Miss Teen USA#Titleholders, List of Miss Teen USA titleholders * List of Miss Universe titleholders * Miss United States#Titleholders, Miss United States titleholders * List of Miss World titleholders * Miss World America#Contestants, Miss World America titleholders * List of Miss International titleholders * Miss U.S. International#Titleholders, Miss U.S. International titleholders * List of Miss Earth titleholders * Miss Earth United States#Titleholders, Miss Earth United States titleholders * Mrs. America (contest)#Titleholders, Mrs. America titleholders * Miss Teen America#Winners, Miss Teen America * Miss Indian America#Winners, Miss Indian America * Hawaiian Tropic#Miss Hawaiian Tropic International, Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners * Miss American Beauty 1963 * Miss Brasil USA#Winners, Miss Brasil USA * Miss LA Chinatown#List of Winners, Miss LA Chinatown winners * Miss Chinatown USA#List of Miss Chinatown USA titleholders, Miss Chinatown USA * Miss Hollywood#Winners, Miss Hollywood * Miss Orlando#Winners: Miss Category, Miss Orlando * Miss Teenage America * National Sweetheart#Winners, National Sweetheart * Queens of the Tournament of Roses#Rose Queens, Queen of the Tournament of Roses, Rose Queens

Swimsuits and nudes

* List of Penthouse Pets of the Year * List of Penthouse Pets of the Month * List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition models * List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models * List of Penthouse Pets * List of Playboy models * List of Playboy Playmates of the Month * List of Playboy Playmates of the Year

Music

Below are lists related to notable women in the music industry. * Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance * List of all-female bands * List of Australian women composers * List of best-selling girl groups * List of classic female blues singers * List of female bass guitarists * List of women composers * List of women composers by birth year * List of women composers by name * List of women composers in the United States during the 20th century *

* List of female classical conductors * List of female drummers * List of female electronic musicians * List of female heavy metal singers * List of female rock singers * List of female violinists * List of women music publishers before 1900 * MTV Pilipinas for Favorite Female Video * MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video

By ethnic or national origin

*List of African-American women in classical music * List of American female country singers *List of Australian women composers *List of Danish operatic sopranos *List of Finnish operatic sopranos *List of Norwegian operatic sopranos *List of Swedish operatic sopranos * List of women singers from Lebanon

By genre

* Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance * List of classic female blues singers * List of female electronic musicians * List of female heavy metal singers * List of female rock singers * List of riot grrrl bands

Nurses

* List of nurses * List of Danish nurses

Photography

;Main list *

;By country * List of American women photographers * List of Australian women photographers * List of Austrian women photographers * List of British women photographers * List of Canadian women photographers * List of Chinese women photographers * List of Danish women photographers * List of Dutch women photographers * List of French women photographers * List of German women photographers * List of Japanese women photographers * List of Mexican women photographers * List of New Zealand women photographers * List of Spanish women photographers * List of Swedish women photographers

Politics

* List of 19th-century women politicians * List of elected or appointed female deputy heads of government * List of elected or appointed female deputy heads of state * List of elected or appointed female heads of government * List of elected or appointed female heads of state * List of female rulers and title holders * List of the first female holders of political offices * List of the first female holders of political offices in Africa * List of the first female holders of political offices in Asia * List of the first female holders of political offices in Europe * List of the first female holders of political offices in Oceania * List of the first female holders of political offices in the Americas * List of first female mayors * List of queens regnant * List of Valide Sultans

By country of origin

* Countess of Tripoli * Duchess of Braganza * Duchess of Courland * Duchess of Teschen * Japanese empresses * List of Albanian consorts * List of Armenian consorts * List of Bohemian consorts * List of Bosnian consorts * List of Bulgarian consorts * List of Chinese consorts * List of consorts of Luxembourg * Raja Permaisuri Agong, List of consorts Malaysia * List of consorts of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty * List of consorts of Schleswig and Holstein * List of Cypriot consorts * List of Danish consorts * List of female cabinet ministers of Iceland * List of female cabinet ministers of Indonesia * List of female cabinet ministers of Israel * List of female cabinet ministers of Japan * List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka * List of female cabinet ministers of Taiwan * List of female cabinet ministers of Thailand * List of female cabinet secretaries of the Philippines * List of female Indian chief ministers * List of female Indian governors * List of Finnish consorts * List of Georgian consorts * List of Haitian consorts * List of Hawaiian consorts * List of Holy Roman Empresses * List of Hungarian consorts * List of Lithuanian consorts * List of Monegasque consorts * List of Montenegrin consorts * List of Norwegian consorts * List of Polish consorts * List of princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg * List of Roman and Byzantine Empresses * List of Russian consorts * List of Serbian consorts * List of Swedish consorts * List of Thai royal consorts * List of Tongan consorts * List of Visigothic queens * Lists of female state governors * Princess of Antioch * Princess of Liechtenstein * Princess of Taranto

Australia

* List of female cabinet ministers of Australia * Women in the Australian House of Representatives * Women in the Australian Senate * Women in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Women in the New South Wales Legislative Council * Women in the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Women in the South Australian House of Assembly * Women in the South Australian Legislative Council * Women in the Tasmanian House of Assembly * Women in the Tasmanian Legislative Council * Women in the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Women in the Victorian Legislative Council * Women in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly * Women in the Western Australian Legislative Council

Austria

* List of Austrian consorts * List of consorts of Lorraine * List of Modenese consorts

Belgium

* Duchess of Brabant * Duchess of Limburg * List of Belgian consorts * List of consorts of the counts of Flanders * Princess of Ligne

Brazil

* List of Brazilian consorts * List of female state governors in Brazil * List of spouses of the presidents of Brazil * Princess of Brazil

Canada

* List of Canadian monarchs * List of Canadian women government ministers * List of consorts of Berg * List of female first ministers in Canada * List of female viceroys in Canada * Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures * Women in the 39th Canadian Parliament * Women in the 40th Canadian Parliament * Women in the 41st Canadian Parliament

France

* Countess of Artois * Countess of Eu * Duchess of Berry * Countess of Dreux * Countess of Évreux * Countess of Foix * Duchess of Longueville * Duchess of Rohan-Rohan * Duchess of Vendôme * List of Angevin consorts * List of Aquitanian consorts * List of Burgundian consorts * List of consorts of Alençon * List of consorts of Bourbon * List of consorts of Brittany * List of consorts of Elbeuf * List of consorts of Étampes * List of consorts of Guise * List of consorts of Lorraine * List of consorts of Maine * List of consorts of Montpensier * List of consorts of Neuchâtel * List of consorts of Nevers * List of consorts of Orléans * List of consorts of Provence * List of French consorts * List of Navarrese consorts * List of Norman consorts * List of spouses of the President of France * List of Toulousain consorts * Princess of Condé * Princess of Conti * Princess of Joinville * Princess of Soubise * Princess of Turenne

Germany

* Countess of Hainaut * List of Aquitanian consorts * List of Bavarian consorts * List of consorts of Baden * List of consorts of Brandenburg * List of consorts of Bremen-Verden * List of consorts of Brunswick-Lüneburg * List of consorts of Cleves * List of consorts of Holstein-Gottorp * List of consorts of Holstein-Sonderburg * List of consorts of Lippe * List of consorts of Lorraine * List of consorts of Mayenne * List of consorts of Mecklenburg * List of consorts of Neuchâtel * List of consorts of Oldenburg * List of consorts of Schleswig and Holstein * List of consorts of Schwarzburg * List of consorts of Thurn and Taxis * List of consorts of Württemberg * List of Countesses of East Frisia * List of Ferrarese consorts * List of Frankish queens * List of German queens * List of Hanoverian consorts * List of Hessian consorts * List of Margravines of Meissen * List of Modenese consorts * List of Prussian consorts * List of Rhenish consorts * List of Saxon consorts * List of Swabian consorts * Princess of Leiningen

Greece

* List of exiled and pretending Byzantine Empresses * List of Greek royal consorts * Princess of Achaea

Ireland

* List of Irish queens and consorts * List of women in Dáil Éireann * List of women in Seanad Éireann

Italy

* Duchess of Aosta * Duchess of Calabria * Duchess of Galliera * Duchess of Genoa * List of consorts of Montferrat * List of consorts of Montpellier * List of consorts of Naples * List of consorts of the Two Sicilies * List of consorts of Tuscany * List of countesses and duchesses of Urbino * List of Ferrarese consorts * List of Italian queens * List of Mantuan consorts * List of Milanese consorts * List of Modenese consorts * List of Parmese consorts * List of Sardinian consorts * List of Savoyard consorts * List of Sicilian consorts * Princess of Carignano * Princess of Piedmont * Wife of the President of the Italian Republic

Mexico

* List of female state governors in Mexico * List of Mexican consorts

Netherlands

* Countess of Holland * Duchess of Limburg * List of consorts of the counts of Flanders * List of Dutch consorts * Princess of Orange

Portugal

* List of Portuguese consorts * Princess of Portugal * Princess Royal of Portugal

Romania

* List of consorts of Transylvania * List of Romanian consorts

Spain

* List of Aragonese consorts * List of Asturian consorts * List of Castilian consorts * List of Galician consorts * List of Majorcan consorts * List of Navarrese consorts * List of Spanish consorts * Princess of Asturias * Princess of Girona

United Kingdom

* Blair Babe * British princess * British queens dowager * English queens dowager * List of British consorts * List of Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire * List of English consorts * List of Manx consorts * List of Scottish consorts * Princess Royal * Princess of Wales * Scottish queens dowager

United States

* First Lady of Puerto Rico#First Ladies, First ladies of Puerto Rico * List of California suffragists * List of New Mexico suffragists * List of Ohio suffragists * List of Texas suffragists * List of female governors in the United States * List of female members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico * List of female United States Cabinet members * List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates * Women in the United States House of Representatives * Women in the United States Senate

Religion

* List of female mystics * List of the first 32 women ordained as Church of England priests * List of ordained Christian women * List of women in the Bible * List of women priests * Women as theological figures

Science

* List of 21st-century women scientists *List of African-American women in STEM fields * List of Antarctic women (explorers and researchers) * List of female astronauts * List of female Egyptologists * List of female Fellows of the Royal Society * List of female scientists before the 20th century * List of female scientists before the 21st century * List of female scientists in the 20th century * List of female mathematicians * List of New Zealand women botanists * List of women anthropologists * List of women astronomers * List of women botanists * List of women climate scientists * List of women in mathematics * List of women neuroscientists

Astronomy

Astronomical objects named on a female theme: * List of craters on Venus * List of montes on Venus * List of coronae on Venus

Health

*List of African-American women in medicine *List of the verified oldest women * List of women with ovarian cancer * List of women who died in childbirth * List of youngest birth mothers * Pregnancy over age 50 * Women in medicine#Pioneering women in early modern medicine, Pioneering women in medicine

Sports

* Alpine skiing World Cup women * List of Australian athletics champions (Women) * List of college women's lacrosse coaches with 250 wins * List of college women's volleyball coaches with 700 wins * List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) * List of female American football players * List of female bodybuilders * List of female fitness & figure competitors * List of female kickboxers * List of female mixed martial artists * List of Hungarian women's handball transfers summer 2011 * List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) * List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (women) * List of Olympic medalists in fencing (women) * List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (women) * List of Olympic medalists in handball (women) * List of Olympic medalists in rowing (women) * List of sportswomen * List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (women) * List of World Curling Women's champions

Badminton

* List of All England Women's Doubles champions * List of All England Women's Singles champions * List of Denmark Open Women's Singles champions * List of French Open Women's Singles champions in badminton * List of Malaysia Open Women's Singles champions

Basketball

* List of college women's basketball coaches with 600 wins * List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 points * List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 rebounds * List of current Women's National Basketball Association head coaches * List of NCAA Division I women's basketball players with 1400 rebounds * List of NCAA Division I women's basketball players with 3000 points * List of WNBA career rebounding leaders * List of WNBA career scoring leaders * List of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year * List of Women's National Basketball Association players * List of Women's National Basketball Association head coaches * List of Women's National Basketball Association season assists leaders * List of Women's National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders * List of Women's National Basketball Association season scoring leaders

Boxing

* List of female boxers * List of IBF female world champions * List of WBA female world champions * List of WBC female world champions * List of WBO female world champions

Cricket

* Lists of women Test cricketers * Lists of women One Day International cricketers * Lists of women Twenty20 International cricketers * List of women's Test cricket records * List of women's One Day International cricket records * List of women's Twenty20 International records * List of centuries in women's Test cricket * List of centuries in women's One Day International cricket * List of centuries in women's Twenty20 International cricket * List of players who have scored 1,000 or more runs in Women's Twenty20 International cricket * List of women's Test cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut * List of five-wicket hauls in women's One Day International cricket * List of five-wicket hauls in women's Twenty20 International cricket * List of women's international cricket hat-tricks

Cycling

* List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)

Football

* African Women Footballer of the Year * Diamantbollen * International competitions in women's association football * List of Austrian women´s soccer teams * List of Boston Breakers (WPS) players * List of college women's soccer coaches with 250 wins * List of England women's international footballers (alphabetical) * List of FC Gold Pride players * List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers * List of France women's international footballers * List of French women's football champions * List of German women's football champions * List of women's national association football teams * List of New Zealand women's international footballers * List of Seattle Reign FC players * List of Vancouver Whitecaps Women players * List of women's association football clubs * List of women's association football players with 100 or more international goals * List of women's association football clubs in England * List of women's football clubs in Brazil * List of women's football clubs in Hong Kong * List of women's football clubs in Japan * List of women's football clubs in Scotland * List of women's football clubs in South Korea * List of women's football clubs in Spain * List of women's football clubs in Sweden * List of women's football clubs in Turkey

Golf

* Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions * List of American Solheim Cup golfers * List of du Maurier Classic champions * List of female golfers * List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins * List of Kraft Nabisco Championship champions * List of LPGA Championship champions * List of LPGA major championship winning golfers * List of Titleholders Championship champions * List of U.S. Women's Open (golf) champions * List of Women's British Open champions * List of Women's Western Open champions * Women's World Golf Rankings

Ice hockey

* List of Canadian women's national ice hockey team rosters * List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins * List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners * List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada * List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Finland * List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for the United States * List of United States women's national ice hockey team rosters

Racing

* List of female 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers * List of female Formula One drivers * List of female Indy 500 drivers * List of female NASCAR drivers

Swimming

* List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) * List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (women) * List of Maccabiah medalists in swimming (women) * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * List of Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships champions (women) * List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions (women) * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

Tennis

* Chronological list of women's Grand Slam tennis champions * List of Australian Open women's singles champions * List of Australian Open women's doubles champions * List of female tennis players * List of French Open women's singles champions * List of French Open women's doubles champions * List of Grand Slam women's doubles champions * List of Grand Slam women's singles champions * List of open era Grand Slam women's singles finals * List of US Open women's singles champions * List of US Open women's doubles champions

Wrestling

* List of female freestyle wrestlers * List of TNA Knockouts Champions * List of WWE Divas Champions * List of WWE Women's Champions * List of women's wrestling promotions in the United States

Other

* List of incidents of violence against women * List of women's conferences * List of women's organizations {{DEFAULTSORT:women Lists of women, Lists of women by occupation,