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Edith Wharton
(January 24th, 1862 - August 11th, 1937)
Edith was a novelist, short story writer and designer. She was also the first woman to with the Pulitzer Prize for a novel.
Alice Guy-Blaché
(July 1st, 1873 - March 24th, 1968)
Alice was the first female pioneer in early French Cinema. She was also the first female director and writer of a narrative fiction.
FrancesMarion
(November 18th, 1888 - May 12th, 1973)
Frances was an journalist, author, film director and screenwriter. She was one of the most renowned female screenwriter of the 20th century. She was the Academy's first female screenwriting winner.
Mary Pickford
(April 8th, 1892 - May 29th, 1979)
Mary was an actress, writer, director and producer. She was co-founder of the film studio United Artist and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Sciences
Janet Gaynor
(October 6th, 1906 - September 14th, 1984)
Janet was an film, stage and television actress and painter. She was the first actress to receive "Best Actress" award.
Dorothy Dandridge
(November 9th, 1922 - September 8, 1965)
Dorothy was a film and theatre actress, singer and dancer. She was the first African American woman to be nominated for "Best Actress"
Nancy Dickerson
(January 19th, 1927 - October 18th, 1997)
Nancy was an Radio and television journalist and producer. She was the first female network correspondent.
Barbara Walter
(September 25th, 1929)
Barbara is an broadcast journalist, author and television personality. She was the first female to anchor a network news broadcast as co-anchor ABC's nightly newscast.
Elizabeth Taylor
(February 27th, 1932 - March 23rd, 2011)
Elizabeth was an actress, businesswoman and humanitarian. She was one the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s and one of the first modern celebrities.
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