Ada Ada ruled Halicarnassus independently for three years, before being overthrown. On route recapture Halicarnassus, she encountered Alexander the Great. She adopted him, making him heir to her throne. Alexander destroyed Halicarnassus, but left a presence in Caria. He granted Ada the title queen. The Persians of Myndus surrendered to her (Jackson, Guida. Women Who Ruled: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Barnes and Noble Books. 1990). Top
Addams, Jane First woman to win the Noble Peace Prize. The award recognized her lifetime work in the pursuit of peace for all humankind. Her work included services for immigrant, housing initiatives, childcare and education programs as well founding the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1815. She also helped found the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 1820. (Read, Phyllis J. and Bernard L. Witlieb 1892. The Book of Women's Firsts. New York: Random House. p. 9) Top
Aitken, Jane Aitken inherited her father's printing firm in 1802, becoming the first woman to publish the Bible in the US.(Read, Phyllis J. and Bernard L. Witlieb 1892. The Book of Women's Firsts. New York: Random House. p. 9) Top
Alexander, Cecil Frances Alexander wrote one of the most revered English poems-"All Things Bright and Beautiful". Her other poems include "Once in Royal David's City". Top
Allen, Florence Ellinwood After pursuing her legal education, Allen became the first woman elected to a general court, the Ohio Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals.(Read, Phyllis J. and Bernard L. Witlieb 1892. The Book of Women's Firsts. New York: Random House. p 15) Top
Ames, Fanny Baker With her husband Charles G. Ames, pastor of a Unitarian church, Ames founded the Relief Society of Germantown, which sent women volunteers, called "social workers", to aid the poor. They also founded the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity in 1878. (Read, Phyllis J. and Bernard L. Witlieb 1892. The Book of Women's Firsts. New York: Random House. p. 17) Top
Attaway, Mrs. In the early 1600s a Mrs Attaway preached a weekly session at the General Baptist Church in Bell Alley, London. Little is known about Mrs. Attaway from anything other than the diatribes written against her ministry.
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