Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan (1990 -     )

American actor of stage, television and movies;

best known for portraying Midge Maisel,

an aspiring 1950s-era stand-up comedian, in the

streaming comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023),

for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and

two consecutive Golden Globe Awards;

currently starring as Lois Lane in the film Superman (2025).

Marie Tharp

Marie Tharp (1920 - 2006)

American geologist and oceanographic cartographer;

her 1952 discovery and mapping of the 10,000-mile-long

Mid-Atlantic Ridge proved that the sea floor was spreading and

caused a paradigm shift in earth science, vindicating

the then-controversial theories of plate tectonics and continental drift;

many scientists infamously dismissed her explanation as "girl talk."

Victoria Mboko

Victoria Mboko (2006 -     )

Canadian professional tennis player;

just won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2025 Canadian Open;

currently ranked No. 1 WTA singles player in Canada

and No. 24 in the world.

Niki de Saint Phalle

[Blue Nana, 2000]

Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 - 2002)

French sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author/illustrator;

with no formal art training, she was a noted "outsider" artist

and a rare female monumental sculptor;

one of her most famous creations is the Tarot Garden in Tuscany,

a large sculpture garden of huge, tarot-themed works;

her other most famous creations are "Nanas," a series of

light-hearted, whimsical, colourful, large-scale sculptures

of animals, monsters, and female figures;

she is now acknowledged as "one of the most significant 

female and feminist artists of the 20th century,

and one of the few to receive recognition in the

male-dominated art world during her lifetime."

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Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek (1966 -     )

Mexican and American actor, director and producer

in both Mexican and American TV and films;

notable movies include Desperado (1995), 

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), and two

movies in the Puss in Boots franchise (2011, 2022);

for her breakout performance in the biopic Frida (2002),

she became the first Mexican nominatee for an Academy Award for Best Actress;

her charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women

and discrimination against immigrants.

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch (1960 -     )

American actor, comedian, and singer;

rose to prominence in such films and series as

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Glee (2009–2015),

and Only Murders in the Building (2021–2024);

also host of the game shows Hollywood Game Night (2013–2020)

and the American version of The Weakest Link (2020 onwards);

winner of a Golden Globe, 5 Primetime Emmys

and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards;

an openly lesbian icon of the LGBTQ+ community.