Mary Kenner
Holds the Most US Patents of Any African-American Woman
Dr. Marian Croak
“Black Engineer of the Year” Who Invented VOIP Technology & Expanded the Internet
Hedy Lamarr
Inventor of Wi-Fi and Successful Film Star
Sarah Goode
Inventor, First African American Woman to receive a US Patent
Recent BROADS
Annie “Londonderry”The First Woman to Circumnavigate the World on a Bicycle
Loyda MartinezFighting for the Rights of Los Alamos, NM
Alisa Lynn ValdésTelling the REAL Story of What Happened in Los Alamos, NM
Ruth Handler – The Mother of BarbieThe Mohe
Molly CraigThe Aborigine Girl Who Walked 1,000 Miles
Our Popular BROADS
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Olga of Kyiv
Viking Queen & Patron Saint of Widows and Converts
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Pine Leaf Woman Chief
Two-Spirit Native American Chief Who Led With Peace
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“Half-Hanged Mary” Webster
The "Witch" of Hadley and ancestor of Margaret Atwood, inspiring her poem and dedication of the "The Handmaid's Tale".
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican Painter & Revolutionary Best Known for Her Work Exploring the Concepts of Identity, Pain, and Mexican Heritage
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Lucille Bogan
One of the First Recorded Blues Singers & Pioneer of “Dirty Blues”
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Nakano Takeko
One of the Last Samurai Warriors
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Nancy Dowd
Breakout Female 70’s Screenwriter
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Helen Hulick Beebe
Slacks-tivist & Innovator in Deaf Education