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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 arts, visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photo ...

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

List of Armenian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Armenia or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Lusik Aguletsi (1946–2018), Soviet Armenian painter *Maide Arel (1907–1997) Turkish-born Armenian cubist painter * Maria ...

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 *Gunnhildur ...

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 dan ...

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 (193 ...

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 The following is a list of notable individuals associated with Barnard College through attendance as a student, service as a member of the faculty or staff, or award of the Barnard Medal of Distinction. Notable alumnae Academics and scientists ...

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 The Alabama Women's Hall of Fame honors the achievements of women associated with the U.S. state of Alabama. Established in 1970, the first women were inducted the following year. The museum is located in Bean Hall, a former Carnegie Library, on th ...

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 Commis ...

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 Kentucky Women Remembered is an exhibit in the Kentucky State Capitol that honors the contributions of women from the Commonwealth. The exhibit consists of over 60 watercolor portraits of outstanding Kentucky women. The Kentucky Commission on Wome ...

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 stunts ...

List of female detective characters This is a list of fictional female investigators from novels, short stories, radio, television, films and video games. A * Abigail Adams, future first lady, detects in 1770s Massachusetts in a series by Barbara Hambly (as Barbara Hamilton) ...

* 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 *Donzalei ...

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 Filipino actresses is a list of present and past notable Filipino actresses on stage, television, and motion pictures, arranged in alphabetical order by first name. A *AC Bonifacio (b. 2002) * África de la Rosa (1906–?) *Agot Isid ...

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 * Bahareh Afshari * Golab Adineh * Mahnaz Afshar * Shohreh Aghdashloo * Pegah Ahangarani * Taraneh Alidoosti * Zar Amir Ebrahimi * Mary Apick * Afsar Asadi * ...

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 Since 1976, when the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in ''Gregg v. Georgia'', 18 women have been executed in the United States. Women represent less than 1.15 percent of the 1,561 executions performed ...

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 This is a list of women who led a revolt or rebellion. A revolt is an organized attempt to overthrow an existing body of state authority through a rebellion, or uprising. Armed conflict Before 1000 AD * In 671–670 BC, the oracle of Nusk ...

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 Although the majority of pirates in history have been men, there are around a hundred known examples of female pirates, about forty of whom were active in the Golden Age of Piracy. Some women have been pirate captains and some have commanded enti ...

Leadership

* List of women in leadership

Literature

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List of Algerian women writers 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 unio ...

List of Argentine women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Argentina or whose writings are closely associated with this country. A *Florencia Abbate (born 1976), novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, journalist *Margarita Abella Caprile (1901–19 ...

List of Australian women writers This is a list of women writers born in Australia or closely associated with it in their writings. As with other Wikipedia page lists, writers need a page before inclusion. A *Mena Kasmiri Abdullah (born 1930), short story writer *Joyce Ackroyd ...

List of Austrian women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Austria or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Emma Adler (1858–1935), journalist, historical novelist, non-fiction writer, newspaper publisher, translator *Ilse Aiching ...

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List of Canadian women writers in French This is a list of Canadian women writers in French who were born in Canada or whose writings in French are closely associated with that country. It was in the mid-19th century that French-speaking women began to contribute to Canadian literature ...

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List of Chinese women writers The following is a list of Chinese women writers. B *Consort Ban (c. 48 – c. 6 BCE) scholar and poet *Ban Zhao (45 – c. 116) historian * Bao Junhui (fl. late 8th c. CE) poet * Bao Linghui (fl. c. 464 CE) poet *Anni Baobei (born 1974) noveli ...

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List of Croatian women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Croatia or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874–1938), children's writer B *Jelica Belović-Bernardzikowska (1870–1946), feminist, pedago ...

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List of women cookbook writers This is a list of notable women cookbook writers. Australia *Stephanie Alexander (born 1940), restaurateur, cookbook writer *Margaret Fulton (1924–2019), British-born journalist, cookbook writer *Donna Hay (born 1971), popular cookbook writer ...

List of Danish women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Denmark or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Karen Aabye (1904–1982), journalist and historical novelist * Jane Aamund (1936–2019), novelist and journalist *Merete ...

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List of early-modern British women novelists This is an alphabetical list of female novelists who were active in Kingdom of England, England and Wales, and the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before approximately 1800. ''Nota bene'': authors of novels are the focus of this list, thou ...

List of early-modern British women playwrights This is an alphabetical list of women playwrights who were active in Kingdom of England, England and Wales, and the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before approximately 1800, with a brief indication of productivity. (For a chronological li ...

List of early-modern British women poets This is an alphabetical list of female poets who were active in England and Wales, and the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before approximately 1800. ''Nota bene'': Authors of poetry are the focus of this list, though many of these writer ...

List of ecofeminist authors An alphabetized list of ecofeminist writers includes the following: * Carol J. Adams * Carol P. Christ * Chris Cuomo * Mary Daly * Françoise d'Eaubonne * Barbara Ehrenreich * Clarissa Pinkola Estes * Alice Fulton * Greta Gaard * Chellis Glend ...

* 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 This is a list of female poets with a Wikipedia page, listed by the period of time in which they were born. Before CE 1–500 CE 500–999 CE 11th–14th centuries In chronological order: 15th century 16th century 17th century ...

List of female rhetoricians Within the field of rhetoric, the contributions of female rhetoricians have often been overlooked. Anthologies comprising the history of rhetoric or rhetoricians often leave the impression there were none. Throughout history, however, there have ...

List of feminist poets This is a list of feminist poets. Historically, literature has been a male-dominated sphere, and any List of female poets, poetry written by a woman could be seen as feminism, feminist. Often, feminist poetry refers to that which was composed afte ...

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List of German women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Germany or whose writings are closely associated with it. A *Maximiliane Ackers (1896–1982), lesbian actress, novelist, scriptwriter *Martha Albrand (1914–1981), novelist *Helene Adler (1849� ...

List of Ghanaian women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Ghana or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Ama Ata Aidoo (1940–2023), playwright, poet, fiction writer and critic *Mary Ashun, Mary Asabea Ashun (1968–), novelist a ...

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List of Guyanese women writers This is a list of women writers of Guyana. A-M * Andaiye (1942–2019) * Mahadai Das (b. 1954) * Brenda DoHarris (b. 1946) * Beryl Gilroy (1924–2001) * Janet Jagan (1920–2009) * Meiling Jin (b. 1956) * Laxmi Kallicharan (1951–2002) * Oonya K ...

* List of Hungarian women writers * List of Icelandic women writers *

List of Indian women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in India or whose writings are closely associated with that nation. A *Varsha Adalja (born 1940), Gujarati language, Gujarati novelist, playwright *Smita Agarwal (born 1958), poet, educator *Vinita Ag ...

* List of Indonesian women writers * List of Iranian women writers *

List of Irish women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Ireland or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Mary Jane Adams (1840–1902), Irish-American poet * Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Anglo-Irish hymn writer and po ...

* List of Italian women writers * List of Ivorian women writers * List of Jamaican women writers *

List of Japanese women writers The following is a list of Japanese women writers and manga artists. A *Hotaru Akane (born 1983), blogger, lyricist * Akiko Akazome (1974–2017), novelist *Akazome Emon (956–1041), waka poet *Risu Akizuki (born 1958), manga writer *Akira Amano ...

* 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 This is a list of women writers who were born in Mexico or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Liliana Abud (born 1948), actress, screenwriter *Griselda Álvarez (1913–2009), state governor, poet *Pita Amor, pen name of ...

List of modernist women writers {{Short description, none The term Modernism describes the modernist movement in the arts, its set of cultural tendencies and associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society in the late 1 ...

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List of New Zealand women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in New Zealand or whose lives and works are closely associated with that country. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U *Makerita Urale (fl. 1990s), pla ...

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List of Panamanian women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Panama or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Elsie Alvarado de Ricord (1928–2005), poet, essayist, biographer, linguist * Patricia Alvarado Nuñez (born 1967), Panamani ...

* List of Paraguayan women writers * List of Peruvian women writers *

List of Polish women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Poland or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Miriam Akavia (1927–2015), Polish-born Israeli novelist, translator *Lisa Appignanesi (born 1946), Polish-born English-langu ...

* List of Portuguese women writers *

List of Puerto Rican women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Puerto Rico or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Silvia Álvarez Curbelo (born 1940), historian, non-fiction writer * Isabel Andreu de Aguilar (1887–1948), suffragist, ...

* 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 This is a list of women writers who were born in Sweden or whose writings are closely associated with the country. A *Sophie Adlersparre (1823–1895), journalist, editor, women's rights activist *Charlotte Agell (born 1959), English-language w ...

List of Swiss women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Switzerland or whose writings are closely associated with that country. B *Béatrix Beck (1914–2008), Swiss-born Belgian writing in French, novelist *Maja Beutler (1936–2021), German-language ...

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List of Turkish women writers This is a list of Turkish women writers who are Ottoman or Turkish nationals and who write in Turkish language. A * Halide Edib Adıvar (1884–1964), novelist, nationalist, feminist *Adalet Ağaoğlu (1929–2020), prominent novelist, playwrig ...

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List of Welsh women writers This is a list of women writers who were born in Wales or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Jane Aaron (educator), Jane Aaron (born 1951), literature scholar, researcher and non-fiction writer *Jane Arden (director), ...

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Women letter writers Women letter writers in early modern Europe created lengthy correspondences, where they expressed their intellect and their creativity; in the process, they also left a rich historical legacy. Over time, a large number of women's correspondenc ...

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Military

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Models and pageants

List of Allure cover models '' Allure'' is a women's beauty magazine published by Condé Nast Publications Condé is a French place name and personal name. It is ultimately derived from a Celtic word, "Condate", meaning "confluence" (of two rivers) - from which was der ...

List of glamour models This is a list of notable glamour models. A *Lene Alexandra *Alessandra Ambrosio *Pamela Anderson *Sophie Anderton *Sora Aoi *Danni Ashe * Gianne Albertoni *Gemma Atkinson *Coco Austin B * Alley Baggett * Tanya Bardsley *Ana Beatriz Barros *Ke ...

List of Japanese gravure idols This is a list of , who are glamour models in Japan that are generally more provocative than regular models and idols, though not to the point of posing nude. 21st century A * Yuzuki Aikawa (b. 1983) * Rina Akiyama (b. 1985) * Sayaka Ando (b. 1 ...

* List of ''The Price Is Right'' models *

List of Victoria's Secret models This is a list of current and former Victoria's Secret Angels and fashion models who have walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show since its inception in 1995. Victoria's Secret Angels Models who were chosen as Victoria's Secret Angels are li ...

List of Vogue cover models ''Vogue'' is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers many topics, including haute couture fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. Based at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, ''Vogue ...

Pageants

List of Miss America titleholders Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant, the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their ph ...

Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for Am ...

Miss America award winners The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduc ...

List of Miss USA titleholders Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. Titleholders Eight Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in ...

List of Miss Teen USA titleholders Miss Teen USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1983, either under the direct management of the Miss Universe Organization, or beginning with the 2021 competition, as a licensed pageant, until the 2022 competition. It ...

List of Miss Universe titleholders The following is a list of Miss Universe titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1952 to present. Miss Universe titleholders Notes: Countries by number of wins ;Assumed wins Titles assumed following dethronements. ;D ...

* Miss United States titleholders *

List of Miss World titleholders The following is a list of Miss World titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1951 to present. Miss World titleholders † = deceased Notes: * Marjorie Wallace, the 1973 winner, became the first titleholder not to complete her ...

* Miss World America titleholders *

List of Miss International titleholders The following is a list of Miss International titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1960 to present. Miss International titleholders Notes: Countries by number of wins ;Dethroned not replaced wins Continents by numb ...

* Miss U.S. International titleholders * List of Miss Earth titleholders * Miss Earth United States titleholders * Mrs. America titleholders *

Miss Teen America Miss Teen America is an American Beauty Contest, beauty contest that serves as a training ground for many young American girls, many of whom go on to win other titles. Winners have had ongoing columns in Supermodels Unlimited and Pageantry magazine ...

Miss Indian America Miss Indian America was a pageant from 1953 to 1989 that was part annual All-American Indian Days festival in Sheridan, Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Monta ...

* Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners *

Miss American Beauty 1963 Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...

Miss Brasil USA The Miss Brasil USA pageant is a beauty contest which is considered one of the biggest social events of the Brazilian community in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or ...

* Miss LA Chinatown winners *

Miss Chinatown USA The Miss Chinatown USA pageant, based on Chinese communities within the U.S., greets delegates around the country. The pageant has been an annual Lunar New Year event since 1958. The winners of this pageant represent the Chinese community and ac ...

* Miss Hollywood * Miss Orlando *

Miss Teenage America The Miss Teenage America Pageant was a United States beauty pageant started in 1961 as a pageant for high school girls. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was usually broadcast on the CBS network around November each year.Terrace, VincentTelevision Spec ...

National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1941 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart, and the name of the title held ...

* Queen of the Tournament of Roses, Rose Queens

Swimsuits and nudes

List of Penthouse Pets of the Year This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ...

List of Penthouse Pets of the Month This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ...

List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition models This is a list of models who have appeared in the annual ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue. A *Nina Agdal * Adaora Akubilo *Lily Aldridge * Karen Alexander *Kim Alexis *Carol Alt *Michelle Alves *May Andersen B * Melissa Baker *Beyoncé *Bi ...

List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models This is the chronological history of cover models for the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has grown from being an issue of ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine created to fill space at a time of year w ...

List of Penthouse Pets This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of ''Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typica ...

* List of Playboy models *

List of Playboy Playmates of the Month The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe w ...

List of Playboy Playmates of the Year This is a list of models who were chosen as a Playboy Playmate of the Year for the American edition of ''Playboy'' magazine. List of Playmates of the Year *1953: Marilyn Monroe *1954: *1955: *1956: *1957: *1958: *1959: *1960: Ellen Stratton ...

Music

Below are lists related to notable women in the music industry. *

Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance was an honor presented to female recording artists at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003 and the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 for quality rap solo performances. The Grammy Awards, an annual ceremo ...

List of all-female bands This is an alphabetized list of notable all-female bands, of all genres, and is a spin-off list from the all-female band article. It is an overview of notable all-female bands that have their own articles. A band is a group of musicians who are ...

List of Australian women composers This is a list of Australian women composers of classical music, contemporary music and/or film soundtracks. A * Tina Arena (born 1967) B * Alison Bauld (born 1944) * Betty Beath (born 1932) * Una Mabel Bourne (1882–1974) * Anne Boyd ...

List of best-selling girl groups A girl group is a popular music act featuring several female singers who generally harmony, harmonize together. Girl groups have been popular at least since the heyday of the The Boswell Sisters, Boswell Sisters beginning in the 1930s, but the t ...

List of classic female blues singers The following is a list of classic female blues singers. A * Mozelle Alderson * Ora Alexander B * Mildred Bailey * Blue Lu Barker * Gladys Bentley * Esther Bigeou * Lucille Bogan * Ada Brown * Bessie Brown * Eliza Brown * Kitty Brown ...

* List of female bass guitarists *

List of women composers Women composers of Western classical music are disproportionately absent from music textbooks and concert programs that constitute the Western canon, even though many women have composed music. The reasons for women's absence are various. The m ...

* List of women composers by birth year *

List of women composers by name This article provides a list of women composers, sorted alphabetically by surname. For a list of women composers sorted by year of birth, see List of women composers by birth date. __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N ...

* List of women composers in the United States during the 20th century *

* List of female classical conductors *

List of female drummers This is a list of notable female drummers. A * Valerie Agnew (7 Year Bitch) * Annette A. Aguilar (StringBeans) * Carla Azar ( Autolux) B * Lori Barbero ( Babes in Toyland) * Christina Billotte (Bratmobile) * Cindy Blackman (Santa ...

* List of female electronic musicians *

List of female heavy metal singers This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, ''see'' List of female rock singers. A *Lee Aaron *Anza (Head Phones President) * Maria Arkhipova "Masha Scream" ( Arkona) * Anita Aug ...

List of female rock singers This is a list of female rock singers. For female heavy metal singers, see List of female heavy metal singers. A * Lee Aaron * Pearl Aday * Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) * Sade Adu * Nanase Aikawa * Agent M (Tsunami Bomb) * Dot ...

List of female violinists This is a chronological list of female classical professional concert violinists. Those without a known date of birth are listed separately in alphabetical order. Sortable list Total listed: Sortable list for those without known birthdate To ...

* List of women music publishers before 1900 *

MTV Pilipinas for Favorite Female Video The following is a list of MTV Pilipinas MTV Pilipinas Music Awards was the MTV Pilipinas' annual music video awards event. Award categories * Video of the Year * Favorite Male Video * Favorite Female Video * Favorite New Artist in a Video * ...

MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Y ...

By ethnic or national origin

* List of African-American women in classical music *

List of American female country singers This is a list of American female country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Ja ...

List of Danish operatic sopranos This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Denmark or whose work is closely associated with that country. A *Signe Asmussen (born 1970), mezzo-soprano who has performed in opera, operetta, classical concerts and j ...

List of Finnish operatic sopranos This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Finland or whose work is closely associated with that country. A *Aino Ackté (1878–1944), celebrated international soprano, performed at the Paris Opera, Metropolitan Op ...

List of Norwegian operatic sopranos This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Norway or whose work is closely associated with that country. A *Signe Amundsen (1899–1987), soprano in Milan's La Scala, the Opéra-Comique in Paris and at the National ...

* List of Swedish operatic sopranos * List of women singers from Lebanon

By genre

* List of female electronic musicians *

List of riot grrrl bands The following is a list of notable bands associated with riot grrrl from the early 1990s to the present, mainly in the United States and United Kingdom. NB: some of these bands significantly pre-dated the original riot grrrl era (e.g. Frightwi ...

Nurses

List of nurses This is a list of famous nurses in history. To be listed here, the nurse must already have a Wiki biography article. For background information see History of nursing and Timeline of nursing history. For nurses in art, film and literature see l ...

* List of Danish nurses

Photography

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;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 This is a list of women photographers who were born in the Netherlands or whose works are closely associated with that country. A * Emmy Andriesse (1914–1953), noted for her clandestine photography of the Netherlands under Nazi rule * Ma ...

* List of French women photographers *

List of German women photographers This is a list of women photographers who were born in Germany or whose works are closely associated with that country. A * Louise Abel (1841–1907), German-born Norwegian photographer * Gertrud Arndt (1903–2000), created self-portraits from ...

* List of Japanese women photographers *

List of Mexican women photographers This is a list of women photographers who were born in Mexico or whose works are closely associated with that country. A * Lola Álvarez Bravo (1907–1993), documentary images of village life, director of photography at the Mexican Instituto Na ...

List of New Zealand women photographers This is a list of women photographers who were born in New Zealand or whose works are closely associated with that country: B *Janet Bayly (born 1955), photographer, curator and gallery director *Rhondda Bosworth (born 1944), photographer and ...

* List of Spanish women photographers *

List of Swedish women photographers This is a list of women photographers who were born in Sweden or whose works are closely associated with that country. A * Sofia Ahlbom (1803–1868), feminist, practiced as a photographer from the 1860s * Elise Arnberg (1826–1891), miniaturis ...

Politics

* List of 19th-century women politicians *

List of elected or appointed female deputy heads of government This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed deputy head of government of their respective countries. This list includes female deputy heads of government who are concurrently female deputy heads of state. List *''Italics'' d ...

List of elected or appointed female deputy heads of state This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed deputy head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include female deputy heads of government who are not concurrently deputy head of state, such as deputy prime m ...

List of elected or appointed female heads of government The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also ...

List of elected or appointed female heads of state The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female President (government title), presidents who a ...

List of female rulers and title holders This is a list of female hereditary monarchs who reigned over a political jurisdiction in their own right or by right of inheritance. The list does not include female regents (see List of regents), usually the mother of the monarch, male or fem ...

* List of the first female holders of political offices *

List of the first female holders of political offices in Africa This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Africa and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain o ...

* List of the first female holders of political offices in Asia *

List of the first female holders of political offices in Europe This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Europe and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to conta ...

* List of the first female holders of political offices in Oceania *

List of the first female holders of political offices in the Americas This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in North and Central American and the Caribbean and by dates of appointment. Please obse ...

List of first female mayors According to Anne Hidalgo, Mónica Fein, Célestine Ketcha Courtès and Ada Colau of The World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in 2017, in an article titled "Women mayors are ready to stand up and be counted," 18th and ...

List of queens regnant This is a list of current and former female monarchs, including queens regnant, empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess etc.). If the queen ruled as a regent, this is indicated by "(regent)" following ...

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