List of People on the Mural
Amelia Earhart – aviator, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Marian Anderson – contralto singer, sang at the Lincoln Memorial
Susan B. Anthony – women’s suffrage advocate
Rosie the Riveter symbol – representing the women on the home front during WWII
Space exploration symbol – representing women’s achievements in space
Georgia O’Keeffe – 20th century artist
Princess Diana - humanitarian activist
U.S. Women’s Soccer symbol
Helen Keller – disability rights pioneer
Jacqueline Kennedy – former First Lady
WNBA symbol
Juliette Gordon Low – founder of the Girl Scouts of America
Lissa K. McLean – National Women’s History Project benefactor, WNBA supporter, promoter of women’s history and achievements
Eleanor Roosevelt – former First Lady, social reformer
Mother Teresa – nun and humanitarian
Marie Curie – Nobel prize winning chemist and physicist
Harriet Tubman – abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor
Rachel Carson – conservationist and author
Indira Gandhi – first female Prime Minister of India
Rosa Parks’ bus – representing contributions of all women involved in the Civil Rights Movement
Hua Mu-Lan – Chinese folk hero & warrior
Bessie Coleman – African-American aviator
Beatrix Potter – children’s author
Sacajawea – Lewis & Clark guide
Betty Friedan – feminist author and activist
Jackie Cochran’s plane – symbol of Jackie Cochran’s status as the first woman to break the sound barrier
Anne Frank – diarist
Clara Barton – founder of the American Red Cross